The full list of nominees can be found here.
The winners of the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards are:
【Game of the Year】
→ Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
【Best Debut】
→ Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
【Best Visual Art】
→ Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
【Best Audio】
→ Astro Bot (PlayStation Studios Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
【Best Narrative】
→ Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
【Social Impact Award】
→ Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)
【Innovation Award】
→ Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
【Best Technology】
→ Astro Bot (PlayStation Studios Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
【Best Design】
→ Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
【Audience Award】
→ Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
【Pioneer Award】
→ Lucas Pope
【Lifetime Achievement Award】
→ Sam Lake