“For many who come after.” It is a easy however efficient phrase from this 12 months’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, one which was caught within the minds of many for almost a complete 12 months. However though Expedition 33 received the hearts of many, it was removed from alone. 2025 noticed the discharge of the hotly anticipated Hole Knight: Silksong, and with the discharge of the Nintendo Swap 2 we acquired a brand new Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, and the sequel to IGN’s 2020 Sport of the 12 months, Hades 2. Over on the planet of leisure we acquired loads of nice motion pictures like Superman, Sinners, Weapons, and presumably the perfect Predator film ever in Predator: Badlands.
Yearly, throughout all types of media, there are conditions the place critics and audiences both agree or disagree. That is by no means going to vary, we’re speaking about opinions, in spite of everything, though this 12 months we undoubtedly noticed extra alignment than regular. Yearly, we ask you all to vote on every of our award classes, and lots of of our awards have gone to the video games, exhibits, and flicks that you just selected, too. That is an incredible signal that our ideas and opinions are aligned with our group’s.
However what did you vote for? Listed here are the entire outcomes for every Group Award, voted on by you, the IGN group (Outcomes finalized at 12/20 12AM ET).
Finest Sci-Fi or Fantasy Film 2025
Winner: Predator: Badlands (33.1% of the votes)
Finest Comedian Guide or Graphic Novel
Winner: Batman: Darkish Patterns (40.4% of votes)
Finest Anime of 2025
Winner: Dan Da Dan (49.4% of votes)
Finest Motion-Journey Sport of 2025
Winner: Ghost of Yotei (29.6% of the votes)
Finest Horror Film of 2025
Winner: Sinners (41.5% of votes)
Finest Ps Sport of 2025
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (43.6% of votes)
Finest RPG of 2025
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (66.8% of votes)
Finest Nintendo Sport of 2025
Winner: Donkey Kong Bananza (49.9% of votes)
Finest Xbox Sport of 2025
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (60.2% of votes)
Finest PC Sport of 2025
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (51.2% of votes)
Finest Technique Sport of 2025
Winner: Anno 117: Pax Romana (25.5% of votes)
Finest Puzzle Sport of 2025
Winner: Blue Prince (72.9% of votes)
Finest Roguelike Sport of 2025
Winner: Hades 2 (57.2% of votes)
Finest Motion Sport of 2025
Winner: Hades 2 (58.8% of votes)
Finest Shooter Sport of 2025
Winner: Arc Raiders (28.3% of votes)
Finest Superhero Film of 2025
Winner: Superman (57.3% of votes)
Finest TV Present of 2025
Winner: Andor (38.0% of votes)
Finest TV Episode of 2025
Winner: Andor Season 2, Episode 8 – “Who Are You?” (46.9% of votes)
Finest Ensemble Solid in a TV Present or Film of 2025
Winner: Andor Season 2 (39.9%)
Finest Performer in a TV present or Film
Winner: Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma, Andor) (29.2% of votes)
Finest Performer in a Film of 2025
Winner: Michael B. Jordan (Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore, Sinners) (36.8% of votes)
Finest Ensemble Solid in a Video Sport of 2025
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (65.2% of votes)
Finest Efficiency in a Video Sport of 2025
Winner: Jennifer English (Maelle, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) (36.5% of votes)
Finest Video Sport Music/Rating of 2025
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (67.5% of votes)
Finest Artwork Course in a Video Sport of 2025
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (58.5% of votes)
Finest Remake or Remastered Sport of 2025
Winner: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered (34.6% of votes)
Finest Film of 2025
Winner: Sinners (24.7% of votes)
Finest Sport of 2025
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (50.8% of votes)
Thanks to everybody who participated in our community-voted awards classes this 12 months. In 17 of the 23 classes, the winner garnered over 40% of the full votes, displaying a way of unity on what you discovered to be your favorites in 2025. Clair Obscur, as anticipated by many, ran the gauntlet to win all 9 of the classes it was nominated in. In the meantime, Andor was an enormous viewers favourite, sweeping all 4 of the classes round TV. The win by probably the most slender margin goes to Predator: Badlands, which took residence the win for Finest Sci-fi or Fantasy Film over Frankenstein by only one.1%, whereas Blue Prince received by the largest margin, taking residence over 72% of votes within the Finest Puzzle Sport class. Thanks once more to everybody who voted. And now, with large video games like GTA 6, Marvel’s Wolverine, and different main releases on the horizon, we look ahead to seeing how 2026 seems and studying your favorites this time subsequent 12 months.
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