Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominates Golden Joystick Awards 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has swept the Golden Joystick Awards, taking seven prizes including Ultimate Game of the Year, the event's top honour.

The indie-styled RPG, inspired by classic turn-based combat, was developed by a tight 30-strong team at Sandfall Interactive in France.

Guillaume Broche, chief executive and creative director of Sandfall, thanked voters and his team as the awards were presented. \"It's been an unbelievable year for us. We still don't fully grasp everything that's happening,\" he said.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has impressed critics and been praised for its storyline, battles and performances following its release earlier this year.

Two actors who appear in the game - Jennifer English and Ben Starr - picked up the Best Lead Performer and Best Supporting Performer awards, respectively.

The game also won Best Soundtrack, Best Storytelling and Best Visual Design, while Sandfall Interactive won Studio of the Year.

It is also tipped to win big at this year's Game Awards next month after receiving 12 nominations.

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And despite Grand Theft Auto 6 being delayed, it hasn't stopped it from picking up two awards before its even out, winning Most Wanted Game and Best Game Trailer.

Elsewhere, the Critics Choice award went to Donkey Kong Bananza - one of the first big releases on Nintendo's new Switch 2 console.

YouTuber Elz the Witch presented the Streamers Choice award, which went to survival climbing game Peak.

More than 21 million public votes were cast to pick the winners across 22 categories at this year's Golden Joystick Awards.

Four other awards - Critics' Choice Award, Hall of Fame, Breakthrough Award and Streamers' Choice - were chosen by critics.

The full list of Golden Joystick Awards 2025 winners are:

Best Storytelling - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Audio Design - Ghost of Yōtei

Best Multiplayer Game - PEAK

Best Visual Design - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Game Expansion - Lies of P: Overture

Best Indie Game Self Published - Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Indie Game - Blue Prince

Studio of the Year - Sandfall Interactive

Best Early Access Game - R.E.P.O

Best Soundtrack - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Game Trailer - Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2

Still Playing - Mobile - Pokémon GO

Still Playing - Consoles & PC - Minecraft

Streamers' Choice - PEAK

Best Remake / Remaster - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Breakthrough Award - Schedule I

Best Gaming Hardware - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Best Game Adaptation - Arcane Season 2

Best Supporting Performer - Ben Starr

Best Lead Performer - Jennifer English

Hall of Fame - The Sims

PC Game of the Year - Hollow Knight: Silksong

Console Game of the Year - Ghost of Yōtei

Critics' Choice Award - Donkey Kong Bananza

Most Wanted Game - Grand Theft Auto VI

Ultimate Game of the Year - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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The Golden Joystick Awards crowned Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as a standout RPG, underscoring its storytelling, visuals and performances in a crowded year for gaming.

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