The Full Dice Awards 2025 Winners List
Game of the Year
Astro Bot by Team ASOBI (Winner) Balatro by LocalThunk Black Myth: Wukong by GameScience Helldivers 2 by Arrowhead Game Studios Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by MachineGames
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Astro Bot by Team ASOBI (Winner) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 by Treyarch FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH by SQUARE ENIX Neva by Nomada Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 by Saber Interactive
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Black Myth: Wukong by GameScience (Winner) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by MachineGames LEGO Horizon Adventures by Guerilla Games Studio Gobo The Plucky Squire by All Possible Futures Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II by Ninja Theory
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Watcher from 1000xRESIST Yuffie Kisaragi from FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Winner) Indika from INDIKA Senua from Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Astro Bot by Team ASOBI Helldivers 2 by Arrowhead Game Studios (Winner) Monument Valley 3 by ustwo games Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II by Ninja Theory Star Wars Outlaws by Massive Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Frostpunk 2 by 11 bit studios Helldivers 2 by Arrowhead Game Studios (Winner) Monument Valley 3 by ustwo games Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II by Ninja Theory Still Wakes the Deep by The Chinese Room
Outstanding Achievement in Story
1000xRESIST by Sunset Visitor Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by MachineGames (Winner) Metaphor: ReFantazio by Studio Zero Still Wakes the Deep by The Chinese Room Thank Goodness You’re Here! by Coal Supper
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Astro Bot by Team ASOBI (Winner) Batman: Arkham Shadow by Camouflaj Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by MachineGames Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II by Ninja Theory Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 by Saber Interactive
Action Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham Shadow by Camouflaj Black Myth: Wukong by GameScience Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 by Treyarch Helldivers 2 by Arrowhead Game Studios (Winner) Stellar Blade by SHIFT UP Corporation
Adventure Game of the Year
1000xRESIST by Sunset Visitor ANIMAL WELL by Shared Memory Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by MachineGames (Winner) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom by Nintendo, Grezzo Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown by Ubisoft Montpellier
Family Game of the Year
Astro Bot by Team ASOBI (Winner) Cat Quest III by The Gentlebros Little Kitty, Big City by Double Dagger The Plucky Squire by All Possible Futures Super Mario Party Jamboree by Nintendo Cube
Fighting Game of the Year
Blazing Strike by RareBreed Makes Games DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns by NetherRealm Studios TEKKEN 8 by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (Winner) UNDERDOGS by One Hamsa
Racing Game of the Year
F1® 24 by Codemasters (Winner) MotoGP™24 by Milestone S.r.l. NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE by PLANET JEM
Role-Playing Game of the Year
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH by SQUARE ENIX Dragon Age: The Veilguard by BioWare ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree by FromSoftware Inc. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth by Ryu Ga Gotoku Metaphor: ReFantazio by Studio Zero (Winner)
Sports Game of the Year
EA SPORTS College Football 25 by Electronic Arts Tiburon EA SPORTS FC 25 by EA Vancouver, EA Romania MLB® The Show™ 24 by San Diego Studio (Winner) NBA 2K25 by Visual Concepts
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Balatro by LocalThunk (Winner) Caves of Qud by Freehold Games Frostpunk 2 by 11 bit studios Tactical Breach Wizards by Suspicious Developments Inc Satisfactory by Coffee Stain Studios
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Alien: Rogue Incursion by Survios Batman: Arkham Shadow by Camouflaj Skydance’s BEHEMOTH by Skydance Games Starship Home by Creature (Winner) UNDERDOGS by One Hamsa
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Alien: Rogue Incursion by Survios Batman: Arkham Shadow by Camouflaj (Winner) Escaping Wonderland by Cortopia Studios Skydance’s BEHEMOTH by Skydance Games UNDERDOGS by One Hamsa
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
ANIMAL WELL by Shared Memory Balatro by LocalThunk (Winner) Grunn by Sokpop Collective INDIKA by Odd Meter Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ
Mobile Game of the Year
Balatro by LocalThunk (Winner) Halls of Torment by Chasing Carrots Monument Valley 3 by ustwo games Paper Trail by Newfangled Games Wuthering Waves by Kuro Games
Online Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 by Treyarch Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred by Blizzard Entertainment Helldivers 2 by Arrowhead Game Studios (Winner) Marvel Rivals by NetEase Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 by Saber Interactive
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
ANIMAL WELL by Shared Memory Astro Bot by Team ASOBI (Winner) Balatro by LocalThunk Helldivers 2 by Arrowhead Game Studios UFO 50 by Mossmouth
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
1000xRESIST by Sunset Visitor ANIMAL WELL by Shared Memory (Winner) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes by Simogo Riven by Cyan Worlds, Inc. Thank Goodness You’re Here! by Coal Supper
That concludes our DICE Awards 2025 winners list. The awards acknowledged a lot of underrated games while giving the focus on the best of the year. With top names like Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle raking up six nominations each, a lot of hidden gems like 1000xRESIST and ANIMAL WELL also made regular appearances.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the DICE Awards 2025! Did the results match your predictions? Which game do you believe deserved an award or a nomination? Do share your thoughts in the comments below.