🎉 IGN Awards 2025 – The Week-Long Celebration Begins! 🎉
Your official guide to the most anticipated pop culture awards of the year — now live and unfolding daily.
📅 December 15 – 19, 2025
Get ready. The IGN Awards 2025 are here — a full week of honoring the games, films, TV shows, and anime that defined this unforgettable year. From hauntingly beautiful indie gems to blockbuster spectacles, 2025 delivered magic across every screen.
And now, as the countdown to Game of the Year begins, we’re unveiling the full list of nominees — one category at a time.
🏆 THE NOMINEES: 2025 IGN AWARDS
(All winners to be announced daily — check back each day for updates!)
🎮 Best Xbox Game of 2025
- Starfield: Requiem
- The Outer Worlds 2: Echoes of the Void
- Frostpunk 2: Winter's End
- Halo: The Fracture
- Neon Mirage: Tokyo Noir
📌 Why it matters: Xbox’s 2025 lineup proved that the platform is no longer just a home for franchises — it’s a launchpad for bold new visions. From sci-fi epics to narrative-driven survival games, this year was a turning point.
🎮 Best PlayStation Game of 2025
- Hollow Knight: Silksong ✨
- Ghost of Yushima: Bloodline
- Horizon Forbidden West: Reclaimed
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Legacy of the Lifestream
- Spider-Man 2: Legacy of the Web
📌 Why it matters: Silksong didn’t just deliver — it transcended expectations. A masterclass in platforming, atmosphere, and emotional storytelling, it’s already being hailed as one of the greatest sequels in gaming history.
🎮 Best Nintendo Game of 2025
- Super Mario Adventures: Galaxy’s Edge
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of the First Wind
- Metroid Prime: Requiem
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom of Chaos
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Season of Whispers
📌 Why it matters: Nintendo continued to prove that heart, charm, and innovation still reign supreme. Echoes of the First Wind delivered a hauntingly beautiful journey through a forgotten world — and became a cultural phenomenon overnight.
🎬 Best Movie of 2025
- Sinners (Directed by David Lynch Jr.)
- One Battle After Another (Directed by Dan Trachtenberg)
- The Last Symphony (Directed by Greta Gerwig)
- Eclipse: The First Light (Directed by Denis Villeneuve)
- The Quiet Hour (Directed by Ava DuVernay)
📌 Why it matters: Sinners didn’t just break records — it redefined what horror can be. A descent into moral decay, wrapped in gothic visuals and psychological dread, it’s the kind of film that lingers in your dreams.
📺 Best TV Show of 2025
- Severance (Season 2) ✨
- The Last of Us Part II: Reckoning (HBO Max)
- Black Mirror: The Infinite Loop
- Dune: Prophecy (HBO)
- The Peripheral (Amazon Prime)
📌 Why it matters: Severance’s second season wasn’t just a continuation — it was a revelation. With deeper mysteries, sharper twists, and a haunting score that cuts to the bone, it cemented itself as a modern masterpiece.
📺 Best Anime of 2025
- Chains of the Moon (Studio MAPPA)
- Blue Sky, Red River (Studio MAPPA / KyoAni)
- Shinobi: Legacy of the Hidden Blade (Studio MAPPA)
- The Twin Towers of Eternity (Studio MAPPA)
- Memory of the Falling Star (Studio Kyoto Animation)
📌 Why it matters: Chains of the Moon swept the globe with its blend of poetic animation, emotional depth, and a story about memory, war, and forgiveness that felt both intimate and universal.
🎮 Game of the Year 2025 – THE GRAND FINALIST
(Announced Friday, December 19 — Stay Tuned!)
The final five contenders for IGN’s Game of the Year 2025 are:
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Severance (Season 2) (as a transmedia experience)
- One Battle After Another
- Batman: Dark Patterns
🎯 What makes a Game of the Year?
It’s not just excellence. It’s impact. Innovation. Emotional resonance. And in 2025, the bar was higher than ever.
🗳️ CAST YOUR VOTE!
The IGN Awards 2025 aren’t just decided by our team — they’re shaped by you.
👉 Vote in our official polls below for:
- Your favorite game of the year
- Your favorite movie
- Your favorite TV show
- Your favorite anime
- And who you think deserves Game of the Year
🗳️ Voting closes on December 18 at 11:59 PM PST.
The final results will help guide our final analysis — and might just surprise us all.
🔔 Don’t Miss a Moment
- Monday, Dec 15: Best Xbox Game
- Tuesday, Dec 16: Best PlayStation Game
- Wednesday, Dec 17: Best Nintendo Game
- Thursday, Dec 18: Best Movie, Best TV Show, Best Anime
- Friday, Dec 19: IGN Game of the Year 2025 — The Final Announcement
🔔 Bookmark this page. Follow us on social media. Set your reminders.
🏆 2025 Was More Than a Year — It Was a Legacy
From the quiet beauty of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to the explosive energy of One Battle After Another, from the haunting echoes of Severance to the breathtaking return of Hollow Knight, 2025 wasn’t just a year of great entertainment — it was a year of meaning.
As we stand on the edge of 2026, let’s not just welcome a new year — let’s honor the stories that made 2025 unforgettable.
📣 The awards are here. The winners are coming. The world is watching.
👉 Vote now. Celebrate now. Remember this year forever.
🎮 IGN Awards 2025 – Where Pop Culture Lives.
Coming to a screen near you — every day this week.
