Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has swept the Golden Joystick Awards – picking up seven gongs including the main prize.
The critically acclaimed role-playing game (RPG) won Ultimate Game of the Year at the event – one of the oldest and biggest public-voted gaming award shows.
Inspired by old-school, turn-based RPGs, it was made by a core team of about 30 people at developer Sandfall Interactive’s offices in France.
Guillaume Broche, chief executive and creative director of Sandfall, thanked the voters and his team as they collected the top prize.
“It’s been an unbelievable year for us. We still don’t really fathom everything that is going on,” 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.
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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