The IGN Neighborhood Awards 2025

“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 gained 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 Change 2 we acquired a brand new Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, and the sequel to IGN’s 2020 Recreation of the 12 months, Hades 2. Over on this planet of leisure we acquired loads of nice motion pictures like Superman, Sinners, Weapons, and presumably one of the best 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 alter, 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 films that you simply selected, too. That is an excellent signal that our ideas and opinions are aligned with our neighborhood’s.

However what did you vote for? Listed below are the whole outcomes for every Neighborhood Award, voted on by you, the IGN neighborhood (Outcomes finalized at 12/20 12AM ET).

Greatest Sci-Fi or Fantasy Film 2025

Winner: Predator: Badlands (33.1% of the votes)

Greatest Comedian E book or Graphic Novel

Winner: Batman: Darkish Patterns (40.4% of votes)

Greatest Anime of 2025

Winner: Dan Da Dan (49.4% of votes)

Greatest Motion-Journey Recreation of 2025

Winner: Ghost of Yotei (29.6% of the votes)

Greatest Horror Film of 2025

Winner: Sinners (41.5% of votes)

Greatest Ps Recreation of 2025

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (43.6% of votes)

Greatest RPG of 2025

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (66.8% of votes)

Greatest Nintendo Recreation of 2025

Winner: Donkey Kong Bananza (49.9% of votes)

Greatest Xbox Recreation of 2025

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (60.2% of votes)

Greatest PC Recreation of 2025

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (51.2% of votes)

Greatest Technique Recreation of 2025

Winner: Anno 117: Pax Romana (25.5% of votes)

Greatest Puzzle Recreation of 2025

Winner: Blue Prince (72.9% of votes)

Greatest Roguelike Recreation of 2025

Winner: Hades 2 (57.2% of votes)

Greatest Motion Recreation of 2025

Winner: Hades 2 (58.8% of votes)

Greatest Shooter Recreation of 2025

Winner: Arc Raiders (28.3% of votes)

Greatest Superhero Film of 2025

Winner: Superman (57.3% of votes)

Greatest TV Present of 2025

Winner: Andor (38.0% of votes)

Greatest TV Episode of 2025

Winner: Andor Season 2, Episode 8 – “Who Are You?” (46.9% of votes)

Greatest Ensemble Forged in a TV Present or Film of 2025

Winner: Andor Season 2 (39.9%)

Greatest Performer in a TV present or Film

Winner: Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma, Andor) (29.2% of votes)

Greatest Performer in a Film of 2025

Winner: Michael B. Jordan (Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore, Sinners) (36.8% of votes)

Greatest Ensemble Forged in a Video Recreation of 2025

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (65.2% of votes)

Greatest Efficiency in a Video Recreation of 2025

Winner: Jennifer English (Maelle, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) (36.5% of votes)

Greatest Video Recreation Music/Rating of 2025

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (67.5% of votes)

Greatest Artwork Path in a Video Recreation of 2025

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (58.5% of votes)

Greatest Remake or Remastered Recreation of 2025

Winner: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered (34.6% of votes)

Greatest Film of 2025

Winner: Sinners (24.7% of votes)

Greatest Recreation 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 essentially the most slender margin goes to Predator: Badlands, which took dwelling the win for Greatest Sci-fi or Fantasy Film over Frankenstein by only one.1%, whereas Blue Prince gained by the largest margin, taking dwelling over 72% of votes within the Greatest Puzzle Recreation class. Thanks once more to everybody who voted. And now, with massive 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.

IGN Awards 2025: The Winners

Need to know extra about every award? Our devoted awards pages are a deeper dive into every class, revealing the factors for every award and our ideas on the massive winners (and most of the runner-ups, too!)

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