Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins Game of the Year at the 29th DICE Awards

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has won a ton of awards in recent months. This week, as part of the 29th annual DICE awards, the team at Sandfall Interactive added yet another GOTY trophy to their list of accolades, alongside several other awards. 

While Sandfall Interactive dominated the tally, Sucker Punch Productions also had a significant showing with Ghost of Yotei. The Ghost of Tsushima sequel secured three awards, including Adventure Game of the Year and high marks for its original music. Other multi-award winners included Blue Prince and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, both of which earned two distinctions each. The ceremony also recognised a spread of titles across other genres, with trophies going to Mario Kart World, Arc Raiders, and Hades II.

The full list of nominees and winners can be found below:

Game of the Year

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Ghost Of Yōtei
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• South of Midnight – WINNER
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost Of Yōtei
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Esquie
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Maelle
• Dispatch – Courtney/Invisigal
• Dispatch – Robert Robertson III/Mecha Man
• Ghost Of Yōtei – Atsu – WINNER

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost Of Yōtei – WINNER
• Herdling
• Mario Kart World
• Sword of the Sea

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• Arc Raiders
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach – WINNER
• Ghost Of Yōtei
• Lumines Arise
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
• Consume Me
• despelote
• South of Midnight
• The Drifter

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Arc Raiders
• Assassin's Creed Shadows
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – WINNER
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Doom: The Dark Ages

Action Game of the Year

• Absolum
• Arc Raiders
• Doom: The Dark Ages
• Hades II – WINNER
• Ninja Gaiden 4

Adventure Game of the Year

• Blue Prince
• Dispatch
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Ghost Of Yōtei – WINNER
• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Family Game of the Year

• LEGO Party! – WINNER
• LEGO Voyagers
• Lumines Arise
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion
• POPUCOM

Fighting Game of the Year

• 2XKO
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – WINNER
• WWE 2K25

Racing Game of the Year

• EA Sports F1 25
• Kirby Air Riders
• Mario Kart World – WINNER
• Wheel World

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• The Outer Worlds 2

Sports Game of the Year

• EA Sports FC 26
• PGA Tour 2K25
• MLB The Show 25
• NBA 2K26
• Rematch – WINNER

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• The Alters – WINNER
• Drop Duchy
• Europa Universalis V
• The King is Watching
• StarVaders

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Ghost Town
• Hotel Infinity
• Marvel's Deadpool VR
• Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset
• Unloop

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
• Ghost Town – WINNER
• Marvel's Deadpool VR
• The Midnight Walk
• Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Baby Steps
• Blue Prince – WINNER
• Consume Me
• despelote
• Dispatch
• Hades II

Mobile Game of the Year

• Persona 5: The Phantom X – WINNER
• Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• What The Clash?
• Where Winds Meet

Online Game of the Year

• Arc Raiders – WINNER
• Battlefield 6
• Mario Kart World
• Marvel Rivals
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince – WINNER
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Öoo

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

KitGuru says: Seeing a fresh IP from a relatively new studio beat out industry juggernauts for Game of the Year is a rare and refreshing sight.

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