2025 D.I.C.E. Awards Nominees: Full List by Category, Developer, and Publisher

Game of the Year

• Astro Bot
  Developer: Team Asobi
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Balatro
  Developer: Subpixel Studios
  Publisher: Subpixel Studios
• Black Myth: Wukong
  Developer: Game Science
  Publisher: Game Science
• Helldivers 2
  Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  Developer: MachineGames
  Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Astro Bot
  Developer: Team Asobi
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  Developer: Treyarch
  Publisher: Activision
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  Developer: Square Enix
  Publisher: Square Enix
• Neva
  Developer: Nomada Studio
  Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  Developer: Saber Interactive
  Publisher: Focus Entertainment

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Black Myth: Wukong
  Developer: Game Science
  Publisher: Game Science
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  Developer: MachineGames
  Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Lego Horizon Adventures
  Developer: Traveller’s Tales
  Publisher: Warner Bros. Games
• The Plucky Squire
  Developer: All Possible Futures
  Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  Developer: Ninja Theory
  Publisher: Xbox Game Studios

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Watcher (1000xResist)
  Developer: sunset visitor 斜陽過客
  Publisher: sunset visitor 斜陽過客
• Yuffie Kisaragi (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
  Developer: Square Enix
  Publisher: Square Enix
• Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
  Developer: MachineGames
  Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Indika (Indika)
  Developer: Odd Meter
  Publisher: Odd Meter
• Senua (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
  Developer: Ninja Theory
  Publisher: Xbox Game Studios

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Astro Bot
  Developer: Team Asobi
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Helldivers 2
  Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Monument Valley 3
  Developer: Ustwo Games
  Publisher: Ustwo Games
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  Developer: Ninja Theory
  Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Star Wars Outlaws
  Developer: Massive Entertainment
  Publisher: Ubisoft

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• Frostpunk 2
  Developer: 11 bit studios
  Publisher: 11 bit studios
• Helldivers 2
  Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Monument Valley 3
  Developer: Ustwo Games
  Publisher: Ustwo Games
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  Developer: Ninja Theory
  Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Still Wakes the Deep
  Developer: The Chinese Room
  Publisher: Secret Mode

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• 1000xResist
  Developer: sunset visitor 斜陽過客
  Publisher: sunset visitor 斜陽過客
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  Developer: MachineGames
  Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
  Developer: Studio Zero
  Publisher: Atlus
• Still Wakes the Deep
  Developer: The Chinese Room
  Publisher: Secret Mode
• Thank Goodness You’re Here!
  Developer: Coal Supper
  Publisher: Panic Inc.

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Astro Bot
  Developer: Team Asobi
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Batman: Arkham Shadow
  Developer: WB Games Montréal
  Publisher: Warner Bros. Games
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  Developer: MachineGames
  Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  Developer: Ninja Theory
  Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  Developer: Saber Interactive
  Publisher: Focus Entertainment

Action Game of the Year

• Batman: Arkham Shadow
  Developer: WB Games Montréal
  Publisher: Warner Bros. Games
• Black Myth: Wukong
  Developer: Game Science
  Publisher: Game Science
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  Developer: Treyarch
  Publisher: Activision
• Helldivers 2
  Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Stellar Blade
  Developer: Shift Up
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Adventure Game of the Year

• 1000xResist
  Developer: sunset visitor 斜陽過客
  Publisher: sunset visitor 斜陽過客
• Animal Well
  Developer: Shared Memory
  Publisher: Shared Memory
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  Developer: MachineGames
  Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  Developer: Nintendo
  Publisher: Nintendo
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
  Publisher: Ubisoft

Family Game of the Year

• Astro Bot
  Developer: Team Asobi
  Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Cat Quest 3
  Developer: The Gentlebros
  Publisher: PQube
• Little Kitty, Big City
  Developer: Double Dagger Studio
  Publisher: Double Dagger Studio
• The Plucky Squire
  Developer: All Possible Futures
  Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
  Developer: NDcube
  Publisher: Nintendo