The Games Awards 2025 – Esports Games Awards Nominees

The Game Awards are one of the biggest events in the world of gaming, they’ve grown to be more than just an awards ceremony. With announcements and trailers taking place too, the ceremony has become as central to the calendar as E3 used to be. At the core of the show though is still honouring standouts in gaming with awards, including a few categories that highlight the best of esports. These are the Games Awards nominees players can chose from when placing their vote for the Games Awards 2025.

Games Awards 2025 Nominees – Esports Awards

Best Esports Game

  • Counter-Strike 2
  • Dota 2
  • League of Legends
  • PUBG Mobile
  • Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

  • Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
  • Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut
  • Max “Demon1” Mazanov
  • Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez
  • Park “Rules” Jae-Hyuk
  • Phillipp “ImperialHal” Dosen

Best Esports Team

  • Evil Geniuses
  • Fnatic
  • Gaimin Gladiators
  • JD Gaming
  • Team Vitality

Best Esports Coach

  • Christine “Potter” Chi
  • Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
  • Jordan “Gunaba” Graham
  • Remy “XTQZZZ” Sung-Young

Best Esports Event

  • League of Legends World Championship
  • Blast.TV Paris Major 2025
  • EVO 2025
  • The International
  • Valorant Champions 2025

Those are all of the Games Awards 2025 nominees in esports categories. We’re seeing most of the major esports titles represented across this like Dota, Valorant, and League. However, fighting games are making some inroads with EVO getting a nod, mobile games are also more heavily represented. This is a nice acknowledgment of these growing areas of esports.

The Games Awards 2025 - Esports Games Awards Nominees

Source: Game Awards

Other Games Awards nominees

Those are the big esports events at the games awards 2025 There’s a few other categories which are worth highlighting outside of esports though. These are the bigger categories elsewhere in the rundown:

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Game of the Year

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Super Mario Bros Wonder
  • Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Marvel’s Spider Man 2
  • Super Mario Bros Wonder
  • Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Marvel’s Spider Man 2

Games for Impact

  • A Space for the Unbound
  • Chants of Sennaar
  • Goodbye Volcano High
  • Tchia
  • Terra Nil
  • Venba

Best Ongoing Game

  • Apex Legends
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • Genshin Impact

Those are some of the major categories. Game of the year particularly seems like a tight competition this year with groundbreaking titles like Baldur’s Gate and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom included. Voting is open for the Games Awards 2025 already. Head over to the site if you want to cast your ballot and have a say in who wins each award!

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AESA

The AESA is a member of the International Esports Federation (IeSF) as a national member representing Australia. Currently the IeSF comprises of over 88 nations and is signatory to the World Anti-Doping Agency and actively working towards SportAccord membership.