The New York Game Awards 2025: All Winners & Awards
The New York Game Awards took place at the SVA Theatre in Chelsea last night, highlighting the best games of 2024 across 13 categories. The ceremony also included a special honoring of developer Sam Lake, known for his work with Remedy Entertainment, which featured a short documentary on the mind behind games like and the series. Nominees included some of the biggest titles of the year, like ,, and, as well as some lesser-known indie gems like and.
The New York Game Awards are an event voted on and held by the New York Video Games Critics Circle, a nonprofit that focuses on helping underserved student communities receive educational opportunities regarding video game development and writing. The show was hosted by NYVGCC founder Harold Goldberg, alongside former Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aimé and writer Sherri L. Smith. The show also took time to highlight other creative gaming-adjacent projects happening in New York, like an original ballet currently being written by ballerina Georgina Pazcoguin based on
The show featured all the expected categories, like Best Music, Best Acting, and Game of the Year, as well as some more off the beaten path categories like Hidden Gem and an award just for DLC. Some of the most nominated titles include,, and . The ceremony was broadcast on NYVGCC's official YouTube account as well as on Twitch, featuring presentations from Circle members, 's Devin Delliquanti, actor Matthew Porretta — the voice of Alan Wake — and many more talented people in the gaming sphere.
Balatro is an excellent game and one of 2024’s best. However, it is also illustrative of why 2024 was such a phenomenal year for gaming.
The table below lists the nominees and winners of 2025's New York Game Awards. The winners are identified in the listings using bold lettering and the label of winner in brackets.
The New York Game Awards 2025: All Winners & Nominees
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
Off Broadway Award for Best
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