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How the 2025 nominations were announced
Voice actors Hannah Telle, known for playing Max in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, and Logan Cunningham, known for playing Hades in Hades II, read the nominees during the Paley Center livestream. The official announcement release is datelined January 7, although the NYVGCC page itself displays January 6.
The awards covered 13 categories. GameSpot counted 81 nominees across them; the NYVGCC announcement lists the nominees but does not give a total. The organizer also named Remedy Entertainment creative director Sam Lake as the 2025 Andrew Yoon Legend Award recipient. See NYVGCC’s complete nominee announcement or GameSpot’s nominee coverage.
Big Apple Award: Best Game of the Year nominees
- Balatro
- Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
- Astro Bot
- UFO 50
- 1000xResist
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- EA Sports College Football 25
What were the other New York Game Awards categories?
The official roster included these 12 additional awards. The linked NYVGCC announcement contains every nominee in each category.
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- Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
- Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game
- Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
- Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
- Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
- Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
- Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
- A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
- Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
- Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem
- NYC GWB Award for Best DLC
- Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism
Several games appeared across multiple categories. Astro Bot was also nominated for Best Kids Game; Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth for Best World and Best Remake; Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for Best Writing, Best World, and Best Acting; and 1000xResist for Best Indie, Best Writing, and Best Music. VGC also highlighted these titles among the nominees receiving multiple nominations. Read VGC’s coverage.
What happened at the ceremony
The ceremony took place on January 21, 2025, at SVA Theatre in New York. This is the later outcome, not information about the January 7 nominations announcement.
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| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year | Astro Bot |
| Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game | UFO 50 |
| Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game | Metaphor: ReFantazio |
| Statue of Liberty Award for Best World | Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree |
| Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game | Astro Bot |
| Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game | Troy Baker as Indiana Jones |
| Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game | Batman: Arkham Shadow |
| Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game | Astro Bot |
| A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game | Zenless Zone Zero |
| Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake | Silent Hill 2 |
| Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem | Mouthwashing |
| NYC GWB Award for Best DLC | Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree |
| Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism | Simone De Rochefort and Clayton Ashley of Polygon |
| Andrew Yoon Legend Award | Sam Lake |
NYVGCC’s results announcement confirms the winners. Its January 21 ceremony date is also consistent with the organizer’s announcement and contemporaneous VGC coverage.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why the awards are held
NYVGCC describes the New York Game Awards as an annual fundraiser supporting its nonprofit educational work. Its Playing with Purpose writing program offers classes and workshops in journalism and game narrative writing to schools and shelters across New York City. The organization says its first awards were held in 2012. More details are on the official New York Game Awards page.
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