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Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) winners in 2025, by category

Category	Winner
Best Audio	Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Debut	Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Best Design	Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Innovation Award	Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Best Narrative	Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)
Best Technology	Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Visual Art	Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Social Impact	Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)
Game of the Year	Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)

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March 2025

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The most recent edition of The Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) took place on March 19, 2025, in San Francisco. Indie roguelike card game hit Balatro took the grand prize for Game of the Year, along with awards for Best Debut, Best Design, and Innovation Award.

Nominations for games are made by the International Choice Awards Network (ICAN) and editors of Game Developer. Any video game released in the previous year can be nominated, except for upgrades, expansions, and mission packs. The top nominated games are listed in December and voted on by ICAN and Game Developer editors. The winners, determined by the highest votes, are announced at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) industry event in or around March.