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Astro Bot Sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2025 With 5 Wins, Including Best Game: See Full List of Winners 15h2x

Sony’s live service shooter Helldivers 2 also took home two awards for Multiplayer and Music. 5b2m5i

Astro Bot Sweeps BAFTA Games Awards 2025 With 5 Wins, Including Best Game: See Full List of Winners

Photo Credit: Sony/ Team Asobi 62133s

Astro Bot was crowned Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024, as well

Highlights
  • Balatro won in the Debut Game category
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio won in the Narrative category
  • Indie horror title Still Wakes the Deep won three awards
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Helldivers 2 also took home two awards for Multiplayer and Music.

Indie psychological horror title Balatro, the breakout indie hit from 2024, won in the Debut Game category.

Astro Bot, which swept most year-end awards nights and was crowned Thank Goodness You're Here!

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 took home the award for Technical Achievement.

Here's the full list of winners from the 21st BAFTA Games Awards:

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WINNER – Astro Bot – Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Treyarch, Raven Software/ Activision

Lego Horizon Adventures – Guerrilla Games, Studio Gobo/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 – Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios

Thank Goodness You're Here! – Coal Supper/ Panic Inc.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 – Saber Interactive/ Focus Entertainment

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WINNER – Neva – Nomada Studio/ Devolver Digital

Astro Bot – Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science

Harold Halibut – Slow Bros.

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 – Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios

Still Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room/ Secret Mode

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WINNER – Astro Bot – Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Animal Well – Shared Memory/ Bigmode

Helldivers 2 – Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 – Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios

Star Wars Outlaws – Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft

Still Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room/ Secret Mode

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WINNER – Astro Bot – Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Balatro – LocalThunk/ Playstack

Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science

Helldivers 2 – Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Nintendo EPD, Grezzo/ Nintendo

Thank Goodness You're Here! – Coal Supper/ Panic Inc.

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WINNER – Thank Goodness You're Here! – Coal Supper/ Panic Inc.

A Highland Song – Inkle

Lego Horizon Adventures – Guerrilla Games, Studio Gobo/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Paper Trail – Newfangled Games

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 – Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios

Still Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room/ Secret Mode

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WINNER – Balatro – LocalThunk/ Playstack

Animal Well – Shared Memory/ Bigmode

Pacific Drive – Ironwood Studios/ Kepler Interactive

The Plucky Squire – All Possible Futures/ Devolver Digital

Tales of Kenzera: Zau – Surgent Studios/ Electronic Arts

Thank Goodness You're Here! – Coal Supper/ Panic Inc.

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WINNER – Vampire Survivors – Poncle

Diablo IV – Blizzard Entertainment

Final Fantasy XIV Online – Square Enix

No Man's Sky – Hello Games

Sea of Thieves – Rare/ Xbox Game Studios

World of Warcraft – Blizzard Entertainment

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WINNER – Astro Bot – Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Cat Quest III – The Gentlebros/ Kepler Interactive

Lego Horizon Adventures – Guerrilla Games, Studio Gobo/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Little Kitty, Big City – Double Dagger Studio

The Plucky Squire – All Possible Futures/ Devolver Digital

Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Cube/ Nintendo

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Yoko Shimomura (composer)

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WINNER – Tales of Kenzera: Zau – Surgent Studios/ Electronic Arts

Botany Manor – Balloon Studios/ Whitethorn Games

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) – Popcannibal

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 – Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios

Tetris Forever – Digital Eclipse

Vampire Therapist – Little Bat Games

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WINNER – Astro Bot – Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Animal Well – Shared Memory/ Bigmode

Balatro – LocalThunk/ Playstack

Helldivers 2 – Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Nintendo EPD, Grezzo/ Nintendo

Tactical Breach Wizards – Suspicious Developments

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WINNER – Helldivers 2 – Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Treyarch, Raven Software/ Activision

Lego Horizon Adventures – Guerrilla Games, Studio Gobo/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Cube/ Nintendo

Tekken 8 – Bandai Namco Studios, Arica/ Bandai Namco Entertainment

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 – Saber Interactive/ Focus Entertainment

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WINNER – Helldivers 2 – Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Astro Bot – Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth – Square Enix

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 – Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios

Star Wars Outlaws – Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft

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WINNER – Metaphor: ReFantazio – Atlus/ Sega

Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science

Dragon Age: The Veilguard – BioWare/ Electronic Arts

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth – Square Enix

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 – Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios

Still Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room/ Secret Mode

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WINNER – Still Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room/ Secret Mode

Animal Well – Shared Memory/ Bigmode

Balatro – LocalThunk/ Playstack

Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science

Metaphor: ReFantazio – Atlus/ Sega

Thank Goodness You're Here! – Coal Supper/ Panic Inc.

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WINNER – Alec Newman – Still Wakes the Deep

Humberly Gonzales – Star Wars Outlaws

Isabella Inchbald – Indika

Luke Roberts – Silent Hill 2

Melina Juergens – Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Y'lan Noel – Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

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WINNER – Karen Dunbar – Still Wakes the Deep

Abbi Greenland, Helen Goalen – Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Aldis Amah Hamilton – Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Jon Blyth – Thank Goodness You're Here!

Matt Berry – Thank Goodness You're Here!

Michael Abubakar – Still Wakes the Deep

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WINNER – Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 – Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios

Astro Bot – Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Treyarch, Raven Software/ Activision

Tiny Glade – Pounce Light

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 – Saber Interactive/ Focus Entertainment

Astro Bot 4u5717

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Good
  • Fun, engaging gameplay
  • Vibrant visuals
  • Rewarding exploration
  • Free-flowing level design
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • Excellent DualSense
  • Bad
  • Lack of a challenge
  • Gameplay lacks depth
Genre Platformer
Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5)
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 7+

Helldivers 2 58422r

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Good
  • Fun and engaging gameplay
  • Tongue-in-cheek tone
  • Explosive weapons
  • Simple, effective mission structure
  • Diverse environments
  • Fair pricing
  • Bad
  • Server issues
  • Jumping into online matches can take time
  • Needs more diverse missions
Genre Shoot 'em up
Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC: Windows
Modes Single-player, Multiplayer
PEGI Rating 18+

Still Wakes the Deep 706u60

  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
Genre Survival horror
Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 18+

Thank Goodness You're Here! 6f5kb

  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
Genre Adventure
Platform Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC: Windows, PC: macOS
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 16+

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II 4w6c4x

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Good
  • Emphasis on narrative, characters
  • Industry-defining visuals
  • Excellent audio design, music
  • Sensitive portrayal of mental health issues
  • Cinematic, immersive storytelling
  • Bad
  • Shallow combat, exploration
  • Repetitive gameplay loop
  • Performance issues
Genre Action-Adventure
Platform Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 18+

Lego Horizon Adventures m372w

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Good
  • Short and sweet
  • Extensive customisation options
  • Beautiful, blocky visuals
  • Lego robot dinosaurs!
  • Bad
  • Shallow gameplay
  • Missing nostalgia factor
  • $60 price tag
Genre Action-Adventure
Platform Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC: Windows
Modes Two-player, Co-op
PEGI Rating 7+

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  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
Genre Adventure
Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 12+

Star Wars Outlaws 4k2c1a

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Good
  • Excellent visuals
  • Ship exploration and combat
  • Immersive environments
  • Intriguing story
  • Nix!
  • Bad
  • Shallow combat and stealth
  • Poor facial animations
  • Repetitive missions
  • Stiff platforming
  • Dreadful enemy AI
Genre Action-Adventure
Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 16+

A Highland Song r1zh

  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
Genre Platformer
Platform Nintendo Switch, PC: Windows, PC: macOS
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 3+

Pacific Drive w1l5j

  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
Genre Survival
Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC: Windows
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 16+

Diablo IV 5c4q3

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Good
  • Looks stunningly gory
  • Diverse class options
  • Skills synergise beautifully with builds
  • Finely-tuned combat
  • Great voice acting
  • Rewarding exploration
  • Satisfying loot system
  • Bad
  • Lacklustre story
  • Tight enemy-scaling
  • Microtransactions
  • Mob fights can get monotonous
  • Side quests feel like checklists
Genre RPG
Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows
Modes Multiplayer
Series Diablo
PEGI Rating 16+

No Man's Sky 2x5c3y

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Good
  • Everything is unique, and only seen by you
  • Following the Atlas gives purpose
  • Bad
  • Not enough to do in the game
  • Overly repetitive, and turns into a grind
  • Variety of planets is superficial
Genre Action-Adventure
Platform Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, iPadOS, PC: Windows, PC: macOS
Modes Single-player, Multiplayer
PEGI Rating 7+

Sea of Thieves 3o5z4h

Botany Manor 486r1a

  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
Genre Action-Adventure
Platform PC: Windows
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 3+

Tetris Forever 283866

  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
Genre Puzzle
Platform Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows, Atari VCS
Modes Single-player, Multiplayer
Series Tetris
PEGI Rating 12+

Tekken 8 5n3o4h

  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS

Tiny Glade 6z1f6m

  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
Genre Sandbox
Platform PC: Windows, PC: Linux
Modes Single-player
PEGI Rating 12+
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