Congratulations, Hollow Knight: Silksong! You took a big bet. And now you have it on sale! Because it won Game of the Year at the 2025 Steam Awards and Steam is a business and Valve wants your money.
Putting aside the largely unfounded cynicism, the Steam Awards is It's a huge part of gaming culture and absolutely worth celebrating. They have historically gone in very different directions, and although there are only a handful of actual awards, the company makes sure that each award is important. Even if you are a very, very cocky person.
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Perhaps the important takeaway here is that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 didn't win GOTY. It happens! It's nice to hear that other games are accepted as well. As you probably know, Sandfall Interactive's narrative JRPG-style epic sweeps and sweeps and sweeps. It has won numerous awards at various awards ceremonies and is the most nominated in TGA history. It also won Game of the Year awards from the most prestigious venues. Because of course it happened.
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I like the Expy 33. every Although it's mostly my heart (listen, parrying mechanics aren't mine), it's really cool to see some of 2025's other hits taking their places in the driver's seat. To be clear, it's already pretty neatly organized, all things considered. It received six TGA nominations, including a sole win in the Best Action/Adventure Game category. He was nominated for three awards at the Golden Joystick Awards and placed fourth as GOTY Runner-up. I am a firm believer that just getting a candidate is enough to cheer from the rooftops. Think about how many games come out every year these days!
But looking at the competition at The Steam Awards, considering there are only 11 categories, could we possibly see that the long-awaited Silksong has taken home not one, but two of those awards? awesome. Game of the Year was a huge success, of course, but the Cherry team also earned the interesting title… “The Best Game You Annoy”. That's a bit rude! But I think that gets the point across! This is a difficult video game, and I have every right to be skeptical of anyone who claims otherwise.
What did Clair Obscur get? Sure, it was at least on the charts? of course! The best soundtrack! And who can argue that it isn't at least running? Lush, definitely lush. That music will still be stuck in my mind as the months go by and will be on my playlist for years to come.
Clair Obscur fans believe this game is the competition game of the decade, but it's not the overall winner.
Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring might have something to say about this.
