steam Users voted and Hollow Knight: Silksong It has been selected as above Claire Obsker: Expedition 33 It took top honors at the 2025 Steam Awards. Voting for the 2025 Steam Awards began in November, with Steam users nominating eligible titles for 11 unique categories. The final vote took place during the Steam Winter Sale.
The 2025 Steam Awards categories consist of permanent categories such as Game of the Year and Best Soundtrack, as well as unique categories such as Best Game on Steam Deck and the Sit Back and Relax Award. The 2025 Steam Awards nominees were selected by eligible Steam users during an initial voting period in late November, with the final round taking place from December 18 to January 3. Each of the Steam Awards' 11 categories had five nominees, which included the following games: vertex, let goand ARC Raiders It has won several awards.
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2025 Steam Award Winners Revealed
game of the year
- Hollow Knight Silksong
- arc radar
- Claire Obsker: Expedition 33
- let go
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
VR Game of the Year
- Midnight Walk
- EA Sports F1 25
- zero envoy
- Le Mans Ultimate
- pavlov
labor of love
- Baldur's Gate 3
- dota 2
- Helldiver 2
- no man's sky
- rust
Steam Deck Best Games
- hades 2
- ball x pit
- clover feet
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
- Digimon Story: Time Strangers
It's even better with friends
- vertex
- Battlefield 6
- repo
- Schedule I
- split novel
Excellent visual style
- Silent Hill F
- Doom: Dark Ages
- Dream Barbecue
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- my little puppy
The most innovative gameplay
- ARC Raiders
- blue prince
- Escape from Dukov
- Europa Universalis 5
- Mage Arena
The best games you like
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Elden Ring: Nightrain
- marvel rivals
- Path of Exile 2
- where the wind meets
best soundtrack
- Claire Obsker: Expedition 33
- Deltarune
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Necrodancer's Rift
- Tokyo Extreme Racer
Excellent game with a rich story
- let go
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- no, i am not human
- The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered
Sit back and relax
- Don’t have an RV yet?
- Chill With You: Lo-Fi Story
- Megabonk
- Power Wash Simulator 2
- Slime Rancher 2
After two weeks of final round voting, the 2025 Steam Awards winners were officially revealed on January 3rd. Hollow Knight: Silksong Beat the nominations and win Game of the Year Claire Obsker: Expedition 33, let go, ARC Raidersand Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. In addition to winning the Best Steam Award in 2025, Hollow Knight: Silksong It also won the Best Game You Suck At Award. The category name may seem like a joke, but the honor of Best Game You Suck At is often awarded to games that are known to be challenging experiences from the start. Although it wasn't selected for Steam's 2025 Game of the Year award, it was well-received by critics. Claire Obsker: Expedition 33 It didn't leave empty-handed at the Steam Awards, as it was selected for the Best Soundtrack Award.
The Steam Deck Best Game Award, which is primarily given to titles that players can enjoy on the go through Steam Deck, went to: hades 2. Supergiant Games' latest project is one of the highest-rated Steam titles of 2025, with an overwhelmingly positive rating of 95% to 96% on Valve platforms at the time of this writing. Two other indie titles; vertex and Don’t have an RV yet?They won the Better With Friends Award and the Sit Back and Relax Award respectively. both vertex and Don’t have an RV yet? This is an online multiplayer game that will captivate gamers throughout 2025.
Although it was first released in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 Thanks to various updates and support from fans, it has established itself as a popular title in 2025. This is a game that won the 2025 Labor Love Award for Larian Studios' hit RPG. Helldiver 2 and no man's sky I also received a nomination. additionally, ARC Raiders The following titles won the Most Innovative Gameplay award: blue prince and Europa Universalis 5. Boasting high player counts, averaging over 400,000 active players since launch, Embark Studios' hit shooter has had players coming back for more in its first two months online.
What's next for some of our winners?
Hollow Knight: Silksong Developer Team Cherry announced in December that the game would receive additional content throughout 2026. Hollow Knight: Silksong It will be available for download as a free update in 2026. The upcoming DLC adds new weapons and areas for Hornet to explore, as well as new enemies to battle. Sea of Sorrow does feature some water-based themes, but details about this are hard to come by at the time of this writing.
Following The Game Awards in 2025, Claire Obsker: Expedition 33 Developer Sandfall Interactive surprised fans by offering a free 'appreciation update' for all platforms. This patch includes some new endgame challenges for players to test their character builds, as well as some battles to really test them out. Expedition 33 Parrying skills. Although it is unclear whether Expedition 33 Time will tell what Sandfall's plans are for 2026 and beyond as we receive additional content.
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September 4, 2025
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Anyone 10 years and older / fantasy violence, mild gore
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team cherry
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