With awards season just a few weeks away, Sony’s official PlayStation Blog has opened all of its Game of the Year 2025 deliberations to the public, allowing PS5, PS4 fans to vote for their favourite titles released this year.
Voting across 19 categories is live now until midnight on Tuesday, 9th December, giving you a full week to consider your picks and then submit them. You can do so through the link, with the following categories available:
- Best New Character
- Best Story
- Best Graphical Showcase
- Best Art Direction
- Best Audio Design
- Best Soundtrack
- Best Accessibility Features
- Best Use of DualSense
- Best Rerelease (Remaster)
- Best Multiplayer Experience
- Best Ongoing Game
- Best Expansion
- Best Sports Game
- Best Independent Game
- Best PSVR2 Game
- Best PS4 Game
- Best PS5 Game
- Studio of the Year
- Most Anticipated Game of 2026 and Beyond
While each category does list a handful of titles to vote for, there’s also the option to input your own entry, even if it’s not present. Therefore, there isn’t really a definitive list of nominees; PlayStation is accepting anything. The results will be revealed in a few weeks, with the winners receiving the same accolades as our category GOTY articles: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum Trophies.
Of course, our own Game of the Year deliberations will begin around Christmas time, and the likes of Ghost of Yotei and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have already picked up a few awards. We suspect they shall be strong contenders for other outlets and the PlayStation Blog awards, too.
What are you voting for? Let us know in the comments below.
