The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has introduced the nominees for the twenty eighth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards and the checklist reveals Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are main the cost with six nominations every.
The 2025 D.I.C.E. Awards will happen on Thursday, February 13 at 11pm ET/8pm PT on the Aria Resort in Las Vegas and there can be 60 video games from 2024 competing for awards in 23 classes. Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will all be up for the highest honor of Game of the Year.
While we already revealed which video games earned probably the most nominations, we might additionally prefer to share Balatro and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II got here in second with 5 nominations every, and 1000xResist, Animal Well, and Batman: Arkham Shadow got here in third with 4 nominations every.
You can take a look at the complete checklist of D.I.C.E. Awards 2025 nominees beneath, and you may also see how they examine to our IGN Awards from 2024 and how these nominees and winners are picked.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Astro Bot
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Neva
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- The Plucky Squire
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- 1000xRESIST – Watcher
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – Yuffie Kisaragi
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones
- INDIKA – Indika
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – Senua
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Astro Bot
- Helldivers 2
- Monument Valley 3
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Star Wars Outlaws
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- Frostpunk 2
- Helldivers 2
- Monument Valley 3
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Still Wakes the Deep
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- 1000xRESIST
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- Astro Bot
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Action Game of the Year
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2
- Stellar Blade
Adventure Game of the Year
- 1000xRESIST
- ANIMAL WELL
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Family Game of the Year
- Astro Bot
- Cat Quest III
- Little Kitty, Big City
- The Plucky Squire
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
Fighting Game of the Year
- Blazing Strike
- DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
- Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns
- TEKKEN 8
- UNDERDOGS
Racing Game of the Year
- F1® 24
- MotoGP™24
- NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
Sports Game of the Year
- EA SPORTS College Football 25
- EA SPORTS FC 25
- MLB The Show 24
- NBA 2K25
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Balatro
- Caves of Qud
- Frostpunk 2
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Satisfactory
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Skydance’s BEHEMOTH
- Starship Home
- UNDERDOGS
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Escaping Wonderland
- Skydance’s BEHEMOTH
- UNDERDOGS
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- ANIMAL WELL
- Balatro
- Grunn
- INDIKA
- Mouthwashing
Mobile Game of the Year
- Balatro
- Halls of Torment
- Monument Valley 3
- Paper Trail
- Wuthering Waves
Online Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Helldivers 2
- UFO 50
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- 1000xRESIST
- ANIMAL WELL
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Riven
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Game of the Year
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Helldivers 2
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
IGN is proud to be the official media companion of the D.I.C.E. Awards and we can be solely streaming the ceremony, which can be co-hosted by Greg Miller and Stella Chung.
If you need to know extra about how these nominees have been picked and the way the winners are chosen, the AIAS has shared the next;
“The Academy’s 30K+ members, comprised of the interactive publishing and improvement communities, acknowledge excellence in 23 totally different interactive sport classes in one of many highest types of recognition within the trade, the AIAS wore, “Titles have been performed and evaluated by members of the Academy’s peer panels to find out remaining nominees. These panels, one for every award class, are comprised of the sport trade’s most skilled and proficient specialists of their chosen fields. Winners are decided as a part of a confidential voting course of and can be revealed on the night of the present. An inventory of all of the peer panelists could be discovered here.”
Have a tip for us? Want to debate a doable story? Please ship an e-mail to newstips@ign.com.
Adam Bankhurst is a author for IGN. You can comply with him on X/Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on TikTok.
