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Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, and more: Indie Game Awards 2025 full winners list
Meta's head of Threads Connor Hayes says that fediverse compatibility isn't a priority for its current roadmap, but it is something that it's "maintaining" (Alex Heath/Sources)
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Meta's head of Threads Connor Hayes says that fediverse compatibility isn't a priority for its current roadmap, but it is something that it's “maintaining” — Connor Hayes wants Meta's X rival to be “the place on the internet to talk about what's going on in the world.”
Every 2025 Indie Game Awards Winner, Including Clair Obscur's GOTY
The incredible team over at Six One Indie held its inaugural awards-only ceremony, The Indie Game Awards, last year, and the team returned to do the same last night! Game Informer was on the jury for its various awards, and after an awesome ceremony last night celebrating the year's best indies, we have a list of every winner.
So, without further ado...
Every Winner From The Indie Game Awards 2025
Below, we'll list each category and every game nominated. The winner will be listed in bold lettering.
Achievement in Accessibility
- Abiotic Factor
- Barista
- Calm the Storm
- Peak
- Spray Paint Simulator
- Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
African Indie Game Award
- Bru & Boegie Get Da Milk!
- Finding FAther
- Flibbius McDoogle and The Mysterious Flying Machine
- IKEELYA
- Metavoidal
- Stick It To The Stickman
ANZ Indie Game Award
- Abiotic Factor
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Mars First Logistics
- PROXIMATE
- Tempopo
- The Drifter
Bite-Sized Game
- CARIMARA – Beneath the Forlorn Limbs
- FlyKnight
- Many Nights a Whisper
- The Dark Queen of Mortholme
- this game will end in 205 clicks.
- Time Flies
Black Voices in Gaming Award
- Advent Neon
- Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi
- Sorry We're Closed
- Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
- Sunken Stones
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical
Community Management
- Consume Me
- Date Everything!
- IKEELYA
- Peak
- Soulstone Survivors
- Strange Scaffold
Debut Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Discounty
- Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson
- ILA: A Frosty Glide
- Sorry We're Closed
- Tyrant's Realm
Emotional Impact
- Afterlove EP
- and Roger
- Don't Get Your Hopes Up
- Henry Halfhead
- Wanderstop
- Wednesdays
Gameplay Design
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Dawnfolk
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Keep Driving
- Look Outside
- Öoo
- Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
- The King is Watching
Innovation
- Blue Prince
- FREERIDE
- Gas Station Story
- PBJ The Musical
- Ruffy and the Riverside
- Taria & Como
Latin American Indie Game Award
- Adventure of Samsara
- despelote
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
- Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
- Taria & Como
- Tormented Souls 2
Music
- Everhood 2
- Herdling
- Rift of the NecroDancer
- SONOKUNI
- Sword of the Sea
- Wheel World
Narrative
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Consume Me
- Promise Mascot Agency
- The Drifter
- The Roottrees are Dead
- The Séance of Blake Manor
Solo Development
- Lushfoil Photography Sim
- Megabonk
- NAIAD
- Spilled!
- Tall Trails
- Vile: Exhumed
Southeast Asian Indie Game Award
- Afterlove EP
- Artis Impact
- Glyphica: Typing Survival
- SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure
- Urban Jungle
- Whisper Mountain Outbreak
Visual Design
- 30 Birds
- Artis Impact
- Cat Detective Albert Wilde
- Eclipsium
- Mashina
- Slime Rancher 2
Women-Led Indie Game Award
- Cabernet
- Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
- Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
- Spilled!
- Urban Myth Dissolution Center
- White Knuckle
Game of the Year
- Absolum
- and Roger
- Blue Prince
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Consume Me
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Keep Driving
- Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Community Picks
- Best Action Game: Hades II
- Best Adventure Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Horror Game: R.E.P.O.
- Best Interactive Fiction: Date Everything!
- Best Multiplayer Game: Peak
- Best Puzzle Game: Blue Prince
- Best Role Playing Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Simulation Game: Schedule 1
- Best Strategy Game: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
- Best Survival Game: Abiotic Factor
- Community Game of the Year: Hollow Knight: Silksong
Signature Awards
Here are various Signature Awards given to receipients throughout the ceremony.
Indie Vanguard Class of 2025
- Chantey (Developer: Gortyn Code)
- Neon Knives (Developer: Cookiecrayon)
- Seasonala Cemetry (Developers: Gabby DaRienzo, Kait Tremblay, Jen Costa, Nina Wong, halina heron, Mobeen Fiktree, Jacqueline de Leon)
- HYPERBEAT (Developers: Alice Bottino, Chancellor Wallin)
- Wildwood Down (Developers: Crashable Studios)
The Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award
- Maddy Thorson of Extremely OK Games, Ltd (Associated Game: Celeste, TowerFall Ascension)
Industry Impact
- Game Devs of Color, represented by Catt Small, Brian S. Chung, and Joshy Boykin
And that's every winner of The Indie Game Awards 2025! Are there any surprises for you? Let us know in the comments below!
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ launches in 2026
A new Star Wars™ racing adventure is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ is prepping its engines for launch, bringing a runs-based, high-stakes reinvention of racing to the Star Wars™ galaxy in 2026. Launching on PlayStation®5 (PS5™), Xbox Series X|S, and PC, Star Wars: Galactic Racer is the debut game from AAA development studio Fuse Games – led by former Criterion Games GM Matt Webster – in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games and publisher Secret Mode.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer introduces players to The Galactic League, an unsanctioned racing circuit born in the lawless Outer Rim, where the galaxy’s best pilots battle in dangerous races where only the bold survive. Slam, shunt, and takedown rivals as you pilot different classes of repulsorcraft, each with distinct physics and playstyles. Speed across new and iconic Star Wars planets, where branching routes and varied environments ensure no two races play the same.
At the heart of it all is Shade, a lone racer with a dream of glory and revenge. But standing in Shade’s way is Kestar, a ruthless rival who has his own power-hungry plans for the League. Ride solo through a story-driven campaign, where Shade must forge alliances, outpace rivals, and survive long enough to become an elite racing pilot. Or battle for supremacy in competitive multiplayer, braving strategic PvP grudge matches where reputation rides with you. Customize your build, unlock new abilities on every run, and master brutal takedowns. No Force. No prophecy. Just skill, strategy, and the will to rise.
“For us, Star Wars has always represented the power of wonder – and racing is one of its most thrilling expressions,” said Matt Webster, CEO at Fuse Games. “With Star Wars: Galactic Racer, we wanted to reinvent what a racing game can be: adventurous, spectacular and exhilarating. We want every race to feel alive with dynamic risk-reward choices, and every victory to feel incredible.”
“From the beginning, Star Wars has drawn inspiration from racing culture, from podracing to high-speed chases across the galaxy,” said Douglas Reilly, VP and GM, Lucasfilm Games. “With Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the team at Fuse Games has captured that spirit and elevated it into a wholly new form of racing adventure. We can’t wait for fans to experience it.”
“Star Wars: Galactic Racer is exactly the kind of bold, innovative experience Secret Mode was founded to support,” said James Schall, Chief Publishing Officer at Secret Mode. “Fuse Games are building something truly genre-defining: a racing adventure with depth, drama, and identity. We’re proud to partner with them and work in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games to bring this vision to life for players worldwide.”
Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches in 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
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