Sliema, Malta, January 19, 2026 (Globe Newswire) — The 2025 edition of GAMIVO Game of the Year, the annual awards hosted by one of the most popular digital distribution services, has concluded with yet another huge success for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This amazing RPG received almost 40% of all votes.
12 great games nominated for GAMIVO GOTY 2025 awards
GAMIVO is held every year game of the year Allows gamers to choose the best titles released that year.
“We create a final list of candidates based on community opinion and GAMIVO sales numbers, because the expression voting with your wallet is especially accurate in gaming. Once voting begins, everything is in the hands of the gamer,” explains Paweł Zemka, GAMIVO CRO.
In the past, acclaimed titles such as Elden Ring and Astrobots have won the title. Now, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 joins this prestigious group. Voting began in mid-December and ended in January.
“As usual, voting was extremely popular, with gamers passionately supporting their favorite titles. Nevertheless, the results were somewhat surprising. Obviously, Clair Obscur was one of the frontrunners, but given the overall quality of all the nominated games, we expected the race to be fierce to the end. Still, Maelle, Gustave, Verso, Lune, Sciel This breathtaking adventure overshadowed the competition,” said Paweł Zemka.
Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 received an impressive 39.9% of all audio. 2nd place too role playing gamesKingdom Come: Deliverance II. 18.2% of players named Henry of Skalitz’s Story Chapter 2 as the best release of 2025. Ghost of Yorei, the sequel to the acclaimed Ghost of Tsushima, rounded out the podium with 7.86%.
The final rankings are as follows:
- Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 – 39.9%
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 18.2%
- Ghost of Yotei – 7.9%
- Hollow Knight: Silk Song – 6%
- Split fiction – 5.2%
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – 4.6%
- Blue Prince – 4.1%
- Donkey Kong Bananza – 3.9%
- silent hill f – 3.7%
- Dispatch – 2.7%
- Hades – 2.2%
- Megabonk – 1.5%
The complete standings are GAMIVO Game Blog.
“Although the imbalance was notable, all 12 nominated games were noteworthy and contributed to making 2025 an incredibly great year for gamers. The list of upcoming releases and rumored shadow drops already announced suggests that 2026 can still offer video game lovers plenty of unforgettable virtual adventures,” GAMIVO representatives concluded.
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