The winners of the DICE Awards 2026 have been announced in a glittery ceremony spotlighting the best games of 2025 and the talented teams behind them. In a familiar story, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the standout success of the show, taking out five major awards including the highly-coveted Game of the Year trophy.
Since launch, Clair Obscur has become one of the most-awarded games of modern times, with praise heaped on its storytelling, visual design, acting and gameplay. Developers at Sandfall Interactive were even recently knighted by the French government, in recognition of their contributions to the arts and culture.
Elsewhere at the DICE Awards 2026, an array of other developers earned accolades across multiple categories. The Australian-made game Lego Party! won for Family Game of the Year, over strong competition. Blue Prince was nominated in several categories, winning awards for Game Design and Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game.
South of Midnight, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades 2 and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach were also among the games that took out major awards.
Here’s the full list of winners from the DICE Awards 2026.
DICE Awards 2026 winners – quick links
DICE Awards 2026 Game of the Year
- Arc Raiders
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yōtei
ScreenHub: The Game Awards 2025: Complete list of award winners
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- South of Midnight – WINNER
- The Midnight Walk
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yōtei
- The Midnight Walk
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Esquie
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Maelle
- Dispatch – Courtney/Invisigal
- Dispatch – Robert Robertson III/Mecha Man
- Ghost of Yōtei – Atsu – WINNER
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yōtei – WINNER
- Herdling
- Mario Kart World
- Sword of the Sea
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- Arc Raiders
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – WINNER
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Lumines Arise
- Split Fiction
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- South of Midnight
- The Drifter
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- Arc Raiders
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – WINNER
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Doom: The Dark Ages
Action Game of the Year
- Absolum
- Arc Raiders
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades 2 – WINNER
- Ninja Gaiden 4
Adventure Game of the Year
- Blue Prince
- Dispatch
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Ghost of Yōtei – WINNER
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Family Game of the Year
- Lego Party! – WINNER
- Lego Voyagers
- Lumines Arise
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Popucom
Fighting Game of the Year
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – WINNER
- WWE 2K25
Racing Game of the Year
- EA Sports F1 25
- Kirby Air Riders
- Mario Kart World – WINNER
- Wheel World
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Sports Game of the Year
- EA Sports FC 26
- PGA Tour 2K25
- MLB The Show 25
- NBA 2K26
- Rematch – WINNER
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- The Alters – WINNER
- Drop Duchy
- Europa Universalis V
- The King is Watching
- StarVaders
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- Ghost Town
- Hotel Infinity – WINNER
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
- Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset
- Unloop
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
- Ghost Town – WINNER
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
- Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- Baby Steps
- Blue Prince – WINNER
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Dispatch
Mobile Game of the Year
- Persona 5: The Phantom X – WINNER
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- What the Clash?
- Where Winds Meet
Online Game of the Year
- Arc Raiders – WINNER
- Battlefield 6
- Mario Kart World
- Marvel Rivals
- Split Fiction
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- Arc Raiders
- Blue Prince – WINNER
- Hades 2
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Öoo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades 2
