It’s been a year of big new releases, long-awaited sequels, must play indies, and some surprises along the way. Today, we start the celebration of PlayStation gaming by asking you, the players, to cast your vote for your favorites of the year: the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025 polls are now open!
We’re highlighting exemplary work from passionate studios worldwide across 19 categories. So help us celebrate the creatives whose hard work and exceptional craft have made this year’s gaming experiences memorable, with fantastic gameplay, great characters, outstanding art direction, unforgettable soundtracks, and much more.
The selections in each category are extensive, and you’ve further choice via the write-in option in each to add a title that, for you, best represents that category this year. As ever, the only votes counted in these awards are those cast by you, the players. Those games earning the majority of votes by the time polls close will be recognized with Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum PS Blog trophies when we reveal the results in a few weeks.
As ever, there are some guidelines regards the categories and their nominees:
- Best PS5 Game category is defined as games that have been newly released this calendar year, rather than previously released titles with new updates. (This includes games released after the November 30 cutoff for 2024’s PS Blog Game of the Year nominees.)
- As with the majority of the other categories, Best Multiplayer Experience focuses on titles released in 2025. Best Ongoing Game focuses on titles that have seen new, large-scale content or game-changing updates launch over this past year.
- Best Rerelease refers to games that have been upgraded, ported, or remastered but are otherwise similar to their original game. This category does not include full-scale remakes of older titles, which are eligible in other categories.
- Cut off for inclusion in this year’s nominees list was November 30. Titles releasing after this date aren’t eligible for inclusion, but will be eligible for nomination and voting in next year’s PS Blog Game of the Year awards.
- If a title won a Platinum Trophy in the Most Anticipated category any previous year, it won’t be eligible for inclusion this year to allow other titles a chance to shine. As such, Grand Theft Auto VI is excluded from The Most Anticipated Game of 2026 and Beyond category as it earned a Platinum in that category in the 2023’s Awards.
So, cast your vote in the polls below to support your favorite games and developers. Don’t delay though: voting closes next Monday, December 8 at 23.59pm PT. So scroll below and get clicking.
Good luck to all the nominees!
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 PS VR2 Game
Best PS4 Game
Best PS5 Game
Studio of the Year
