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PayPalThe time is here - you helped to pick the nominations and then you voted for your favourites. The 2025 Steam Awards winners have now been revealed.
Without any fluff here's what won.
Game of the Year - Hollow Knight: Silksong
VR Game of the Year - The Midnight Walk
Labor of Love - Baldur's Gate 3
Best Game on Steam Deck - Hades II
Better With Friends - PEAK
Outstanding Visual Style - SILENT HILL f
Most Innovative Gameplay - ARC Raiders
Best Game You Suck At - Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Soundtrack - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Outstanding Story-Rich Game - Dispatch
Sit Back and Relax - RV There Yet?
Check it all out on the 2025 Steam Awards page.
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I'm really disconnected from the games on the list – my recent purchases were Balatro and DLCs for games that I've previously had, i.e. all the 3rd party licensed ones for Vampire Survivors, Greece for ETS2, Arkansas and a cargo one for ATS.
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Yep, as others have said, this feels like a slightly disappointing awards. I'm not doubting that the games listed are good in various ways, but I don't feel particularly connected to nearly any of them! I played a bit of Clair Obscur and I think it probably deserved more than just Best Soundtrack, but otherwise, there's hardly a game on that list that interests me.
Is it me? No, it's the kids that are wrong.
EDIT: I'll take it one step further. Here's my version of the awards... all games I've played extensively, and no repeats (so each game can only win one award).
Do I play too many games? No. No, I don't.
Game of the Year - [Avowed](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/Avowed/?curator_clanid=4777282)
VR Game of the Year - (I didn't play any!)
Labor of Love - [Mortal Sin](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494810/Mortal_Sin/)
Best Game on Steam Deck - [Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Survivor/)
Better With Friends - [Deadzone: Rogue](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3228590/Deadzone_Rogue/?curator_clanid=4777282)
Outstanding Visual Style - [No Rest for the Wicked](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371980/No_Rest_for_the_Wicked/)
Most Innovative Gameplay - [Jump Space](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757300/Jump_Space/?curator_clanid=4777282)
Best Game You Suck At - [Section 13](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111870/Section_13/?curator_clanid=4777282)
Best Soundtrack - [Clair Obsur: Expedition 33](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/?curator_clanid=4777282)
Outstanding Story-Rich Game - [Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/)
Sit Back and Relax - [Monster Train 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/Monster_Train_2/)
Last edited by scaine on 5 Jan 2026 at 1:51 pm UTC
Is it me? No, it's the kids that are wrong.
EDIT: I'll take it one step further. Here's my version of the awards... all games I've played extensively, and no repeats (so each game can only win one award).
Do I play too many games? No. No, I don't.
Game of the Year - [Avowed](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/Avowed/?curator_clanid=4777282)
VR Game of the Year - (I didn't play any!)
Labor of Love - [Mortal Sin](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494810/Mortal_Sin/)
Best Game on Steam Deck - [Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Survivor/)
Better With Friends - [Deadzone: Rogue](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3228590/Deadzone_Rogue/?curator_clanid=4777282)
Outstanding Visual Style - [No Rest for the Wicked](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371980/No_Rest_for_the_Wicked/)
Most Innovative Gameplay - [Jump Space](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757300/Jump_Space/?curator_clanid=4777282)
Best Game You Suck At - [Section 13](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111870/Section_13/?curator_clanid=4777282)
Best Soundtrack - [Clair Obsur: Expedition 33](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/?curator_clanid=4777282)
Outstanding Story-Rich Game - [Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/)
Sit Back and Relax - [Monster Train 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/Monster_Train_2/)
Last edited by scaine on 5 Jan 2026 at 1:51 pm UTC
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Quoting: scaineIs it me? No, it's the kids that are wrong.There is no right or wrong (in this case). It's too subjective.
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My list.
Game of the Year: Kingdom Come Deliverance II
Most Innovative Gameplay: ARC Raiders
Labor of Love: Witchfire (Though its still in Early Access)
Best Soundtrack: Tainted Grail: The Fall Of Avalon
Haven't really played much new releases in 2025. Too much of backlog to play.
Jump Space and Deadzone:Rogue are in my wishlist, so probably will get around to play them this year.
Game of the Year: Kingdom Come Deliverance II
Most Innovative Gameplay: ARC Raiders
Labor of Love: Witchfire (Though its still in Early Access)
Best Soundtrack: Tainted Grail: The Fall Of Avalon
Haven't really played much new releases in 2025. Too much of backlog to play.
Jump Space and Deadzone:Rogue are in my wishlist, so probably will get around to play them this year.
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