Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is your Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025, because of course it is

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It's an astonishing sweep at the Joysticks for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Two characters standing on a glowing battlefield during Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
(Image credit: Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)

Your millions of votes have been cast, we've counted them and checked them twice and there's a clear winner for this year's Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025.

And it's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

  • Blue Prince
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Donkey Kong Bananza
  • Ghost of Yotei
  • Hades 2
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
  • Peak
  • Silent Hill f
  • Split Fiction

Catch up with our list of all the winners at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025.

Sam Loveridge
Sam Loveridge
Brand Director, GamesRadar+

Sam Loveridge is the Brand Director and former Global Editor-in-Chief of GamesRadar. She joined the team in August 2017. Sam came to GamesRadar after working at TrustedReviews, Digital Spy, and Fandom, following the completion of an MA in Journalism. In her time, she's also had appearances on The Guardian, BBC, and more. Her experience has seen her cover console and PC games, along with gaming hardware, for a decade, and for GamesRadar, she's in charge of the site's overall direction, managing the team, and making sure it's the best it can be. Her gaming passions lie with weird simulation games, big open-world RPGs, and beautifully crafted indies. She plays across all platforms, and specializes in titles like Pokemon, Assassin's Creed, The Sims, and more. Basically, she loves all games that aren't sports or fighting titles! In her spare time, Sam likes to live like Stardew Valley by cooking and baking, growing vegetables, and enjoying life in the countryside.

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