DICE Awards 2025 Nominations Revealed With Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones in the Lead

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the nominees for the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards and the list reveals Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are leading the charge with six nominations each.

The 2025 D.I.C.E. Awards will take place on Thursday, February 13 at 11pm ET/8pm PT at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas and there will be 60 games from 2024 competing for awards in 23 categories. Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will all be up for the top honor of Game of the Year.

While we already revealed which games earned the most nominations, we’d also like to share Balatro and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II came in second with five nominations each, and 1000xResist, Animal Well, and Batman: Arkham Shadow came in third with four nominations each.

You can check out the full list of D.I.C.E. Awards 2025 nominees below, and you can also see how they compare to our IGN Awards from 2024 and how these nominees and winners are picked.

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Astro Bot
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
Neva
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Black Myth: Wukong
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
LEGO Horizon Adventures
The Plucky Squire
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Outstanding Achievement in Character

1000xRESIST – Watcher
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – Yuffie Kisaragi
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones
INDIKA – Indika
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – Senua

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Astro Bot
Helldivers 2
Monument Valley 3
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Star Wars Outlaws

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

Frostpunk 2
Helldivers 2
Monument Valley 3
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Still Wakes the Deep

Outstanding Achievement in Story

1000xRESIST
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Still Wakes the Deep
Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Astro Bot
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Action Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham Shadow
Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Stellar Blade

Adventure Game of the Year

1000xRESIST
ANIMAL WELL
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Family Game of the Year

Astro Bot
Cat Quest III
Little Kitty, Big City
The Plucky Squire
Super Mario Party Jamboree

Fighting Game of the Year

Blazing Strike
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns
TEKKEN 8
UNDERDOGS

Racing Game of the Year

F1® 24
MotoGP™24
NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE

Role-Playing Game of the Year

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtree
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Metaphor: ReFantazio

Sports Game of the Year

EA SPORTS College Football 25
EA SPORTS FC 25
MLB The Show 24
NBA 2K25

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Balatro
Caves of Qud
Frostpunk 2
Tactical Breach Wizards
Satisfactory

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

Alien: Rogue Incursion
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Skydance’s BEHEMOTH
Starship Home
UNDERDOGS

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

Alien: Rogue Incursion
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Escaping Wonderland
Skydance’s BEHEMOTH
UNDERDOGS

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

ANIMAL WELL
Balatro
Grunn
INDIKA
Mouthwashing

Mobile Game of the Year

Balatro
Halls of Torment
Monument Valley 3
Paper Trail
Wuthering Waves

Online Game of the Year

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

ANIMAL WELL
Astro Bot
Balatro
Helldivers 2
UFO 50

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

1000xRESIST
ANIMAL WELL
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Riven
Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Game of the Year

Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

IGN is proud to be the official media partner of the D.I.C.E. Awards and we will be exclusively streaming the ceremony, which will be co-hosted by Greg Miller and Stella Chung.

If you want to know more about how these nominees were picked and how the winners are chosen, the AIAS has shared the following;

“The Academy’s 30K+ members, comprised of the interactive publishing and development communities, recognize excellence in 23 different interactive game categories in one of the highest forms of recognition in the industry, the AIAS wore, “Titles were played and evaluated by members of the Academy’s peer panels to determine final nominees. These panels, one for each award category, are comprised of the game industry’s most experienced and talented experts in their chosen fields. Winners are determined as part of a confidential voting process and will be revealed on the evening of the show. A list of all the peer panelists can be found here.”

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