BAFTA Games 2025: Astro Bot Reigns Supreme as Game of the Year

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Winners at the BAFTA Game Awards :Astro Bot secures Game of the Year honors, while Balatro claims the title for Best Debut Game—complete with an impressive acceptance speech.

Astro Bot Claims Top Prize at BAFTA Games Awards 2025

After the 2024 BAFTAs, where titles like Baldur’s Gate 3 , AlanWake 2, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder took the lead, the 2025 version was much-anticipated—particularly because of the nominations for Astro Bot and Hellblade 2.

On April 8, the BAFTA Game Awards 2025 They were organized, and the evening was filled with unexpected twists—especially concerning the Best Debut Game award (more details on that later).

The team-based platforming adventure from Team Asobi, led by director Nicolas Doucet, had previously emerged victorious at The Game Awards 2024 and the DICE Awards 2025 Now, it further asserts Game of the Year at the BAFTA Game Awards 2025 .

It emerged victorious over strong competitors in the category, including:

Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2
The Legend of Zelda: Reflections of Knowledge
Thank Goodness You’re Here!

The Ceremony and Host

Hosted by comedian Phil Wang For the second successive year, the event was held at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. The winners were chosen across 17 categories from a pool of 41 nominees .

BAFTA Game Awards 2025 – Honorees and Nominations

Animation

Astro Bot (Winner)
Call of Duty: Black Ops VI
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Artistic Achievement

Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Harold Halibut
Neva (Winner)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Still Wakes the Deep

Audio Achievement

Animal Well
Astro Bot (Winner)
Helldivers 2
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Star Wars Outlaws
Still Wakes the Deep

Best Game

Astro Bot (Winner)
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2
The Legend of Zelda: Reflections of Knowledge
Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Best British Game

A Highland Song
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Paper Trail
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Still Wakes the Deep
Thank Goodness You’re Here! (Winner)

Best Debut Game

Animal Well
Balatro (Winner)
Pacific Drive
The Brave Squire
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Evolving Game

Diablo IV
Final Fantasy XIV Online
No Man’s Sky
Sea of Thieves
Vampire Survivors (Winner)
World of Warcraft

Family Game

Astro Bot (Winner)
Cat Quest III
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Little Kitty, Big City
The Brave Squire
Super Mario Party Jamboree

Game Beyond Entertainment

Botany Manor
Warm Words 2 (lofi city pop)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (Winner)
Tetris Forever
Vampire Therapist

Game Design

Animal Well
Astro Bot (Winner)
Balatro
Helldivers 2
The Legend of Zelda: Reflections of Knowledge
Tactical Breach Wizards

Multiplayer

Call of Duty: Black Ops VI
Helldivers 2 (Winner)
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Tekken 8
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Music

Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Helldivers 2 (Winner)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Star Wars Outlaws

Narrative

Black Myth: Wukong
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Winner)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Still Wakes the Deep

New IP

Animal Well
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Still Wakes the Deep (Winner)
Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Technical Achievement

Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops VI
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Winner)
Tiny Glade
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Actor in a Lead Role

Alec Newman portrayed Cameron 'Caz' McLeary in Still Wakes the Deep (Winner)
Isabella Inchbald portrayed Indika in INDIKA
Luke Roberts portraying James Sunderland in SILENT HILL 2
Humberly González portrays Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
Melina Juergens portrayed Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Y'lan Noel as Troy Marshall in Call of Duty: Black Ops VI

Actor in a Supporting Role

Aldís Amah Hamilton as Æstríd in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Jon Blyth portraying Big Ron in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Michael Abubakar portrayed Brodie in Still Wakes the Deep
Matt Berry portraying Herbert the Gardener in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen portraying The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Karen Dunbar portrayed Finlay in Still Wakes the Deep (Winner)

Balatro Takes Top Honors for Debut with an Unexpected Speech

As indicated on the official BAFTA Games Twitter page, Balatro ’s developer LocalThunk Once more, they decided against attending the ceremony, just in case the game was victorious. Instead, a person well-known to the game’s fanbase accepted the award on their behalf.

"This is strange," stated the actor. Ben Starr at the beginning of his speech.

If you recognize that name, it's because he does the voice acting for Jimbo in Balatro , Clive in Final Fantasy XVI , and Prometheus in Hades 2 .

There you go—as mentioned before. Astro Bot secures the first-place award, and Balatro secures the award for Best Debut Game and surprises fans with an unexpected highlight during the event.

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