Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yōtei Lead in Nominations at D.I.C.E. Awards
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the nominees for the 29th D.I.C.E. Awards. Joining the unsinkable Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 this time is the action-adventure Ghost of Yōtei.
The most frequently mentioned entertainment in the list includes:
- Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yōtei — eight nominations each.
- ARC Raiders and Dispatch — six each.
- Blue Prince — five.
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach — four.
Winners will be chosen through voting by over 30,000 AIAS members. The award ceremony will start on February 13 at 07:00 MSK.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach,
- Ghost of Yōtei,
- Monster Hunter Wilds,
- South of Midnight,
- The Midnight Walk.
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach,
- Dispatch,
- Ghost of Yōtei,
- The Midnight Walk.
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Eskje,
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Mael,
- Dispatch — Courtney / Invisigal,
- Dispatch — Robert Robertson III / Mechamen,
- Ghost of Yōtei — Atsu.
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,
- Ghost of Yōtei,
- Herdling,
- Mario Kart World,
- Sword of the Sea.
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
- ARC Raiders,
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach,
- Ghost of Yōtei,
- Lumines Arise,
- Split Fiction.
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,
- Consume Me,
- despelote,
- South of Midnight,
- The Drifter.
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- ARC Raiders,
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows,
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach,
- Donkey Kong Bananza,
- DOOM: The Dark Ages.
Best Action Game
- Absolum,
- ARC Raiders,
- DOOM: The Dark Ages,
- Hades II,
- Ninja Gaiden 4.
Best Adventure Game
- Blue Prince,
- Dispatch,
- Donkey Kong Bananza,
- Ghost of Yōtei,
- Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Best Family Game
- LEGO Party!
- LEGO Voyagers,
- Lumines Arise,
- MARVEL Cosmic Invasion,
- POPUCOM.
Best Fighting Game
- 2XKO,
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2,
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves,
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection,
- WWE 2K25.
Best Racing Game
- EA SPORTS F1® 25,
- Kirby Air Riders,
- Mario Kart World,
- Wheel World.
Best Role-Playing Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector,
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II,
- Monster Hunter Wilds,
- The Outer Worlds 2.
Best Sports Game
- EA Sports FC 26,
- PGA Tour 2K25,
- MLB The Show 25,
- NBA 2K26,
- Rematch.
Best Strategy/Simulation Game
- The Alters,
- Drop Duchy,
- Europa Universalis V,
- The King is Watching,
- StarVaders.
Outstanding Technical Achievement in Immersive Reality
- Ghost Town,
- Hotel Infinity,
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR,
- Star Wars: Beyond Victory — A Mixed Reality Playset,
- UnLoop.
Best Immersive Reality Game
- Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked,
- Ghost Town,
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR,
- The Midnight Walk,
- Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow.
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- Baby Steps,
- Blue Prince,
- Consume Me,
- despelote,
- Dispatch.
Best Mobile Game
- Persona 5: The Phantom X,
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby,
- WHAT THE CLASH?
- Where Winds Meet.
Best Online Game
- ARC Raiders,
- Battlefield 6,
- Mario Kart World,
- Marvel Rivals,
- Split Fiction.
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- ARC Raiders,
- Blue Prince,
- Hades II,
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II,
- Öoo.
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Blue Prince,
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,
- Ghost of Yōtei,
- Hades II,
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
Game of the Year
- ARC Raiders,
- Blue Prince,
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,
- Dispatch,
- Ghost of Yōtei.