The prestigious BAFTA Game Awards 2026 have arrived, marking the culmination of the 2025 gaming awards season. While many anticipated Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to sweep the top honors, the night held some surprises.
As the ceremony drew to a close, Sandfall Interactive emerged victorious once again, claiming the coveted Best Game title and solidifying their position as a leading game development team.
Despite being a frontrunner with nine nominations, Clair Obscur only managed to secure three wins, showcasing a diverse spread of winners. Alongside Clair Obscur, Dispatch and Ghost of Yotei also secured multiple awards, while titles like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and ARC Raiders received well-deserved recognition.
The evening celebrated a wide array of winners, with standout titles in various categories. The full list of winners below marks the conclusion of the 2025 awards season, offering a glimpse into what may define success in 2026.
BAFTA Game Awards 2026 Winners
Best Animation
- Battlefield 6
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Dispatch – Winner
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Artistic Achievement
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – Winner
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- South of Midnight
Audio Achievement
- ARC Raiders
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Dispatch – Winner
- Ghost of Yotei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Best Debut Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- The Midnight Walk
Best Evolving Game
- Fallout 76
- Helldivers 2
- Hitman: World of Assassination
- No Man’s Sky – Winner
- Vampire Survivors
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Is This Seat Taken?
- LEGO Party! – Winner
- Mario Kart World
- Powerwash Simulator 2
- Two Point Museum
Game Beyond Entertainment
- The Alters
- And Roger
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Consume Me
- Despelote – Winner
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Technical Achievement
- ARC Raiders
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Ghost of Yotei – Winner
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
Best Performer in a Supporting Role
- Alix Wilton Regan – Lies of P: Overture
- Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Jane Perry – Dead Take
- Jeffery Wright – Dispatch – Winner
- Kirsty Rider – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Troy Baker – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Performer in a Leading Role
- Aaron Paul – Dispatch
- Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yotei
- Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
- Tom McKay – Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Troy Baker -Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Best New Intellectual Property
- The Alters
- ARC Raiders
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- South of Midnight – Winner
- Split Fiction
Best Music
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei – Winner
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Best Multiplayer Game
- ARC Raiders – Winner
- Dune: Awakening
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- LEGO Party!
- PEAK
- Split Fiction
Best Narrative
- The Alters
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – Winner
Best Game Design
- Ball X Pit
- Blue Prince – Winner
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Split Fiction
Best British Game
- Atomfall – Winner
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Monument Valley 3
- Powerwash Simulator 2
- Two Point Museum
Best Game
- ARC Raiders
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech’s gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry’s movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he’s done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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