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."