Despite a packed field, one clear victor emerged...
Our Stevivor Game of the Year (GOTY) 2025 awards program continues with honours for the best action-adventure games of the year.
This is by far our biggest category in terms of sheer nominations, with Stevivor staffers throwing a host of votes all throughout the field. In the end though, one game emerged as our hands-down favourite: MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
“The complete package… is epic,” Ben wrote in our 9/10 review earlier this year.
“It’s inspired me to rewatch the entire franchise — which only further endears the Great Circle — and kept me on the edge of my seat, glued to the expertly weaved story-into-gameplay structure,” Ben continued. “It’s a great adaptation by building gameplay into an elongated narrative that stays true to the character. The Great Circle is strictly for the fans, in all the right ways.”
Coming in second and third, respectively, were Supergiant’s Hades 2 and 11 Bit Studios’ The Alters. We didn’t review Hades 2 (but obviously adore it); you can read Steve’s The Alters review here.
Our Game of the Year 2025 awards program continues this week, next week, and even the one after. Tomorrow, we’re awarding Best Multiplayer Game of the Year.
Catch up on previous awards below.
Stevivor’s Game of the Year (GOTY) Awards 2025
- Best Sports: Rematch
- Best RPG: Clair Obscur Expedition 33
- Best Action-Adventure: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Best Multiplayer: Battlefield 6
- Best Ongoing: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Best Indie: Ball x Pit
- Best Audio: Battlefield 6
- Best Narrative: Clair Obscur Expedition 33
- Best Direction: Clair Obscur Expedition 33
- Best Exclusive: Donkey Kong Bananza
- Game of the Year: Clair Obscure Expedition 33
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