Hollow Knight: Silksong has been awarded the ‘Game of the Year’ award at the Steam Awards 2025overlapping other titles such as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 or Kingdom Come Deliverance II, in addition to winning in the ‘Best Difficult Game’ category.
Valve has announced the winners of its annual Steam Awards after the end of 2025, which base their results on the decisions of the gaming community, who vote for their favorite games during the gaming platform’s winter sales.
In this sense, Hollow Knight: Silksong has been awarded the ‘Game of the Year’, which is why it has been selected as the favorite game of the majority of players, standing out above other finalist titles in this award such as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 -winner last year-, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, ARC Raiders or Dispatch.
This is because the title type Metroidvania developed by Team Cherry and launched in September 2025 offers features such as immersive gameplay and an “addictive” multiplayer mode, as Steam has detailed in the results. In addition, he has also been awarded as ‘Best Hard Game’due to its mechanics that reward perseverance.
Following this line, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which won GOTY (Game of the Year) at The Game Awards, has been awarded the ‘Best Soundtrack’ award at the Steam Awards. Likewise, Hades II has been awarded as ‘Best game on Steam Deck’, to live the adventures of Supergiant Games’ role-playing game anywhere.
Another of the winners has been Silent Hill f, which has been recognized in the category of ‘Exceptional Visual Style’, positioning itself as a favorite in this aspect compared to other titles such as Doom: The Dark Ages and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Regarding ‘Most Innovative Gameplay’, ARC Raiders has been the most voted, and Dispatch has been chosen as the best ‘Outstanding Game with a Good Plot’. Likewise, to have a pleasant and relaxed time, RV There Yet? has been chosen as the best game in the ‘Sit back and Relax’ category.
Baldur’s Gate 3, for its part, has been awarded the ‘With Love and Dedication’ award, which highlights the developers’ work with the title and in extending the experience with new content. Likewise, PEAK has been awarded in the ‘Best with Friends’ category and The Midnight Walk, the adventure game developed by MoonHood, has been chosen as ‘VR Game of the Year’.