So, after the Game Awards ceremony last week, Sony decided to hold its own “Best of” poll, asking fans to choose which was the best thing that PlayStation had in the year of 2025 and, yup, Ghost of Yōtei pulled a Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and won nearly everything it was nominated on.
Not that this is at all surprising: Ghost of Yōtei is a PlayStation 5 exclusive (with a limited edition to boot) that had very favorable reviews — including our own — and surely enough, the game slashed through over 3 million copies sold in a short time.
Granted, the PlayStation Blog awards are not in the same level of competition as TGAs, but it does bear some weight as it shows where PlayStation fans’ preferences tend to lie — which is data Sony can use to shape its strategies for the next year (or so we hope…).
At any rate, there are some nice surprises in some of the categories. Read on to find out who won what.
PlayStation Blog Game of the Year 2025: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Unlike the Game Awards ceremony, the PlayStation Blog didn’t “nominate” any game to any category. Instead, the PS% maker decided to hold a poll and based its winning list on majority voting.
All in all, four games where the winner over gradual levels of, well, “winning” (all based on PlayStation Trophies — Platinum being the top dog, Bronze being the last place) over seventeen categories.
The winners come as follows:
1. Best New Character
- Platinum: Atsu (Ghost of Yōtei)
- Gold: Hornet (Hollow Knight: Silksong)
- Silver: Maelle (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Bronze: Hinako (Silent Hill f)
2. Best Story
- Platinum: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Gold: Ghost of Yōtei
- Silver: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Bronze: Silent Hill f
3. Best Graphical Showcase
- Platinum: Ghost of Yōtei
- Gold: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Silver: Battlefield 6
- Bronze: Arc Raiders
4. Best Art Direction
- Platinum: Ghost of Yōtei
- Gold: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Silver: Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Bronze: Silent Hill f
5. Best Audio Design
- Platinum: Ghost of Yōtei
- Gold: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Silver: Battlefield 6
- Bronze: Hollow Knight: Silksong
6. Best Soundtrack
- Platinum: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Gold: Ghost of Yōtei
- Silver: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Bronze: Hollow Knight: Silksong
7. Best Accessibility Features
- Platinum: Ghost of Yōtei
- Gold: Battlefield 6
- Silver: Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Bronze: Split Fiction
8. Best Use of DualSense
- Platinum: Ghost of Yōtei
- Gold: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Silver: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Bronze: Battlefield 6
9. Best Rerelease (Remaster)
- Platinum: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
- Gold: Days Gone Remastered
- Silver: Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered
- Bronze: Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
10. Best Multiplayer Experience
- Platinum: Battlefield 6
- Gold: Arc Raiders
- Silver: Marvel Rivals
- Bronze: Split Fiction
11. Best Ongoing Game
- Platinum: Genshin Impact
- Gold: Marvel Rivals
- Silver: Fortnite
- Bronze: Honkai: Star Rail
12. Best Expansion
- Platinum: Lies of P: Overture
- Gold: Alan Wake 2: The Lake House (Note: Some details may vary based on specific post updates, but Lies of P took the Platinum).
13. Best PS VR2 Game
- Platinum: Hitman: World of Assassination
- Gold: Zombie Army VR
- Silver: The Midnight Walk
- Bronze: Metro Awakening VR
14. Best PS4 Game
- Platinum: Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Gold: Elden Ring Nightreign
- Silver: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Bronze: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
15. Best PS5 Game
- Platinum: Ghost of Yōtei
- Gold: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Silver: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Bronze: Arc Raiders
16. Studio of the Year
- Platinum: Kojima Productions
- Gold: Sandfall Interactive
- Silver: Sucker Punch Productions
- Bronze: Team Cherry
17. Most Anticipated Game of 2026 and Beyond
- Platinum: Marvel’s Wolverine
- Gold: Resident Evil Requiem
- Silver: Grand Theft Auto VI
- Bronze: The Last of Us Part III (Teased/Anticipated)
