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GOTY 2025
Loaded Recognition Award
Most Anticipated Game of 2026
Best Esports Game
Best Mobile Game
Best Indie Game
Best Horror Game
Best Multiplayer Game
Best Action/ Adventure Game
Rage Quit Award
Most Meme-able Moment
Hard Core Gamer’s Choice
Best Deal in 2025
Best Bang for your Buck Award
Most Addictive
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- GOTY 2025
- Loaded Recognition Award
- Most Anticipated Game of 2026
- Best Esports Game
- Best Mobile Game
- Best Indie Game
- Best Horror Game
- Best Multiplayer Game
- Best Action/ Adventure Game
- Rage Quit Award
- Most Meme-able Moment
- Hard Core Gamer’s Choice
- Best Deal in 2025
- Best Bang for your Buck Award
- Most Addictive
GOTY 2025
Winners Announced
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
🥇WINNER
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
🥈2ND PLACE
Arc Raiders
🥉3RD PLACE
Blue Prince
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Donkey Kong Bananza
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Monster Hunter Wilds
Loaded Recognition Award
Skyblivion Team
🏅 WINNER
What you’ve built over more than a decade is a brilliant reminder that the modding community can rival, and even surpass, the best of the industry, not just in craftsmanship, but in heart.
The Skyblivion project is rooted in community, celebrating the connections we build and the memories we make while gaming together.
Most Anticipated Game of 2026
Winners Announced
Grand Theft Auto VI
🥇WINNER
007: First Light
Fable
Marvel’s Wolverine
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Resident Evil Requiem
Subnautica 2
The Witcher 4
Best Esports Game
Winners Announced
Counter-Strike 2
🥇WINNER
Apex Legends
Dota 2
EA Sports FC 26
Fortnite
League of Legends
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
VALORANT
Best Mobile Game
Winners Announced
Genshin Impact
🥇WINNER
Call of Duty: Mobile
Destiny Rising
Honkai: Star Rail
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Wuthering Waves
Best Indie Game
Winners Announced
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
🥇WINNER
Abiotic Factor
Absolum
Ball X Pit
Blue Prince
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Megabonk
Best Horror Game
Winners Announced
Silent Hill f
🥇WINNER
Centum
Dying Light: The Beast
Karma: The Dark World
Little Nightmares III
No, I’m Not Human
The Lost Wild
Best Multiplayer Game
Winners Announced
Battlefield 6
🥇WINNER
Arc Raiders
EA Sports FC 26
Elden Ring: Nightreign
Mario Kart World
Monster Hunter Wilds
Peak
Split Fiction
Best Action/ Adventure Game
Winners Announced
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
🥇WINNER
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Split Fiction
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Rage Quit Award
Winners Announced
Hollow Knight: Silksong
🥇WINNER
Battlefield 6
EA Sports FC 26
Hades II
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Ninja Gaiden 4
Peak
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Most Meme-able Moment
Winners Announced
GTA VI – The “We got ___ before GTA VI” template Another round of delays led to the mass return of the classic meme format comparing real-world events to GTA VI’s release limbo.
🥇WINNER
A Minecraft Movie – Chicken Jockey chaos The absurd Chicken Jockey sequence became instant TikTok material, spawning edits, reenactments, endless reaction clips, and movie theatre mayhem.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Final French-tasy jokes The game’s ultra-French style inspired a wave of baguette jokes, mime edits and “Final French-tasy” memes across Reddit and TikTok.
Hollow Knight: Silksong – “It’s real” reactions After years of waiting, launch day triggered floods of “It’s real” jokes, fake delay screenshots and celebration meltdown edits.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – Medieval jank compilations Horse physics glitches, NPC chaos and blacksmith disasters became instant meme material
Mario Kart World – Launch-day friendship breakers Blue shell betrayals, last-corner wipeouts and furious family finishes dominated short-form video feeds.
Oblivion Remastered – The cursed character creator returns The notorious face sliders made a comeback and once again filled timelines with exaggerated and distorted heroes.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch 2) – The $90 price discourse Nintendo’s premium price tag triggered weeks of meme charts, mock protests and playful comparisons to luxury goods.
Hard Core Gamer’s Choice
8 Nominees
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
🥇WINNER
ARC Raiders
🥈2ND PLACE
HELLDIVERS 2
🥉3RD PLACE
Ready or Not
Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
Monster Hunter Wilds
The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies
Best Deal in 2025
Winners Announced
Beyond: Two Souls PC
🥇WINNER
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Edition PC
🥈2ND PLACE
DOOM Eternal PC
🥉3RD PLACE
Best Bang for your Buck Award
Winners Announced
R.E.P.O.
🥇WINNER
Escape from Duckov
🥈2ND PLACE
BATTLEFIELD 6
🥉3RD PLACE
Most Addictive
Winners Announced
BATTLEFIELD 6
🥇WINNER
Arc Raiders
🥈2ND PLACE
Escape from Duckov
🥉3RD PLACE
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FAQs
When does voting start and end?
Voting opens on 3rd December 2025 and closes on 19th December 2025. Be sure to cast your votes before the deadline!
How do I vote for my favourite games?
You can vote by clicking the “VOTE NOW” buttons within each category. Simply select your favourites from among the nominees and submit your choices.
Can I vote more than once?
Each person is allowed one vote per category to ensure fairness in the results.
How are the winners decided?
The winners are chosen based on a weighted system: 50% public votes, 25% Loaded votes, and 25% partner votes.
When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be revealed on the 23rd of December on the Loaded Social Media channels. Stay tuned for updates
What are the closed-for-voting categories?
These are new categories introduced this year where winners are selected by the Loaded team using real sales and platform data, rather than public voting.