Astro Bot Triumphs, Secures Gold at the 2025 DICE Awards
By Checklist by Team Asobi/PlayStation.
Team Asobi’s Astro Bot was honored as the Game of the Year at last week’s 28th annual DICE Awards held in Las Vegas.
The PlayStation 5 adventure game achieved recognition in several categories throughout the night, securing awards for Excellence in Animation, Outstanding Technical Achievement, Family Game of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement in Game Design. Another PS5 title, Helldivers II also walked away with multiple honors: Online Game of the Year, Excellence in Audio Design, Excellence in Original Music Composition, and Action Game of the Year.
Additional notable winners included Balatro and Indiana Jones & the Great Circle, both of whom received three individual awards. The complete list of winners can be viewed below.
2025 DICE Awards Complete List:
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Excellence in Animation: Astro Bot
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Excellence in Art Direction: Dark Story: Wukong
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Excellence in Character: Indiana Jones & the Great Circle (Henry “Indiana” Jones)
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Excellence in Original Music Composition: Helldivers II
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Excellence in Audio Design: Helldivers II
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Excellence in Narrative: Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
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Outstanding Technical Achievement: Astro Bot
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Action Game of the Year: Helldivers II
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Adventure Game of the Year: Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
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Family Game of the Year: Astro Bot
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Fighting Game of the Year: Tekken 8
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Racing Game of the Year: F1 24
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Online Game of the Year: Helldivers II
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Role-Playing Game of the Year: Metaphor: ReFantazio
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Sports Game of the Year: MLB The Show 24
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Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Balatro
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Virtual Reality Technical Achievement: Starship Home
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Virtual Reality Game of the Year: Batman: Arkham Shadow
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Excellence for an Indie Game: Balatro
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Excellence in Mobile Game: Balatro
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Excellence in Game Design: Astro Bot
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Excellence in Game Direction: Animal Properly
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Game of the Year: Astro Bot
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