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We’re halfway through 2026: Here are our contenders for Game of the Year so far

Our picks for GOTY slots in the first half of 2026.

Destructoid

Can LEGO Batman Win Game of the Year? Why Fans Think Legacy of the Dark Knight Is a GOTY Contender

The newly released LEGO Batman game is quickly becoming one of the year's biggest surprise hits, with fans already calling it a legitimate Game of the Year contender.

International Business Times UK

Game of the Year 2026 Predictions: Who Leads the Race of AAA Gaming Contenders?

Who will win the Game of the Year 2026? We analyze the top AAA Gaming Contenders and share expert Video Game Predictions for the most anticipated titles currently shaping the industry

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 follows Baldur's Gate 3 to become the second game ever to win all five major GOTY awards

The GOTY sweep is real

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is still winning GOTY awards, snagging the top honor at DICE to extend its lead over Elden Ring and every other game in history

The French RPG won another five trophies

GamesRadar

Monster Hunter Wilds is on my GOTY list for a reason, but after a messy year I just want Capcom to wipe the slate clean with Master Rank DLC

Year in Review 2025 | That, and fix the PC port

GamesRadar

The Game Awards live coverage: Every reveal and announcement as it happens

Keep up with all the news and awards at The Game Awards 2025.

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Fallout and The Elder Scrolls boss Todd Howard's GOTY pick just so happens to be the current game of the year frontrunner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Join the line

GamesRadar

What to expect from The Game Awards 2025: What's rumored to be there, what's already confirmed, and what we think is taking home GOTY

Everywhere we know about The Game Awards 2025 so far.

PC Gamer

Silksong devs have already given up hope for The Game Awards 2025’s biggest prize

Team Cherry may not attend 2025 The Game Awards in L.A.

Dot Esports

Team Cherry may not attend The Game Awards even though Silksong is nominated for GOTY, but they're pretty sure a different 'exceptional and broadly palatable' game will win

Either way, it's the year of the parry.

PC Gamer

Silksong devs "maybe" aren't going to The Game Awards and think they're "safe" from a GOTY win because of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which is "exceptional and broadly palatable"

For those who skong after

GamesRadar

Shroud disappointed by 2025 GOTY nominations, calls some entries ‘biased’

He isn't happy about ARC Raiders' absence from the most prestigious list.

Dot Esports

"Another rigged year:" Former FPS pro Shroud responds to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 getting a Game Awards GOTY nomination over Arc Raiders, says "the world is just not ready for AI in video games"

He also questions "who the f*** is playing" GOTY nominee Donkey Kong Bananza

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Former FPS pro Shroud says Arc Raiders should win GOTY over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, even if he thinks "multiplayer gamers are the minority"

"I've never voted for anything ever"

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer "did not play any video games" before joining the hit French JRPG, but now she's speedrunning the hits: "I have Platinumed Elden Ring, God of War, God of War Ragnarok"

Making up for lost time

Destructoid

Donkey Kong Bananza is looking like a potential GOTY candidate with Pauline in tow

Nintendo Switch 2 is about to get a second must-buy exclusive.

Destructoid

POLL: We’re halfway through 2025. What game do you think has the best shot at GOTY?

So many stellar picks.

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A delayed review, a GOTY controversy, and a Big Geralt: Our strange 10-year relationship with The Witcher 3

A look back at PC Gamer's slightly odd history with one of the best RPGs ever made.

GamesRadar

With GTA 6 delayed to 2026, prepare for this year's floodgates to burst as publishers scramble to fill the empty space left by their biggest fear

Opinion | Lucrative release dates and even GOTY are all back on the menu

GamesRadar

"Get a journal, a pen, and buy the game already": Balatro creator says new puzzle roguelike Blue Prince is "already one of the best games I've ever played"

LocalThunk thinks Blue Prince is a lock for a GOTY nomination

PC Gamer

Balatro creator LocalThunk is throwing his weight around to make sure Blue Prince gets some love at The Game Awards: 'Geoff my man I better see Blue Prince as a GOTY nominee'

Blue Prince is really good, and LocalThunk wants to make sure everyone knows about it.

PC Gamer

PC Gamer vindicated by Swen Vincke: Larian boss calls Balatro his personal GOTY as it sweeps top prize from devs at GDC awards

All well and good that Balatro got its plaudits, but what truly matters here is that we were right.

Windows Central

My favorite multiplayer game in ages just got snubbed at The Game Awards — I can't believe it's not up for Game of the Year

Helldivers 2 is a phenomenal game and one of the best multiplayer co-op titles in recent memory. I can't believe it didn't get a GOTY nomination at The Game Awards.

Guitar World

Game-changers, taste-makers and trend-setters: here are 2023's guitarists of the year

We tip our hats to the players that made 2023 such a defining year in guitar history – and whose achievements we'll be talking about in years to come

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