The BAFTA Games Awards took place last night (April 8) in London, celebrating the past 12 months of video game greatness.
The ceremony took place at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall and was hosted by comedian Phil Wang, but was also livestreamed across YouTube and Twitch.
Astro Bot was the big winner of the night, with the PlayStation 5 game walking away with five trophies including Best Game. It beat out competition from Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Helldivers 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom and Thank Goodness You’re Here! in the category. Astro Bot was also awarded the BAFTA for Game Design, Audio Achievement, Animation and Family title.
During an acceptance speech for Best Game, Astro Bot’s director Nicolas Doucet said the team crafted the game with “so much love and so much care, without any thought about winning things.”
“We wanted to make people’s lives brighter,” he continued before paying tribute to the “game creators who came before us.”
Elsewhere during the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards, Balatro picked up the trophy for Best Debut, Helldivers 2 was awarded Best Music and Best British Game went to Thank Goodness You’re Here!.
The BAFTA Games Awards 2025 winners are:
Best Game
Astro Bot – Winner
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2
The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
Thank Goodness You’re Here
Animation
Astro Bot – Winner
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6
LEGO Horizon Adventure
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Artistic Achievement
Neva – Winner
Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Harold Halibut
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Still Wakes The Deep
Audio Achievement
Astro Bot – Winner
Animal Well
Helldivers 2
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Star Wars Outlaws
Still Wakes The Deep
British Game
Thank Goodness You’re Here! – Winner
A Highland Song
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Paper Trail
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Still Wakes The Deep
Debut Game
Balatro – Winner
Animal Well
Pacific Drive
The Plucky Squire
Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU
Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Evolving Game
Vampire Survivors – Winner
Diablo 4
Final Fantasy 14 Online
No Man’s Sky
Sea Of Thieves
World Of Warcraft
Family
Astro Bot – Winner
Cat Quest 3
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Little Kitty, Big City
The Plucky Squire
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Game Beyond Entertainment
Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU – Winner
Botany Manor
Kind Worlds 2
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Tetris Forever
Vampire Therapist
Game Design
Astro Bot – Winner
Animal Well
Balatro
Helldivers 2
The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
Tactical Breach Wizards
Multiplayer
Helldivers 2 – Winner
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6
LEGO horizon Adventures
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Tekken 8
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Music
Helldivers 2 – Winner
Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Star Wars Outlaws
Narrative
Metaphor: ReFantazio – Winner
Black Myth: Wukong
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Still Wakes The Deep
New Intellectual Property
Still Wakes The Deep – Winner
Animal Well
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Performer In A Leading Role
Alex Newman (Still Wakes The Deep) – Winner
Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
Isabella Inchbald (INDIKA)
Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2)
Y’lan Noel (Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6)
Performer In A Supporting Role
Karen Dunbar (Still Wakes The Deep) – Winner
Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2)
Aldis Amah Hamilton (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2)
Jon Blyth (Thank Goodness You’re Here!)
Matt Berry (Thank Goodness You’re Here!)
Michael Abubakar (Still Wakes The Deep)
Technical Achievement
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 – Winner
Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6
Tiny Glade
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Before the ceremony, BAFTA announced it would be awarding legendary video games composer Yoko Shimomura with the BAFTA Fellowship, the highest honour the organisation has.
Shimomura has scored a number of brilliant games, including Final Fantasy 15, Xenoblade Chronicles and the Kingdom Hearts series. In a statement she said: “I am absolutely delighted to receive such an amazing and prestigious award as this, although, honestly speaking, I still cannot quite believe it. I am who I am today thanks to all the people who have supported me, allowing me to continue being involved with the music that I love and discovering the medium of games where that music can flourish.”
In other news, Nintendo has confirmed that the game cartridges for the Switch 2 will taste disgusting. “We don’t want anybody to be at risk of any unwanted consumption,” explained one executive. “We have indeed made it so that if it enters your mouth, you’ll spit it out.”
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