On Steam, Expedition 33 “only” receives an award, the Game of the Year currently costs less than 16 euros

Also on Steam, the community is choosing its Game of the Year 2025. Unlike the Game Awards, the winner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 here receives only one award – the GOTY of the players on Steam is a different one.

Which game is Game of the Year on Steam? In 2025, the indie hit Hollow Knight: Silksong deeply touches the hearts of players and earns the title of Game of the Year on Steam (see Steam). It is a Soulslike Metroidvania, the predecessor “Hollow Knight” of which was already well received.

When Silksong was released on September 4, 2025, the rush of players even caused the servers of the Steam shop and Nintendo’s store to crash. Meanwhile, the game enjoys a “very positive” rating on Steam with around 88% positive votes out of 379,320 reviews. Silksong was also able to impress on Metacritic with a score of 90 out of 100 points.

In line with this achievement, you can currently purchase the game at a discounted price of €15.60 on Steam and dive into the world of Hollow Knight.

Here you can watch the trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong:

These games also impressed

Which games have also won? In the voting, Silksong not only won this title but also another award in the category “Award for the Best Game Where You Are Bad.” In addition to Hollow Knight: Silksong as Game of the Year 2025, other games also impressed the community in various categories:

• Baldur’s Gate 3: Award for “Work of Love”
• Hades II: Award for the Best Game on the Steam Deck
• PEAK: Award for “Better with Friends”
• Silent Hill f: Award for Outstanding Visual Style
• ARC Raiders: Award for Most Innovative Gameplay
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Award for Best Soundtrack
• Dispatch: Award for “Outstanding Game with a Profound Story”
• RV there yet?: Award for “Sit Back and Relax”
• The Midnight Walk: Award for VR Game of the Year

In contrast to the Game Awards 2025, where surprise hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took home 9 awards, the game only managed to impress in the soundtrack category on Steam.

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Meanwhile, at The Indie Game Awards, there was a setback for the popular Clair Obscur. Although they received an award in one category, they had to return it afterwards and were even disqualified. To find out why, read here: Expedition 33 wins the Game Awards, loses an already won award because they use AI