Light and Shadow: Expedition 33 won seven prizes, such as the 2025 Golden Rolling Bar finals, beyond the Byrd Gate 3 record.

The 43rd Golden Joystick Awards (Golden Rock) Awards were held last night, and the biggest winner in 2025 was the French Fantasia RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which won the Ultimate Game of the Year award, which was the biggest highlight of the year.

With more than 40 years of history, the Golden Rocks Prize has been chosen by global players, with only a few categories assessed by professional assessors, and recently hosted by the foreign media Games Radar+, this year ‘ s award ceremony took place at 8 Northonbland Avenue.

The remaining outstanding works, including The Spirit of Goats, Grand Theft Auto VI, Hollow Knight: Silksong and PEAK, took with them two prizes, adding more to this year’s highly competitive Golden Rock Award.

This year, Light and Shadow: The Expedition 33 won not only in all five entries, but also in both the characters and the sidewalkers. The actress Jennifer Englich won the best part of the show with Maelle, while the actor Ben Starr won the best part with Verso, and Sandfall Interactive was chosen as the annual studio.

In total, seven prizes won the highest number of awards for the Golden Rocks Award in 2023. The Bod Gate 3 was one of the most popular pieces in history, with seven big prizes, going beyond the six records created by Last Liver 2 in 2020.

Another new, highly discussed, Ghost of Yütei won the best sound design and the annual host game, while the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong took the PC annual game and the best home-grown independent game.

Golden Joystick Awards 2025: The main winning list is organized below:

• Ultimate Game of the Year Award: Light and Shadow: Expedition 33

• Best Storelling: Light and Shadow: Expedition 33

• Best Vision Design: Light and Shadow: Expedition 33

• Best Soundtrack: Light and Shadow: Expedition 33

• Best Lead Performer: Jennifer English.

• Best Supporting Performer: Ben Starr.

• Studio of the Year: Sandfall Interact

• Console Game of the Year: Ghost of Yuptei

• Best Audio Design: Ghost of Yuptei

• PC Game of the Year: Hollow Knight: Silksong

• Best Indie Game Self-Published: Hollow Knight: Silksong

• Best Indie Game: Blue Prince

• Best Multiplayer Game: Peak

• Best Game Expansion (Best Game Plus DLC): The Lies of Pinocchio: A Prelude

• Best Remake/Remaster (Best ReR/ReR): The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

• Best Game Trailer (Best Game)

• Streamers ‘ Choice (Live Presidential Award): Peak

• Breakthrough Award: Schedule I

• Hall of Fame: The Sims

• Most Warned Game: Grand Theft Auto VI

• Best Gaming Hardware: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

This year, the Golden Rock Award has maintained the spirit of the player-led competition, with Light and Shadow: Expedition 33 setting the stage for an annual theme with overwhelming results, and has also given more attention to its potential performance in TGA at the end of the year.