Astro Bot wins the top prize at the New York Game Awards 2025

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Following its win at The Game Awards, Team Asobi’s Astro Bot has now taken home another Game of the Year trophy — this time from the New York Game Awards. During the ceremony on January 21, the adventure-platformer won the Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year, as well as the Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game, and the Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game.

The event’s other winners include Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, UFO 50 and Metaphor: ReFantazio. Indie horror hit Mouthwashing took home the Hidden Gem Award, and Silent Hill 2 won the Best Remake Award. Troy Baker also won the Best Acting Award for his work in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the first major award win for the December release.

The New York Video Game Critics Circle also honored Sam Lake with the Andrew Yoon Legend Award for his work at Remedy on its connected universe of game franchises. Ryan O’Callaghan, executive director of the NYVGCC, said in a statement at the time the recipient was revealed: “It’s not often that you see a video game studio deliver a superb sequel to a title a decade later, but it’s even rarer to see how it resonates with fans and spawns a whole connected universe comprised of its past franchises. I don’t think anyone expects anything less from someone like Sam Lake. He spoke with some of our students and interns a few weeks ago, and it was insightful to see where he draws his inspiration and the care that goes into crafting a video game.”

Complete list of the winners of the 2025 New York Game Awards

  • Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year: Astro Bot
  • Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game: UFO 50
  • Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game: Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Statue of Liberty Award for Best World: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game: Astro Bot
  • Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game: Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game: Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game: Astro Bot
  • A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game: Zenless Zone Zero
  • Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake: Silent Hill 2
  • Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem: Mouthwashing
  • NYC GWB Award for Best DLC: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism: Simone De Rochefort & Clayton Ashley
  • Andrew Yoon Legend Award Recipient: Sam Lake


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