The annual Game Developers Conference Awards ceremony was held last night, with a total of 9 awards presented including Game of the Year and Best Newcomer.

The games nominated for GDC 2025 Game of the Year are Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Helldivers 2, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

In the end, "Balatro" defeated other competitors and won the GDC 2025 Game of the Year, and the 3A game "Black Myth: Wukong" won the Best Visual Arts Award.

The game Balatro was developed by an independent game developer in two and a half years. After the game sales exceeded five million copies, this "junior" game developer has become financially independent with the income from this game.