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24th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards Show
The 24th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards will take place on Wednesday, March 11 in Moscone West.
Full Nominees List
The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) is proud to share the full list of nominees for the 24th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards, recognizing excellence in game audio across music, sound design, dialogue, technology, and interactive audio. This year’s nominees reflect the outstanding creativity and craftsmanship of the global game audio community.
Below is the complete list of nominees as announced.
Audio of the Year
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Sony Interactive Entertainment, Kojima Productions)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Bethesda Softworks, MachineGames)
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (Blizzard Entertainment)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Kepler Interactive, Sandfall Interactive)
Delta Force (TiMi Studio Group, Team Jade)
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Best Accessible Audio Design
F1 25 (Electronic Arts, Codemasters)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Activision, Treyarch)
Sunlight (2021 Update) (Krillbite Studio)
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (Blizzard Entertainment)
Borderlands 4 (2K, Gearbox Software)
Best Audio for a Casual or Social Game
Destiny: Rising (NetEase Games)
Hearthstone: The Great Dark Beyond (Blizzard Entertainment)
League of Legends: Wild Rift (Tencent Games, Riot Games, Lightspeed Studios)
PUBG Mobile (Tencent Games / Level Infinite, Lightspeed Studios)
Honor of Kings (Tencent Games / Level Infinite, TiMi Studio Group)
Best Audio for an Indie Game
The Alters (11 bit studios)
Luto (Selecta Play / Astrolabe Games, Broken Bird Games)
Ghost Town (Fireproof Games)
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Wildgate (Dreamhaven, Moonshot Games)
Best Audio Mix
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Borderlands 4
Marvel Rivals
DOOM: The Dark Ages
Best Cinematic & Cutscene Audio
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Delta Force
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Dialogue for an Indie Game
Luto
Hades II
Eternal Strands
Mindlock – The Apartment
Infinity Nikki
Best Ensemble Cast Performance
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
South of Midnight
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Hades II
Best Game Audio Article or Publication
Designing Sound for the Centuries in “Civilization VII” – A Sound Effect
Unifying the Sonic Experience of “Split Fiction” – A Sound Effect
Behind the Captivating Sound of “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” – A Sound Effect
Game Audio Explained – your guide to making sound for games – A Sound Effect
GameSoundCon Game Audio Industry Survey Results 2025 – GameSoundCon Blog
Best Game Audio Presentation, Podcast, or Broadcast
A Matter of Perspective: Mixing Sound in “Split Fiction” – GDC 2025
301 – Hellblade II – Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast
Ludomusicology Thursday #296
How the Music of Expedition 33 Became this Composer’s First Game Project
Scoring and Implementation in a Multiplayer Horror Game (The Outlast Trials)
Best Game Foley
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Split Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Diablo Immortal: Druid Class
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Best Game Music Cover
Secret of the Forest – Chrono Trigger
For Narmer – Warframe
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 “Lumière”
Beach Theme – Super Mario 3D Land
Best Game Trailer Audio
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach – Pre-Order Trailer
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Project Spectrum – Announcement Trailer
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – Story Trailer
Dune: Awakening – Story Trailer
Best Main Theme
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Lorien Testard & Alice Duport-Percier
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – Christopher Tin
Sword of the Sea – Austin Wintory
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach – Woodkid
For The King II – John Robert Matz
Best Music for an Indie Game
Herdling – Joel Schoch
Spirit of the North 2 – Pav Gekko
Eclipsium – Hudson Bikichky
Hades II – Darren Korb
Sword of the Sea – Austin Wintory
Best New Original IP Audio
South of Midnight
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Split Fiction
KARMA: The Dark World
Sword of the Sea
Best Original Song
“Lumière” – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
“Altamaha-Ha” – South of Midnight
“To the Wilder” – Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
“Ra Ra BOOM” – Ra Ra BOOM
“Luminous” – Lost Soul Aside
Best Original Soundtrack Album
South of Midnight
Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune
Sword of the Sea
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Sound Design for an Indie Game
The Alters
Wildgate
Hades II
Luto
Knock on the Coffin Lid – Nightmares of Millenis
Best UI, Reward, or Objective Sound Design
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Borderlands 4
Wildgate
Marvel Rivals
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Best Voice Performance
Troy Baker as Indiana Jones – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Judy Alice Lee as Neyrelle – Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
Judy Alice Lee as Melinoë – Hades II
Shioli Kutsuna as Rainy – Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges – Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Creative and Technical Achievement in Music
Tempopo
Split Fiction
Daft Punk Experience by Epic
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Hades II
Creative and Technical Achievement in Sound Design
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Split Fiction
Borderlands 4
Dying Light: The Beast
Marvel Rivals
Dialogue of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Hades II
Split Fiction
Mafia: The Old Country
Infinity Nikki
Music of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Lorien Testard
Sword of the Sea – Austin Wintory
Spirit of the North 2 – Pav Gekko
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – Tin, Knorr & Rizzo
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Gordy Haab
Sound Design of the Year
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Split Fiction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Read the full announcement via Variety:
https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/game-audio-network-guild-2026-nominees-1236609132/
Order Duplicate Trophies & Certificates
Congratulations to the nominees and winners of the 2022 G.A.N.G. Awards! Duplicate trophies and nominee certificates are available now for a limited time.
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The Awards Show Process
Submissions for the G.A.N.G. Awards occur in the Fall, with the show itself occurring at the end of March (usually at GDC). Submissions are first vetted for eligibility. After submissions are verified to be eligible and in the correct category, Nominees in each category are selected by one of four nominating committees: Music Committee, Sound Design Committee, Dialogue Committee and “other Awards.” The committees comprise members of the G.A.N.G. Board of Directors, Advisory Board and other interested members of G.A.N.G.
Once the nominees are selected in each category, the final winner is voted on by the membership at large. The final winner is determined by a weighting of the full membership vote and the original committee vote.
Certain awards, such as Lifetime Achievement, the G.A.N.G. Recognition Award, The G.A.N.G Service Award, and the G.A.N.G. Ambassador Award are typically chosen directly by the G.A.N.G. officers.
Note: The Game Audio Network Guild may take measures it deems necessary to protect the integrity of the G.A.N.G. Awards from outside influence, vote trading, bloc voting or any other factors that could jeopardize the process.
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