2025 might be over, but Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s GOTY run certainly isn’t

Last year was a wild one for video games. We saw tremendous titles left and right, especially coming from smaller or independent studios that proved AAA gaming wasn’t king anymore. One stood out among them: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which won just about everything it was nominated for.

And it seems the streak won’t be stopping in 2026, either.

As first spotted by Game Developer, Expedition 33 has won yet another Game of the Year award at the 15th New York Game Awards. It wasn’t its only win, however, as Jennifer English secured an award for Best Acting in a Video Game, replicating her success from The Game Awards. She has thus far played in three GOTY TGA winners, including Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3, and, finally, Expedition 33.

This year is yet to see more award ceremonies take place. Though they’ll be considering 2025 titles, many of these events do usually take place after the calendar year has closed off, allowing them to avoid situations like the one Dispatch had at TGA, where it’ll be considered for the 2026 event despite releasing in October 2025.

Some of the most prominent events we’re excited for are the DICE Awards on Feb. 12 and the British Academy Game Awards on April 17. However, I think we can all guess at what the GOTY winner will be. Not that it hadn’t won every single time it was nominated for the category.

But some of the others might prove more surprising yet. Or I should hope so, at least.