The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences handed out its 29th Annual DICE Awards on February 12 in Las Vegas, with the ceremony airing live from the Aria Resort & Casino at 11pm ET. More than 30,000 industry professionals voted across 23 categories and 65 nominated games. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 finished the night with five wins, including Game of the Year. Ghost of Yōtei earned three awards. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Blue Prince each took two awards.
Clair Obscur previously performed strongly during the awards season, and it won nine awards at The Game Awards 2025.
DICE Awards 2026 winners
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- South of Midnight
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Ghost of Yōtei – Atsu
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Ghost of Yōtei
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Action Game of the Year
- Hades II
Adventure Game of the Year
- Ghost of Yōtei
Family Game of the Year
- LEGO® Party!
Fighting Game of the Year
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Racing Game of the Year
- Mario Kart World
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sports Game of the Year
- Rematch
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- The Alters
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- Hotel Infinity
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- Ghost Town
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- Blue Prince
Mobile Game of the Year
- Persona5: The Phantom X
Online Game of the Year
- Arc Raiders
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- Blue Prince
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Developed by Sandfall Interactive
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
- Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Modes: Single player
- Release: 2025-04-24
- Publisher: Kepler Interactive
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Age Rating:
ACB MA 15+ / PEGI 18 / USK 16 / CERO Z / GRAC 19+ / CLASS_IND 18 / ESRB M
- IGDB Rating: 93.1/100
