Astro Bot: Another Award for Team Asobi's Excellent Platformer!

General news News PlayStation PlayStation News 04/09/2025

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Now the only question is when Sony will think about bringing the game to PC… or will it go the way of Demon’s Souls Remake (it will remain exclusive)?

Astro Bot was the big winner at the 2025 BAFTA Game Awards, taking home five awards including Best Game. The PlayStation 5 platformer from Team Asobi also took home awards for sound, animation, game design, and family. Still Wakes The Deep from British studio The Chinese Room also won three awards. And two went to actors Alec Newman and Karen Dunbar for their performances in the horror game set on an oil rig. Helldivers 2, a cooperative game that was a big hit last year, won two awards (in the multiplayer and music categories).

There was a rather eclectic mix of games, with the card-based roguelike Balatro, the platformer Neva, and the narrative-driven action game Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II also receiving awards. To be nominated, games had to meet one criterion: they had to be released between November 25, 2023 and November 15, 2024. One award has already been announced, with the BAFTA Fellowship Award going to Yoko Shimomura, a composer known for her work on Kingdom Hearts, Xenoblade, and Final Fantasy, among others.

Here are the categories and winners (with developer or game names in parentheses):

Animation: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
Artistic Achievement: Neva (Nomada Studio)
Audio Achievement: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
Best Game: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
British Game: Thank Goodness You’re Here! (Coal Supper)
Debut Game: Balatro (LocalThunk)
Evolving Games: Vampire Survivors (poncle)
Family: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
Fellowship: Yoko Shimomura
Game Beyond Entertainment: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Game Design: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
Multiplayer: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios)
Music: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios)
Narrative: Metaphor ReFantazio (Studio Zero)
New Intellectual Property: Still Wakes The Deep (The Chinese Room)
Performer in a Leading Role: Alec Newman (Still Wakes The Deep)
Performer in a Supporting Role: Karen Dunbar (Still Wakes The Deep)
Technical Achievement: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory)

Source: Gamesindustry

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