Sandfall Interactive continues its Larian-like ways as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year and four other trophies at the DICE Awards

    The 29th annual DICE Awards, honoring game makers "whose work pushed the boundaries of interactive storytelling, technical innovation," went down last night, and you'll never guess who took home the big prize for game of the year. I'll give you a hint: They're French.

    No, not Ubisoft, I mean Sandfall Interactive, the team behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the most feted videogame of 2025. Sandfall added a total of five more trophies to its shelf at last night's DICE awards, claiming wins for Role-Playing Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Story, and Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, on top of its GOTY.

    And the 29th Annual #DICEAwards Game of the Year goes to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Congratulations @expedition33.bsky.social!

    — @official-aias.bsky.social (@official-aias.bsky.social.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T21:08:57.418Z

    The PlayStation 5 exclusive Ghost of Yotei did well last night, winning a trio of awards for Outstanding Achievement in Character, Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, and Adventure Game of the Year. Kojima Productions won Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design and Outstanding Technical Achievement for Death Stranding 2 (coming soon to PC!), and—back to games you can actually play on PC—Dogubomb also took two trophies for Blue Prince, which won Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game and Outstanding Achievement in Game Design.

    Evan Well, the co-founder and former president of Naughty Dog, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame during the ceremony, "in recognition of his decades-long contributions to game development and leadership." The awards ceremony also included a brief interlude paying tribute to Vince Zampella, the co-founder of Infinity Ward and head of Battlefield, who was killed in a car crash in December 2025.

    Thank you Vince. #DICEAwards

    — @official-aias.bsky.social (@official-aias.bsky.social.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T21:08:57.492Z

    The five DICE Awards wins for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 adds to a Larian-like domination of the 2025 awards season: Sandfall's debut RPG matched Baldur's Gate 3's record-setting run at the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards, and then actually surpassed it by winning nine trophies at The Game Awards. The sweep is set to continue at the Game Developers Choice Awards in March, where Clair Obscur is nominated in eight out nine award categories. On top of all that, the studio was bestowed with France's Order of Arts and Letters earlier this month.

    The full list of winners at the 29th annual DICE Awards is below.

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