The Game Awards 2025 Opens With A Magnificent Musical Performance From Clair Obscur

The Game Awards 2025 are once again playing host to the year-end celebration of gaming's past, present, and future, and for this year's show, it opened with a very powerful performance featuring some of the beloved music from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the most nominated game in the history of The Game Awards.

Players who enjoyed Expedition 33 often spoke highly of the music, so it's a great fit to kick off the show even before you start counting up all 12 of the game's nominations. You can watch the full performance below, which features the vocalists from the Game of the Year nominee.

After having won GameSpot's very own 2025 Game of the Year award, Clair Obscur is expected to win many awards during the show, and is considered the front-runner for the show's ultimate prize. Here's the full list of nominations it's up for at The Game Awards 2025:

• Game of the Year
• Best Game Direction
• Best Narrative
• Best Art Direction
• Best Score and Music
• Best Audio Design
• Best Independent Game
• Best Debut Indie Game
• Best RPG
• Best Performance x 3

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