Dragon Age: The Veilguard tops the list of nominations for the 2025 Gayming Awards

The Gayming Awards, now in its fifth year, has announced its latest nominees, with "Dragon Age: The Veilguard" leading with three nominations out of 12 possible categories, including the coveted Game of the Year.

Titles such as "Life Is Strange: Double Exposure," "Dragon's Dogma 2," and several others each received two nods. These include noteworthy candidates like "The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered," "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door," "Fear the Spotlight," and "Caravan SandWitch."

Categories for this year feature recognitions like Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game, Best LGBTQ+ Character, as well as honors for achievements in voice acting and diversity within the industry.

While winners for the Gayming Icon Award and the LGBTQ+ Streamer Rising Star Class Award will be announced in June 2025, the main awards ceremony is set for July 8, streaming on WOW Presents Plus.

Robin Gray, the creator of Gayming Magazine & Gaming Awards, expressed enthusiasm about the broad representation among this year’s nominees, ranging from major titles to compelling indie games, and praised the industry's efforts to promote and support the LGBTQ+ community.

Gray added excitement about the incredible contributions from content creators and voice actors who enrich the LGBTQ+ gaming community.

Complete list of nominees:

Game of the Year

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare/Electronic Arts)
• Dragon's Dogma 2 (Capcom)
• Fear the Spotlight (Cozy Game Pals/Blumhouse Games)
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
• The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered (Naughty Dog/PlayStation)

Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game Award

• Beloved Rapture (Rapturous Studio/2 Left Thumbs)
• Caravan SandWitch (Studio Plane Toast/Dear Villagers)
• Fear the Spotlight
• Kitsune Tails (Kitsune Games/Midboss)
• Sorry We're Closed (À la mode Games/Akapura Games)
• Tavern Talk (Gentle Troll Entertainment)

Gayming Magazine Readers' Award

• Caravan SandWitch
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Dragon's Dogma 2
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

Industry Diversity Award

• Blizzard Entertainment
• Code Coven
• Limit Break
• Rare

Community Impact Award – sponsored by Fireshine Games

• Boston Gaymers
• Charlotte Gaymers Network
• NYC Gaymers
• QueerVox
• The*gamehers
• Stream for a Cause

Best LGBTQ+ Character Award

• Bazz – Concord (Firewalk Studios/PlayStation)
• Micah-10 – Destiny 2: The Final Shape (Bungie/PlayStation)
• Michelle – Sorry We're Closed
• Rook – Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Venture – Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Vivian – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

LGBTQ+ Voice Actor of the Year Award

• Ciarán Strange
• Erika Ishii
• JP Karliak
• Katie Cofield
• Kieran Regan
• Mila Jam

LGBTQ+ Content Creator of the Year Award

• ChiChi
• Ctrlaltquin
• DataDave
• GaymerONE1
• halfmoonjoe
• Juice Boxx
• Negaoryx
• PearlTeese

Best LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award

• Bailey McCann
• Queer Women of Esports
• SonicFox
• Steve Arhancet

LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment of the Year Award – sponsored by MyNerdLife

• Agatha All Along (Marvel Studios)
• Arcane: Season 2 (Netflix)
• Hazbin Hotel (SpindleHorse Toons/Amazon Studios)
• Heartstopper (Netflix)
• Interview with the Vampire: Season 2 (AMC)
• The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Dead by Daylight (Shudder)