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

The fifth annual Gayming Awards have unveiled their nominations, with "Dragon Age: The Veilguard" leading with three nominations in a total of twelve categories, including the prestigious Game of the Year.

Titles such as "Life Is Strange: Double Exposure," "Dragon's Dogma 2," "The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered," "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door," "Fear the Spotlight," and "Caravan SandWitch" have each received two nominations across various categories.

The accolades this year feature categories like Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game, Best LGBTQ+ Character, LGBTQ+ Voice Actor of the Year, along with awards for Industry Diversity and Community Impact.

The recipients of the Gayming Icon Award and the LGBTQ+ Streamer Rising Star Class award will be announced in June 2025.

The award ceremony is set for July 8 and will be broadcast on the streaming platform WOW Presents Plus by World of Wonder.

Robin Gray, the founder of Gayming Magazine & Gaming Awards, commented, "This year's Gayming Awards presents an incredible array of nominees. Ranging from top-tier AAA titles to empowering LGBTQ+ indie games, there's something for everyone."

Gray added, "Beyond the games, we're celebrating companies, individuals, and community groups who have shown exceptional dedication in supporting LGBTQ+ gamers, esports participants, and industry professionals over the past year."

Expressing further enthusiasm, Gray remarked, "The nominees in our content creator and voice acting categories bring immense value to the vibrant universe of queer gaming."

Complete list of nominations:

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)