16-04-2025
‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard' Leads 2025 Gayming Awards Nominations
'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' is the frontrunner at this year's Gayming Awards, but it's an open ... More field.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has claimed a narrow lead in the nomination stakes going into the 2025 Gayming Awards, including a coveted place on an incredibly close Game of the Year list. Still, the show's stars-in-waiting appear to be some truly spectacular indie titles, which have long deserved their time in the limelight.
The fifth annual Gayming Awards, which will be broadcast on July 8 via WOW Presents Plus following an exclusive deal announced earlier this year, celebrates excellence in LGBTQ+ video games and queer representation in the industry.
The Veilguard is one of six titles nominated for Game of the Year, and it'll duke it out with Dragon's Dogma 2, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and the fantastic Fear The Spotlight. It's also shortlisted for the Gayming Magazine Readers' Award and Best LGBTQ+ Character, with lead character Rook earning a nomination.
It's also a great year for indies, with the superb Sorry We're Closed and Caravan SandWitch among smaller-studio hopefuls going into the ceremony.
Last year, Baldur's Gate 3 unsurprisingly claimed the biggest award of the night, while Thirsty Suitors rightly took home the Authentic Representation and Best LGBTQ Indie Game awards.
'Fear the Spotlight' more than deserves its place on the list.
'Caravan SandWitch' is one of the most underrated games of 2024, and you really should play it.
Public voting is now open in four categories, including the Readers' Award, Content Creator of the Year, Geek Entertainment of the Year, and Community Impact Award. Winners of the yet-unannounced Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ Streamer Rising Star Class of 2025 will be revealed closer to the event, at some point in June.
