Baby Steps

26th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

The 26th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards served as both a celebration of creative excellence and a critical forum for addressing the current instability within the global gaming industry.

• Death Stranding 2 won the Game of the Year award at the 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards.
• Nominees for the 2026 Game of the Year included Donkey Kong Bonanza (Nintendo EPD), Claire Obscure: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive), Ghost of Yote (Sucker Punch Productions), and Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios).
• The Innovation Award nominees featured Baby Steps (Devolver Digital), Ball Pit (Devolver Digital), Blueprints (Raw Fury), Panic Dispatch (Ad Hoc Studio), Ghost of Yote (Sony Interactive Entertainment), and Split Fiction (Electronic Arts).