29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
DateFebruary 12, 2026 (2026-02-12)
VenueAria Resort & Casino
Hosted byStella Chung, Greg Miller
Highlights
Most awardsClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (5)
Most nominations
Game of the YearClair Obscur: Expedition 33
Hall of FameEvan Wells

The 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 29th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards ("Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"), an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2025. The awards ceremony was arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and was part of the 2026 D.I.C.E. Summit. The ceremony occurred on February 12, 2026, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Miller of Kinda Funny Games and Stella Chung, formerly of IGN, returned as hosts for the ceremony. The nominees were announced on January 8, 2026.

Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Sucker Punch Productions' Ghost of Yōtei topped the list with 8 nominations, with the former winning the most awards of the ceremony with 5 wins, including "Game of the Year". Embark Studios' ARC Raiders and AdHoc Studio's Dispatch garnered 6 nominations each, followed by Dogubomb's Blue Prince earning 5 total nominations with Kojima Productions' Death Stranding 2: On the Beach close behind with 4 nominations. Sony Interactive Entertainment garnered the most nominations amongst publishers, while Electronic Arts published the most nominated games. Kepler Interactive won the most awards as a publisher, and tied with Sony Interactive Entertainment for publishing the most award-winning games.

Evan Wells, former president of Naughty Dog and lead designer for Crash Bandicoot: Warped and the Jak & Daxter games, received the Academy's Hall of Fame Award.