It was a great evening for Counter-Strike 2 ultimately evening’s Recreation Awards 2025, as Valve’s FPS and French esports organisation Crew Vitality walked away with victories.
Counter-Strike 2 claimed the Greatest Esports Recreation award, whereas Crew Vitality’s CS2 roster was named Greatest Esports Crew.
Counter-Strike 2’s Spectacular 2025
Counter-Strike 2 beat out a few of esports’ most recognisable video games, which included Dota 2, League of Legends, VALORANT and Cellular Legends: Bang Bang. The CS2 esports ecosystem in 2025, which continues to be ongoing with the Budapest Main, has hosted tier-1 occasions all the world over.
In response to Esports Charts, a complete of seven occasions have recorded a peak viewership of greater than 1m. Furthermore, throughout these occasions, three completely different winners have been topped — Crew Vitality (IEM Katowice, IEM Melbourne, BLAST Rivals Spring, BLAST.television Austin Main), Crew Spirit (IEM Cologne), and FURIA (BLAST Rivals Fall).
Actually, Crew Vitality’s CS2 roster has gained a complete of seven Tier 1 trophies this yr, with the staff nonetheless in competition for an eighth on the Budapest Main. Much like CS2’s award, Crew Vitality was a part of a formidable nomination listing for Greatest Esports Crew.
VALORANT Champions 2025 winners NRG, MLBB Mid-Season Cup champions Crew Liquid PH and Dota 2’s The Worldwide victors Crew Falons had been all nominated for the award. Furthermore, regardless of not profitable the League of Legends World Championship, Gen.G Esports’ (Gen.G) dominance, each domestically and internationally, was recognised with a nomination.
Gen.G’s success was additionally showcased on the Recreation Awards 2025 because the staff’s mid laner, Jeong Ji ‘Chovy’ Hoon, was named Greatest Esports Athlete of the yr.
Which Video games Gained on the Recreation Awards 2025?
Exterior of the Recreation Awards’ devoted esports classes, many different notable titles throughout the business had been celebrated. RPG Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 claimed a complete of 9 awards, together with the coverarted Recreation of the Yr trophy.
Arc Raiders gained Greatest Multiplayer, beating out the likes of Battlefield 6, which not too long ago delayed its REDSEC esports plans to 2026. Furthermore, Marvel Rivals and Fortnite misplaced out to No Man’s Sky for Greatest Ongoing Recreation.
Greatest Preventing Recreation, which curiously featured 2XKO within the nomination listing regardless of being in beta, was gained by Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves. In the meantime, within the Greatest Sports activities/Racing Recreation class, Mario Kart World defeated the likes of EA Sports activities FC 26 and F1 25.
