Gayming Awards 2025
Fifth annual celebration of LGBTQ+ gaming excellence returns in July 2025 – public voting now open!
Returning for its fifth year, the Gayming Awards is broadcasting exclusively worldwide on World of Wonder’s WOW Presents Plus on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025.
In addition to the full length broadcast, highlights from the Awards will be shared across Gayming’s social media accounts where people can see the key moments unfold and successes celebrated.
To ensure that LGBTQ+ excellence can be celebrated equitably, the categories in the Awards have been reviewed and two new categories have been added, along with an amended nomination process for some categories.
Categories
Game of the Year
The Game of the Year Award celebrates the best game released in 2024, as chosen by our diverse panel of judges.
The nominees of this category are selected by our Community Council and the winner is chosen by our Judges.
Nominees:
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Bioware / EA
- 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
Gayming Magazine Readers Award
This award celebrates Gayming Magazine readers’ favourite game of 2024.
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by the Community Council, and the winner chosen by public vote.
Nominees:
- Caravan SandWitch – Studio Plane Toast / Dear Villagers
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Bioware / EA
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Capcom
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Square Enix
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure – Deck Nine / Square Enix
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered – Naughty Dog / PlayStation
VOTING NOW OPEN IN THIS CATEGORY! CLICK HERE TO VOTE.
Industry Diversity Award
Greater diversity in the games industry makes for greater diversity in games. This award celebrates the company or organization who has done a significant amount of work in promoting, developing and championing diversity in the global games industry in 2024.
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council and the winner chosen by our Judges.
Nominees:
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Code Coven
- Limit Break
- Rare
Community Impact Award – sponsored by Fireshine Games
This award celebrates an individual or community group who has made a significant impact in supporting and uplifting LGBTQ+ gamers in 2024.
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council and the winner chosen by our Judges.
Nominees:
- Boston Gaymers
- Charlotte Gaymers Network
- NYC Gaymers
- QueerVox
- The*gamehers
- Stream for a Cause
Best LGBTQ+ Character
The inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters in games is hugely important and can be a bold step for visibility. This award recognises the best LGBTQ character (playable or significant NPC) in a game released in 2024.
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council and the winner chosen by public vote.
Nominees:
- Bazz – Concord – Firewalk Studios / PlayStation
- Micah-10 – Destiny 2: The Final Shape – Bungie / PlayStation
- Michelle – Sorry We’re Closed – à la mode games / Akupara Games
- Rook – Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Bioware / EA
- Venture – Overwatch 2 – Blizzard Entertainment
- Vivian – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – Intelligent Systems / Nintendo
VOTING NOW OPEN IN THIS CATEGORY! CLICK HERE TO VOTE.
Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game
This award acknowledges the best indie game made by an independent developer which is focussed on telling an LGBTQ+ story, or heavily features an LGBTQ+ element.
For the purposes of this award, we define an ‘indie game’ as a game developed by an independent developer who is an individual or small group that is not owned by another company that makes games.
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council and the winner chosen by our Judges.
Nominees:
- Beloved Rapture – Rapturous Studio / 2 Left Thumbs
- Caravan SandWitch – Studio Plane Toast / Dear Villagers
- Fear the Spotlight – Cozy Game Pals / Blumhouse Games
- Kitsune Tails – Kitsune Games / Midboss
- Sorry We’re Closed – à la mode games / Akupara Games
- Tavern Talk – Gentle Troll Entertainment
LGBTQ+ Voice Actor of the Year Award
This award recognises LGBTQ+ excellence in voice acting in a game or animation in 2024.
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council and the winner chosen by our Judges.
Nominees:
- Ciarán Strange
- Erika Ishii
- JP Karliak
- Katie Cofield
- Kieran Regan
- Mila Jam
LGBTQ+ Content Creator of the Year
Streaming and content creation play a huge part in bringing together communities of likeminded people. This award is for the most popular LGBTQ content creator and streamer, as chosen by the watching public.
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council, and the winner chosen by both public vote and our Judges.
Nominees:
- ChiChi
- Ctrlaltquin
- DataDave
- GaymerONE1
- Halfmoonjoe
- Juice Boxx
- Negaoryx
- PearlTeese
VOTING NOW OPEN IN THIS CATEGORY! CLICK HERE TO VOTE.
Best LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award
This award recognises the contribution of a person or organisation who has done a significant amount of work in promoting, developing and championing diversity in esports in 2024.
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council and the winner chosen by our Judges.
Nominees:
- Bailey McCann
- Queer Women of Esports
- SonicFox
- Steve Arhancet
LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment of the Year Award – sponsored by My Nerd Life
This award celebrates the best geeky TV or movie with LGBTQ+ themes in 2024 (sci-fi, fantasy, or animated TV show/movie)
The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council and the winner chosen by public vote.
Nominees:
- 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
VOTING NOW OPEN IN THIS CATEGORY! CLICK HERE TO VOTE.
Gayming Icon Award
The Gayming Icon award is given to an individual that has significantly contributed towards furthering the status and increasing the visibility of the LGBTQ+ community in the gaming industry.
The winner of this category is chosen by the Gayming Staff.
Winner:
To be revealed in June 2025
LGBTQ Streamer Rising Star Class of ‘25
The Gayming Awards Rising Star Class of 2025 will consist of streamers, all of which have made incredible strides in their streaming career over the last year and have made significant contributions to the LGBTQ+ world within the gaming space.
The winners of this category are selected by the Gayming Ambassadors and Community Council.
Class Members:
To be revealed in June 2025
Sponsors & Supporters
The Gayming Awards are proudly sponsored by:
The Gayming Awards are proudly supported by:
More Info
Sponsorship inquiries: sponsorships@grayjonesmedia.com
Press inquiries: press@grayjonesmedia.com
