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It might have lost out at Geoff Keighley's Game Awards, but Hollow Knight Silksong has claimed the top spot on PC, taking home the Game of the Year prize in the 2025 Steam Awards. The annual contest is voted for by users, making it a good sample of what was enjoyed by the most people. Yes, it's a bit of a popularity contest at times, but with the Valve storefront still overwhelmingly the go-to place for PC gaming, it's useful to take a measure of the audience. While it couldn't add to its impressive GOTY win count here, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 still managed to sneak in a well-deserved prize for best soundtrack, so let's take a look at what won elsewhere.

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Hollow Knight Silksong. That's it, that's the post. It's been six years since Team Cherry first revealed that it was planning a full-fledged sequel to its adored Metroidvania, and we've spent at least three of those wildly speculating on when we'd finally get to play it. Now it's here - but the launch has quickly (and perhaps predictably) sent the Valve store into trouble. Players trying to grab their copy and start exploring have found their progress blocked by Steam server issues.

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