We now step away from television for a moment and turn our attention to video games and film, with the results of Geektown’s Game of the Year and Geektown’s Movie of the Year.
As ever, both categories delivered an eclectic mix of nominees. On the gaming side, there was everything from long-awaited sequels and beloved franchises to strategy titles and indie darlings. Meanwhile, the movie shortlist ranged from big-budget blockbusters and franchise entries to original genre fare and prestige drama.
Here’s how you voted.
Geektown’s Game of the Year
Nominees:
Anno 117 Pax Romana (Ubisoft)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions)
Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD)
Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software)
Ghost of Y?tei (Sucker Punch Productions)
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Jurassic World Evolution 3 (Frontier Developments)
Keeper (Double Fine)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios)
South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios)
The Alters (11 Bit Studios)
Bronze: Doom: The Dark Ages – id Software
Silver: Jurassic World Evolution 3 – Frontier Developments
Gold Winner: Donkey Kong Bananza – Nintendo EPD
In a result that will surprise absolutely no one who’s spent any time with the game, but may be a shock to some, Donkey Kong Bananza swings its way to the top to take Geektown’s Game of the Year.
Nintendo’s latest outing for its iconic ape clearly struck a chord with voters, comfortably finishing ahead of a strong and varied field. From long-running favourites like Jurassic World Evolution 3 to the brutal return of Doom, the category was packed with quality, but Donkey Kong Bananza’s sheer fun factor and polish proved impossible to beat.
Elsewhere, it was a strong year for both big sequels and original ideas, with titles such as Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2 finding solid support among Geektown readers, while critical favourite Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 performed well overall, but fell just short of the podium here.
Geektown’s Movie of the Year
Nominees:
28 Years Later
Companion
Frankenstein
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Superman
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Long Walk
Thunderbolts*
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Warfare
Weapons
Wicked: Part Two
Bronze: K-Pop Demon Hunters
Silver: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Gold Winner: 28 Years Later
Taking the top spot with a commanding share of the vote, 28 Years Later is crowned Geektown’s Movie of the Year.
The long-awaited return to the world first introduced in 28 Days Later clearly resonated with audiences, blending horror, tension and atmosphere in a way that felt both timely and true to the franchise’s roots. Its victory over heavyweight competition such as Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Wicked: Part Two underlines just how strong an impression it made.
Behind it, the continued appeal of big-screen spectacle was evident, with franchises like Mission: Impossible, Fantastic Four and Sonic all placing well, while original and genre-bending entries such as K-Pop Demon Hunters and Sinners proved there’s still plenty of appetite for something a little different.
Together, these two categories highlight a year where audiences rewarded both fun and familiarity, but also showed a willingness to back bold ideas when they land.
More results from the Geektown Awards 2025 are coming very soon, as we wrap up the final categories and look back at the shows, films and games that made the biggest impact on Geektown readers this year.
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