Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the RPG by Sandfall Interactive, won the Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year at the New York Game Awards.

Via a press release issued on Sunday, the New York Videogame Critics Circle recognized Clair Obscur and multiple other games during the 2026 ceremony. Games were eligible if they were released in the last calendar year.

The recognition to Clair Obscur comes a mere month after the game was selected as Game of the Year at the Game Awards. The RPG is also leading other upcoming award ceremonies, including the DICE Awards and the Game Developers Choice Awards, accruing eight nominations in each.

On contrast, the overall winners' slate makes for quite a diverse selection. The labyrinthine puzzler Blue Prince, for example, was awarded Best Indie Game. Blippo+, a live-action TV simulator, snagged Best Writing in a Game, while the newspaper tycoon sim News Tower took home Best Hidden Game.

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You can read the full list of winners at the New York Game Awards below:

Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game

Blue Prince

Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a GameBlippo+

Statue of Liberty Award for Best WorldHades II

Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a GameSouth of Midnight

Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a GameJennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Excelsior Award for Best NY GameBall x Pit

Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR GameLumines Arise

Central Park Childrens Zoo Award for Best Kids GameDonkey Kong Bananza

A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game

Is This Seat Taken?

High Line Award for Best Remake

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Chumleys Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem

News Tower

NYC GWB Award for Best DLCLies of P: Overture

Knickerbocker Award for Best Games JournalismPeople Make Games

Andrew Yoon Legend Award Recipient

The Pokémon Company