The best esports game of the year has been announced at The Game Awards 2025

The best esports game of the year at The Game Awards 2025 became CS2, which managed to beat another Valve project – Dota 2

This was reported on the official website of the event.

League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Valorant also fought for the title of the best esports game. It's worth noting that the main competitor in the nomination was considered to be League of Legends from Riot Games, which had already won the title at another similar event.

Credits: The Game Awards 2025

However, CS2 at The Game Awards 2025 took the first place, beating all competitors. It's worth noting that this year the game recieved really many updates, including new maps, the charm feature, sticker saving and other interesting features.

Despite the fact that Dota 2 couldn’t take the first place, the game's online for the first time in 9 years reached a peak value of 600 thousand players. The last time such activity was seen in the MOBA was back in 2016