PlayStation Partner Awards 2025 Japan Asia Winners Announced - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 December 2025 / 1,352 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia has announced the winners of PlayStation Partner Awards 2025 Japan Asia.
"For the 2025 PlayStation Partner Awards, the traditional Users’ Choice Awards, Partner Awards, and Grand Awards returned, alongside the Accessibility Award and the brand-new PlayStation Indies Award," reads the PlayStation Blog post. "The Accessibility and PlayStation Indies awards celebrate the commitment to diverse play made by creators, as well as recognizing their creativity, development skill, and appreciation from PlayStation players.
"PlayStation Partner winners were honored by long-standing members of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s executive team, including President and CEO of SIE, Hideaki Nishino, alongside the Senior Vice Presidents of Global Partner Development & Relations division, Pete Royea, Kiichiro Urata, and Phil Rosenberg. The PlayStation Partner Awards remains a celebration that honors the creativity of talented developers, and celebrates the amazing variety of hit titles that PlayStation communities in Japan and Asia enjoyed throughout the year."
Read the winners below:
Grand Award
Awarded to the top five titles developed in the Japan / Asia regions with the highest worldwide sales between October 2024 and September 2025.
| Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| eFootball | Konami |
| Marvel Rivals | NetEase Games |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | Capcom |
| Zenless Zone Zero | HoYoverse |
Partner Award
Awarded to titles developed in the Japan / Asia region with top-ranked worldwide sales between October 2024 and September 2025, with particularly noteworthy commercial accomplishments.
| Elden Ring Nightreign | FromSoftware, Inc. / Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater | Konami |
| Path of Exile II | Grinding Gear Games |
| Silent Hill f | Konami |
| Wuthering Waves | Kuro Games |
Accessibility Award
Awarded to titles developed by Japan / Asia studios that launched in 2025, notable for the high quality and development effort of their accessible gameplay implementations, including alternative control schemes, colorblind modes, audio description, and more.
| Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | Sega |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | Capcom |
PlayStation Indies Award
A new PlayStation Partner Awards category, recognizing the variety and creativity of independent game creators and studios working in Japan/Asia. The title list was curated from 12 outstanding indie titles produced in Japan and the broader Asia region, then voted on by PlayStation players. Said John Vega, Global Director of the Indies team: “It is an honor to introduce the inaugural PlayStation Indies Award chosen by you, the players. This award recognizes some of the awesome Indie titles that have released on PlayStation over the past year from our partners across Japan and Asia and celebrates their impressive creativity. PlayStation loves Indies!”
| Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist | Binary Haze Interactive |
| Nine Sols | Red Candle Games |
| Urban Myth Dissolution Center | Shueisha Games |
Users’ Choice Award
Awarded to the top five titles released in the Japan / Asia region between October 2024 and September 2025, selected by user votes in the Japan/Asia region, out of the top 30 titles with the longest total game play time.
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Kepler Interactive |
| Dynasty Warriors: Origins | Koei Tecmo |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | Capcom |
| Silent Hill f | Konami |
| Wuthering Waves | Kuro Games |
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