Silent Hill f voted Game of the Year by Japanese users in Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2025 

There were the winners of all categories of one of Japan’s largest user-voted game award events.

On March 14, Kadokawa Game Linkage announced the winners of the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2025, one of Japan’s largest user-voted game award events. Voting took place from December 19, 2025 to January 18, 2026, and included titles that were released in the previous year as well as currently running live- service games. Silent Hill f was crowned Game of the Year during the awards livestream, and received two more awards as well. 

The Best Game Developer/Studio award went to the Silent Hill f Development Team, which consists of NeoBards Entertainment and Konami staff. Konatsu Kato won the Best Voice Actor award for her portrayal of protagonist Hinako Shimizu. 

Here is the full list of the winners: 

Game of the Year – Silent Hill f 

MVC (Best Game Developer/Studio) – Silent Hill f ​​Development Team 

Best Scenario – The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- 

Best Graphics – Ghost of Yōtei 

Best Music – Mario Kart World 

Best Voice Actor – Konatsu Kato as Hinako Shimizu (Silent Hill f) 

Best Character – Corbeau (Pokémon Legends: Z-A) 

Best Online Game – R.E.P.O. 

Best Action Game – Donkey Kong Bananza 

Best Action-Adventure Game – Ghost of Yōtei 

Best Adventure Game – Urban Myth Dissolution Center 

Best RPG – Pokémon Legends: Z-A 

Best Mobile Game – SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL 

Best Indie Game – Urban Myth Dissolution Center 

Best Debut Game – The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- 

2026 Most Anticipated Title – The Duskbloods 

Famitsu Dengeki Special Award – Split Fiction/Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter 

Related: Silent Hill f Hinako’s name was literally a When they Cry series reference, says writer Ryukishi07. “I think it’s high time somebody noticed” 

Silent Hill f was initially supposed to take on a more classic religious cult narrative, but the devs trusted global players to grasp a fully Japanese mythological worldview

Carlos "Zoto" Zotomayor
Carlos "Zoto" Zotomayor

Automaton West writer. Zoto has been playing video games for 30+ years now but has only recently come to grips with PC gaming. When he isn't playing video games, he watches romance anime and gets mad when his best girl never wins.

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