For the first time in-person since 2019, the Golden Joystick Awards took place on Friday, November 10 in London as well as being live-streamed. The Golden Joystick Awards have been celebrating the best in gaming since 1983, and this year (to no one’s surprise) Baldur’s Gate 3 and Larian Studios secured wins in seven categories, including Ultimate Game of the Year.
The full list of categories and winners is below.
- Best Storytelling – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best Visual Design – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best Game Expansion – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Best Indie Game – Sea of Stars
- Best VR Game – Horizon Call of the Mountain
- Best Multiplayer Game – Mortal Kombat 1
- Best Audio – Final Fantasy XVI
- Best Game Trailer – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Best Streaming Game – Valorant
- Best Game Community – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best Gaming Hardware – PSVR 2
- Best Lead Performer – Ben Starr as Clive, Final Fantasy XVI
- Best Supporting Performer – Neil Newborn as Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
- Still Playing – No Man’s Sky
- Studio of the Year – Larian Studios
- Breakthrough Award – Coccoon / Geometric Interactive
- Critics’ Choice Award – Alan Wake II
- Nintendo Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- PC Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Xbox Game of the Year – Starfield
- PlayStation Game of the Year – Resident Evil 4
- Most Wanted Game – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Ultimate Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
