Complete List of 2026 Golden Joystick Awards Winners
Best Audio Design
"Onimusha: Way of the Sword"
"Big Walk"
"Marathon"
"Rhythm Heaven Groove"
"Saros"
"Star Wars: Galactic Racer"
Best Early Access Game
"Subnautica 2"
"Dead as Disco"
"Menace"
"skate."
"Slay the Spire 2"
"Wardogs"
Best Game Adaptation
"Iron Lung"
"Devil May Cry" Season 2
"Exit 8"
"Fallout" Season 2
"Mortal Kombat II"
"Resident Evil"
Best Game Expansion
"DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations"
"Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven"
"Dave the Diver – In the Jungle Content Pack"
"Quake: Dawn of the Machine"
"The Alters: Last Variable"
"World of Warcraft: Midnight"
Best Game Trailer
"Resident Evil Requiem" — Evil Has Always Had a Name
"Battlefield 6" x "Top Gun" — Carrier Strike Cinematic Trailer
"Big Walk" — Release Date Announcement
"Cairn" — Launch Trailer
"Mouse: P.I. For Hire" — Official Launch Trailer
"Prove You're Human" — Announcement Trailer
Best Gaming Hardware
Steam Controller
Logitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE
Razer Viper V4 Pro
Secretlab ATLAS
Sony INZONE M10S II
Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II
Best Indie Game
"Valheim"
"Big Walk"
"Denshattack!"
"Esoteric Ebb"
"Mixtape"
"Mouse: P.I. For Hire"
"Order of the Sinking Star"
"Reanimal"
"Sovereign Tower"
"Titanium Court"
Best Indie Game — Self-Published
"Meccha Chameleon"
"Cairn"
"Fields of Mistria"
"Mewgenics"
"Mina the Hollower"
"Perfect Tides: Station to Station"
"Phonopolis"
"Rhythm Doctor"
"The Incident at Galley House"
"Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors"
Best Lead Performer
Angela Sant'Albano — Grace Ashcroft, "Resident Evil Requiem"
Aaron Paul — Robert Robertson III, "Dispatch"
Anna Demetriou — Sophia, "Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy"
Liam McIntyre — Wolverine, "Marvel's Wolverine"
Patrick Gibson — James Bond, "007 First Light"
Will de Renzy-Martin — Coen, "The Blood of Dawnwalker"
Best Supporting Performer
Grace Saif — Diana, "Pragmata"
Frankie Kevich — Zoe de Vera, "Control Resonant"
Lennie James — John Greenway, "007 First Light"
Terry O'Quinn — Richard, "Silent Hill: Townfall"
Troy Baker — Nathaniel Essex, "Marvel's Wolverine"
Vic Michaelis — Runa Blask, "Star Wars Zero Company"
Best Multiplayer Game
"Meccha Chameleon"
"ARC Raiders"
"Big Walk"
"Marathon"
"Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls"
"Valheim"
Best Remake/Remaster
"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered"
"Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced"
"Gothic 1 Remake"
"Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2"
"Star Fox"
"Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter"
Best Soundtrack
"Dispatch"
"007 First Light"
"Crimson Desert"
"Lumines Arise"
"Mewgenics"
"Mixtape"
Best Storytelling
"Dispatch"
"007 First Light"
"Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave"
"Silent Hill: Townfall"
"The Blood of Dawnwalker"
"Zero Parades: For Dead Spies"
Best Visual Design
"Control Resonant"
"Forza Horizon 6"
"Orbitals"
"Phonopolis"
"Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy"
"Saros"
Most Wanted Game
"The Witcher 4"
"Alien: Isolation 2"
"Ananta"
"Black Myth: Zhong Kui"
"Exodus"
"Fable"
"Final Fantasy VII Revelation"
"God of War Laufey"
"Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet"
"Kingdom Hearts IV"
"Metro 2039"
"No Law"
"Persona 6"
"Resident Evil Veronica"
"Stranger Than Heaven"
"Stuntman: Hollywood"
"The Expanse: Osiris Reborn"
"Tides of Annihilation"
"Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis"
"Total War: Warhammer 40,000"
Still Playing Award — Mobile
"Balatro"
"Genshin Impact"
"Honkai: Star Rail"
"Marvel Snap"
"Monopoly Go!"
"NTE: Neverness to Everness"
"Old School RuneScape"
"Pokémon Go"
"Roblox"
"Sky: Children of the Light"
"Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile"
"Wuthering Waves"
Still Playing Award — PC & Console
"Minecraft"
"Apex Legends"
"Call of Duty: Warzone"
"Fortnite"
"GTA Online"
"Helldivers 2"
"Hitman World of Assassination"
"No Man's Sky"
"Palworld"
"The Elder Scrolls Online"
"Warframe"
"World of Warcraft"
Studio of the Year
Capcom
Frogwares
House House
IO Interactive
Nintendo EPD
Square Enix
Developers' Choice Award
"Meccha Chameleon"
"Horses"
"Mortal Shell 2"
"Orbitals"
"Penguin Colony"
"Village in the Shade"
Critics' Choice Award
"Big Walk"
PC Game of the Year
"Crimson Desert"
"Big Walk"
"Escape from Tarkov"
"Esoteric Ebb"
"Meccha Chameleon"
"Mewgenics"
"Order of the Sinking Star"
"Star Wars Zero Company"
"The Blood of Dawnwalker"
"Valheim"
Console Game of the Year
"Resident Evil Requiem"
"007 First Light"
"Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave"
"Forza Horizon 6"
"LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight"
"Nioh 3"
"Onimusha: Way of the Sword"
"Pokémon Pokopia"
"PRAGMATA"
"Saros"
Ultimate Game of the Year
"Resident Evil Requiem"
"007 First Light"
"Big Walk"
"Control Resonant"
"Crimson Desert"
"Dispatch"
"Forza Horizon 6"
"Phantom Blade Zero"
"Pokémon Pokopia"
"PRAGMATA"
"Star Wars: Galactic Racer"
"The Blood of Dawnwalker"