This year’s Golden Joystick Awards are over, with Baldur’s Gate 3 the big winner. The blockbuster RPG took home the overall ‘Ultimate Game of the Year’ award, beating out the likes of Alan Wake 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Final Fantasy 16, and many more. The world-famous Larian title also took the win six Other categories. It seems that a single game receiving seven awards is a new record.
From a PlayStation perspective, other notable winners include Resident Evil 4 (Best PlayStation Game of the Year), Horizon Call of the Mountain (Best VR Game), Final Fantasy 16 (Best Sound and Best Performance), and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (Best Game ). Expansion and Best Trailer), No Man’s Sky (Still Playing Award), and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Most Requested Game). Furthermore, the PSVR2 won the “Best Gaming Console” award.
Here’s the full list of winners — most of which were voted on by the public — fresh from the event:
- Best Nonfiction – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Prize Still Playing – No Man’s Sky
- Best Visual Design – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Studio of the Year – Larian Studios
- 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 Soundtrack – Final Fantasy XVI
- Best Game Trailer – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Best Live Streaming Game – Valorant
- Best Gaming Community – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best Gaming Consoles – PSVR 2
- Breakthrough Prize – Cocoon/Engineered Interactive
- Critics’ Choice Award – Alan Wake II
- Best Lead Performance: Ben Starr, Clive Rosefeld, Final Fantasy XVI
- Best Supporting Performance: Neil Newburn, Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
- Nintendo Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Kingdom Tears
- Best PC Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Xbox Game of the Year – Starfield
- PlayStation game of the year – Resident Evil 4
- Most requested game – Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
What do you make of this list? How many more Game of the Year awards do you think Baldur’s Gate 3 will win? Request a larger keepsake cabinet in the comments section below.
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