Baldur's Gate 3 dominates the Golden Joystick Awards and wins Game of the Year

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.