The Golden Joystick Awards took place yesterday evening and the game which walked away as the proud winner of Ultimate Game of the Year was the critically acclaimed, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company won awards with Donkey Kong Bananza winning the Critics Choice Award and Pokemon GO winning the Still Playing award for mobile devices. Check out the winners of the event below.
Winners of each category at The Golden Joystick Awards:
- Best Audio Design – Ghost of Yotei
- Best Early Access Game – R.E.P.O.
- Best Game Adaptation – Arcane Season 2
- Best Game Expansion – Lies of P: Overture
- Best Game Trailer – Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 2
- Best Gaming Hardware – AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- Best Indie Game – Blue Prince
- Best Indie Game – Self-published – Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Lead Performer – Jennifer English
- Best Multiplayer Game – Peak
- Best Remake / Remaster – The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered
- Best Soundtrack – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Storytelling – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Supporting Performer – Ben Starr
- Best Visual Design – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Breakthrough Award – Schedule 1
- Console Game of the Year – Ghost of Yōtei
- Critics’ Choice – Donkey Kong Bananza
- Most Wanted Game – GTA 6
- PC Game of the Year – Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Still Playing – Mobile – Pokemon Go
- Still Playing – PC & Console – Minecraft
- Streamers’ Choice – Peak
- Studio of the Year – Sandfall Interactive
- Ultimate Game of the Year – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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