The 2026 video game awards season opens Golden Joystick Awards 2026. The results of the ceremony that took place on the evening of November 11, the 44th ceremony of its kind, are in this material.
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Unlike many major award shows, including The Game Awards, the winners of the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards were primarily chosen by players. Only in two categories (“Critics’ Choice” and “Developers’ Choice”) awards were handed out by the jury.
At the end of the evening, two statuettes were taken home by the creators of the superhero comedy Dispatch from AdHoc Studio, as well as by CD Projekt Red for the remaster of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the not yet released The Witcher 4.
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There are two leaders in the number of awards this time – the sensational virtual hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon and the action-horror game Resident Evil Requiem earned four trophies each. Capcom was also recognized as the best studio.
Resident Evil Requiem also received the main award at the end of the ceremony – “Game of the Year”. The top 5 best releases of 2026 according to voters at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 are as follows:
Resident Evil Requiem (17 %);
Phantom Blade Zero (16 %);
Crimson Desert (15 %);
Control Resonant;
The Blood of Dawnwalker.
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The full list of Golden Joystick Awards 2026 winners is below:
Best Narrative: Dispatch; Best Multiplayer Game: Meccha Chameleon; Best Visual Design: Control Resonant; Best Sound Design: Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Best Soundtrack: Dispatch; Best Leading Actress: Angela Sant’Albano for her role as Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem; Best Supporting Actor: Grace Saif for her role as Diana in Pragmata; Best Game Trailer: short film “Evil Has Always Had a Name” based on Resident Evil Requiem; Still playing (PC and console): Minecraft; Still playing (mobile devices): Balatro; Best game adaptation: the film “Iron Lung” based on the horror film Iron Lung; Best Gaming Equipment: Steam Controller; Best add-on: Revelations for Doom: The Dark Ages; Best Remake/Remaster: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered; Best Indie Game: Valheim; Best Indie Game (Self-Published): Meccha Chameleon; Best game according to streamers: Meccha Chameleon; Best Early Access Game: Subnautica 2; Best PC Game: Crimson Desert; Best Console Game: Resident Evil Requiem; Most anticipated game: The Witcher 4; Studio of the Year: Capcom; Developer’s Choice Award: Meccha Chameleon; Critics’ Choice Award: Big Walk; Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem.
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