Other Golden Joystick Awards 2026

Console Game of the Year 2026 nominees​

• Resident Evil Requiem
• Pragmata
• Pokémon Pokopia
• 007 First Light
• Forza Horizon 6
• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
• Saros
• Nioh 3

Full list of the Golden Joysticks 2026 nominees​

Ultimate game of the year​

Best early access game​

• Slay the Spire 2
• Subnautica 2
• Dead as Disco
• Wardogs
• Menace
• skate.

Best visual design​

• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
• Forza Horizon 6
• Saros
• Phonopolis
• Control Resonant
• Orbitals

Best multiplayer game​

• Big Walk
• Valheim
• Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
• Marathon
• ARC Raiders
• Meccha Chameleon

Still playing (mobile)​

• Genshin Impact
• Honkai: Star Rail
• Marvel Snap
• Pokémon Go
• Wuthering Waves
• Monopoly Go!
• Old School RuneScape
• NTE: Neverness to Everness
• Sky: Children of the Light
• Roblox
• Balatro
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile

Most wanted game​

• The Witcher 4
• God of War Laufey
• Black Myth: Zhong Kui
• Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
• Fable
• Final Fantasy VII Revelation
• Kingdom Hearts IV
• Persona 6
• The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
• Metro 2039
• Total War: Warhammer 40,000
• Stranger Than Heaven
• Tides of Annihilation
• Exodus
• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
• Resident Evil Veronica
• Alien: Isolation 2
• No Law
• Stuntman: Hollywood
• Ananta

PC game of the year​

• Big Walk
• Escape from Tarkov
• Valheim
• Star Wars Zero Company
• The Blood of Dawnwalker
• Esoteric Ebb
• Mewgenics
• Meccha Chameleon
• Crimson Desert
• Order of the Sinking Star

Console game of the year​

• Resident Evil Requiem
• Pragmata
• Pokémon Pokopia
• 007 First Light
• Forza Horizon 6
• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
• Saros
• Nioh 3

Best indie game​

• Big Walk
• Valheim
• Order of the Sinking Star
• Titanium Court
• Mixtape
• Denshattack!
• Esoteric Ebb
• Mouse: P.I. For Hire
• Reanimal
• Sovereign Tower

Best game adaptation​

• Fallout (Season 2)
• Iron Lung
• Resident Evil
• Exit 8
• Mortal Kombat II
• Devil May Cry (Season 2)

Best remake / remaster​

• Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
• Gothic 1 Remake
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered
• Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2
• Star Fox

Best game trailer​

• Big Walk – Release Date Announcement
• Resident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A Name
• Mouse: P.I. For Hire | Official Launch Trailer
• Prove You're Human – Announcement Trailer
• Cairn – Launch Trailer
• Battlefield 6 x Top Gun: Carrier Strike Cinematic Trailer

Best supporting performer​

• Troy Baker – Nathaniel Essex in Marvel's Wolverine
• Vic Michaelis – Runa Blask in Star Wars Zero Company
• Lennie James – John Greenway in 007 First Light
• Terry O'Quinn – Richard in Silent Hill: Townfall
• Frankie Kevich – Zoe de Vera in Control Resonant
• Grace Saif – Diana in Pragmata

Still playing (PC & console)​

• No Man's Sky
• Helldivers 2
• Minecraft
• Fortnite
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• Warframe
• GTA Online
• Hitman World of Assassination
• Apex Legends
• World of Warcraft
• Palworld
• Call of Duty: Warzone

Best gaming hardware​

• Sony INZONE M10S II
• Steam Controller
• Secretlab ATLAS
• Logitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE
• Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II
• Razer Viper V4 Pro

Best game expansion​

• Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations
• World of Warcraft: Midnight
• Dave the Diver – In the Jungle Content Pack
• Quake: Dawn of the Machine
• The Alters: Last Variable
• Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven

Best audio design​

• Rhythm Heaven Groove
• Big Walk
• Saros
• Marathon
• Star Wars: Galactic Racer
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Best storytelling​

• 007 First Light
• The Blood of Dawnwalker
• Dispatch
• Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
• Silent Hill: Townfall
• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Best soundtrack​

• Lumines Arise
• Mewgenics
• Mixtape
• Crimson Desert
• Dispatch
• 007 First Light

Best lead performer​

• Liam McIntyre – Wolverine in Marvel's Wolverine
• Patrick Gibson – James Bond in 007 First Light
• Aaron Paul – Robert Robertson III in Dispatch
• Angela Sant'Albano – Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem
• Will de Renzy-Martin – Coen in The Blood of Dawnwalker
• Anna Demetriou – Sophia in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

Best indie game – self published​

• Mewgenics
• Mina the Hollower
• Perfect Tides: Station to Station
• Phonopolis
• The Incident at Galley House
• Meccha Chameleon
• Rhythm Doctor
• Fields of Mistria
• Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
• Cairn

Studio of the year​

• Capcom
• House House
• IO Interactive
• Nintendo EPD
• Frogwares
• Square Enix