The 43rd annual Golden Joystick Awards took place in London yesterday. Here are all the winners from the event.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won 7 awards, to equal a record set by The Last of Us Part II in 2020. The hit-RPG made by Sandfall Interactive, won all 7 categories for which it had been nominated including the coveted Ultimate Game of the Year, Best Soundtrack, Best Storytelling, Best Visual Design, Studio of the Year, Best Lead Performer (Jennifer English) and Best Supporting Performer (Ben Starr).
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 beat the likes of Blue Prince, Donkey Kong Bananza, Ghost of Yotei, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Peak, Silent Hill f and Split Fiction to take the crown of Ultimate Game of the Year.
Sony's Ghost of Yotei won the Best Audio Design award and was also named Console Game of the Year. Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Raw Fury) was voted the Best Indie Game, while Team Cherry's Hollow Knight: Silksong snagged the Best Indie Game (Self-published) and was handed the PC Game of the Year award. Grand Theft Auto 6 won the Best Game Trailer award (the 2nd trailer was nominated), and the Most Wanted Game award.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered won the Best Remake / Remaster award, despite complaints about its performance issues. Peak was voted the Best Multiplayer Game, and the Streamers' Choice.
The Lies of P: Overture DLC won the Best Game Expansion, R.E.P.O. was voted the Best Early Access Game. Schedule 1 was handed the Breakthrough Award, while the Best Game Adaptation award went to Arcane Season 2. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor won the Best Gaming Hardware category beating the Nintendo Switch 2.
Nintendo won 2 awards, Donkey Kong Bananza was voted the Critics' Choice game, while Pokémon Go won the Still Playing - Mobile category. Good old Minecraft won the Still Playing - PC & Console category.
You can read the full list of nominees at GamesRadar. Millions of gamers voted for their favorite games.
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It's worth noting that the Golden Joystick Awards are voted for by fans, so bias plays a big factor. Still, Clair Obscur deserves the praise. Let's see how it fares at The Game Awards 2025, the winners will be announced on December 11, 2025.
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