All Nominees and Winners from The Golden Joystick Awards 2023

14/11/2023 Off By Isabel Coady

The 41st annual Golden Joystick Awards took place on November 10th at the Royal Lancaster, London. Here’s a full list of all the nominees and winners:

Ultimate Game of the Year
Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Alan Wake 2
Resident Evil 4
Cocoon
Starfield
Final Fantasy 16
Diablo 4
Forza Motorsport
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Street Fighter 6
Metroid Prime Remastered
Hi-Fi Rush
Lords of the Fallen
Dead Space
Sea of Stars

Best Storytelling
Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon
Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Still Playing Award
No Man’s Sky (winner)
Genshin Impact
The Sims 4
Fortnite
Naraka Bladepoint
GTA Online
Warframe
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / Counter-Strike 2
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Call of Duty

Best Visual Design
Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
Starfield
Hi-Fi Rush
Viewfinder
Lies of P
Street Fighter 6

Studio of the Year
Larian Studios (winner)
Digital Eclipse
Nintendo EPD
Mimimi Games
Remedy Entertainment
CD Projekt Red

Best Game Expansion
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (winner)
Power Wash Simulator DLC
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
The Case of the Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire and Spider of Lanka
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers

Best Indie Game
Sea of Stars (winner)
Dave the Diver
Pizza Tower
Dredge
Cocoon
Viewfinder

Best Multiplayer Game
Mortal Kombat 1 (winner)
Exoprimal
Diablo 4
Street Fighter 6
Remnant 2
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Best Audio
Final Fantasy 16 (winner)
Stray Gods
Hi-Fi Rush
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Starfield
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Trailer
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Official Cinematic Trailer (winner)
Alan Wake 2 – The Dark Place Gameplay Trailer
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3
Baby Steps Reveal Trailer
Mortal Kombat 1 – Official It’s In Our Blood Trailer
Dave the Diver – Official Release Month And Accolades Trailer

Best Game Community
Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
Final Fantasy 14
Warframe
Deep Rock Galactic
Dreams
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best VR Game
Horizon Call of the Mountain (winner)
C-Smash VRS
Synapse
Vertigo 2 VR
F1 23 VR
The Light Brigade

Best Gaming Hardware
PlayStation VR2 (winner)
Turtle Beach Stealth Pro Headset
Alienware 34 AW3423DWF
Nitro Deck
ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96
Samsung 990 PRO

Best Lead Performer
Ben Starr – Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy 16 (winner)
Yuri Lowenthal – Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Cameron Monaghan – Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Ilkka Villi and Matthew Porretta – Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2
Nadji Jeter – Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Ellise Chappell – Kathy Johanson in Deliver Us Mars
Melanie Liburd – Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2

Best Supporting Performer
Neil Newbon – Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
Laura Bailey – Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Cissy Jones – Andreja in Starfield
Amelia Tyler – Narrator in Baldur’s Gate 3
Ralph Ineson – Cidolfus Telamon in Final Fantasy 16
Patricia Summersett – Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Idris Elba – Solomon Reed in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Nintendo Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (winner)
Pikmin 4
Fire Emblem Engage
Metroid Prime Remastered
Octopath Traveller 2
Fae Farm

PC Game of the Year
Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
Diablo 4
Dave the Diver
Tchia
System Shock
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

PlayStation Game of the Year
Resident Evil 4 (winner)
Final Fantasy 16
Street Fighter 6
Humanity
Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Xbox Game of the Year
Starfield (winner)
Chants of Sennaar
Hi-Fi Rush
Planet of Lana
Dead Space
Pentiment

Most Wanted Game
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (winner)
Death Stranding 2
Star Wars Outlaws
Tekken 8
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Hades 2
Fable
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Everywhere
Frostpunk 2
Ark 2
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
Persona 3 Reload
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Pacific Drive
Black Myth: Wukong
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin