The annual Golden Joystick Awards are coming up, and here’s what you can vote on
The longest-running publicly voted on gaming awards show, the annual Golden Joystick Awards, has announced the list of awards and shortlisted nominees you can vote for.
Powered by Intel, the awards let fans choose which games, expansions, trailers, hardware (and more!) came out on top in a year of critically acclaimed releases.
For those who want it participate in the voteyou can do this until 4pm PT / 7pm ET / 11pm BST on October 20, 2023. The winners of this vote will be announced during the live-streamed ceremony on November 10, 2023. Each voter will also receive a free gaming ebook worth $9.99/£9.99.
There will be more than 100 contenders across games, studios and hardware, all represented in 17 categories including Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomAnd Mortal Kombat 1. Needless to say, the competition is fierce this year thanks to all the great releases. “It’s a testament to the amazing quality of 2023’s game releases The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – an exceptional sequel to one of the best games of all time – is not the only game to claim the most nominations,” said content director Daniel Dawkins.
Nominees for the Golden Joystick Awards 2023
Best audio:
- Lost gods
- HiFi rush
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
- Starfield
- The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
- Final Fantasy XVI
Best stories:
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- The cosmic wheel sisterhood
- Armored Core VI: Fire of Rubicon
- Oxenfree II: lost signals
- PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Best Gaming Community:
- Final Fantasy XIV
- War frame
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Deep Galactic Rock
- To dream
- The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Best Game Expansion:
- Power Wash Simulator DLC
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom
- 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: cabinets and drawers
Best Gaming Hardware:
- PlayStation VR2
- Turtle Beach Stealth Pro headset
- Alienware 34AW3423DWF
- Nitro deck
- ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96
- Samsung 990PRO
Best indie game:
- Dave the diver
- Pizza Tower
- Dredging
- Cocoon
- Seeker
- Sea of stars
Best Multiplayer Game:
- Exoprimal
- Diablo IV
- Street fighter 6
- Remnant II
- Mortal Kombat 1
- We Were Here Expeditions: The Friendship Ship
Best Visual Design:
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Starfield
- HiFi rush
- Seeker
- Lies from P
- Street fighter 6
Nintendo Game of the Year:
- Pikmin 4
- The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
- Enable fire emblem
- Metroid Prime remastered
- Octopath Traveler II
- Fae farm
PC Game of the Year:
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Diablo IV
- Dave the diver
- Tchia
- System shock
- Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
PlayStation Game of the Year:
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Resident Evil 4
- Street fighter 6
- Humanity
- Armored Core VI: Fire of Rubicon
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Xbox Game of the Year:
- Starfield
- Songs by Sennaar
- HiFi rush
- Planet Lana
- Empty space
- Pentiment
Still playing price:
- No one’s heaven
- Genshin impact
- The Sims4
- Fortnite
- Naraka Bladepoint
- GTA Online
- War frame
- Valorant
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / Counter-Strike 2
- Apex Legends
- Dota 2
- Duty
Studio of the year:
- Larian Studios
- Digital solar eclipse
- Nintendo EPD
- Mimimi games
- Remedy entertainment
- CD project red
Best Game Trailer:
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Official Cinematic Trailer
- Gameplay trailer for Alan Wake 2 – The Dark Place
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3
- Baby Steps reveal trailer
- Mortal Kombat 1 – Official trailer for It’s in Our Blood
- Dave the Diver – Official Release Month and Braces Trailer
Most searched for game:
- Death stranding 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Tekken 8
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl
- Hades II
- Fable
- Hollow Knight: Silk Song
- EVERYWHERE
- Frostpunk 2
- ARK 2
- METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: HOSE EATER
- Person 3 Reload
- Stronghold: Falconeer Chronicles
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- Pacific drive
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Banishers: Spirits of New Eden
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruins
Best VR Game:
- C-Smash VRS
- Horizon Call of the Mountain VR
- Synapse
- Vertigo 2VR
- F1 23VR
- The Light Brigade
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