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Golden Joystick Awards 2026: Resident Evil Requiem is Game of the Year, The Witcher 4 most wanted
At the Golden Joystick Awards, the public voted Resident Evil Requiem Game of the Year. Crimson Desert wins on PC, Capcom is Studio of the Year.
The first big games award show of the year has been decided. At the Golden Joystick Awards, run by GamesRadar+ and decided by public vote, Resident Evil Requiem was named Game of the Year on 11 November. According to Push Square it was close: Requiem took 17% of the vote, Phantom Blade Zero 16% and Crimson Desert 15%. GTA VI was not yet eligible, as it only comes out on 19 November.
Main winners
- Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem
- Console Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem
- PC Game of the Year: Crimson Desert
- Most Wanted Game: The Witcher 4
- Critics’ Choice: Big Walk
- Studio of the Year: Capcom
- Best Storytelling and Best Soundtrack: Dispatch
- Best Multiplayer and Developers’ Choice: Meccha Chameleon
- Best Remake/Remaster: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered
- Best Expansion: Doom: The Dark Ages, Revelations
- Best Early Access Game: Subnautica 2
- Best Hardware: Steam Controller
- Still Playing: Minecraft (PC and console), Balatro (mobile)
The next big award show is The Game Awards on 10 December. According to the organisers, nominations are due in mid-November.