· · November 11, 2026 On November 11, the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 took place in London and there was no shortage of prizes that were awarded to the winners throughout the event. It’s the 44th annual Golden Joystick Awards and featured 25 awards and dozens of games, both big and small, sharing the show’s stage. Almost all awards are voted on by fans, and only four are decided by a panel of critics and creators. Those three awards are: Streamers’ Choice, Developer’s Choice and Critics’ Choice. Check out the full list of nominees and award winners below and let us know what you think of the fan picks in the comments or on the official Insider Gaming Discord server. Winners of each award are listed and bolded as they are announced. Watch the Show If you want to follow along as we update the article with the winners, or just watch the awards presentation after the fact, you can watch the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 below: Golden Joystick Awards 2026 Winners Best Narration 007 First Light The Blood of Dawnwalker Dispatch (WINNER) Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Silent Hill: Townfall Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Best Audio Design Rhythm Heaven Groove Big Walk Saros Marathon Star Wars: Galactic Racer Onimusha: Way of the Sword (WINNER) – 32% of votes Best Multiplayer Game Big Walk Valheim Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Marathon ARC Raiders Meccha Chameleon (WINNER) – 31% of votes Best Visual Design Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Forza Horizon 6 Saros Phonopolis Control Resonant (WINNER) – 31% of votes Orbitals Best Game Expansion Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations (WINNER) World of Warcraft: Midnight Dave the Diver – Content Pack In the Jungle Quake: Dawn of the Machine The Alters: Last Variable Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven Best Indie Game – Self-Published Mewgenics Mina the Hollower Perfect Tides: Station to Station Phonopolis The Incident at Galley House Meccha Chameleon (WINNER) – 32% of the votes Rhythm Doctor Fields of Mistria Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard by Vampire Survivors Cairn Best Indie Game Big Walk Valheim (WINNER) – 28% of the votes Order of the Sinking Star Titanium Court Mixtape Denshattack. Esoteric Ebb Mouse: PI For Hire Reanimal Sovereign Tower Best Gaming Hardware Sony INZONE M10S II Steam Controller (WINNER): 51% of the votes Secretlab ATLAS Logitech G PRO Subnautica 2 (WINNER) – 35% of votes Killed while Disco Wardogs Menace skates. Best Soundtrack Lumines Arise Mewgenics Mixtape Crimson Desert Dispatch (WINNER) – 26% of votes 007 First Light 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 (WINNER) – 22% of the votes Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Mobile Still Playing (PC and console) No Man’s Sky Helldivers 2 Minecraft (WINNER) – 23% of the votes Fortnite The Elder Scrolls Online Warframe GTA Online Hitman World of Assassination Apex Legends World of Warcraft Palworld Call of Duty: Warzone Streamer’s Choice Award: Best Big Walk Gameplay Trailer – Resident Evil Requiem Release Date Announced – Evil Has Always Had a Name (WINNER) – 27% of Votes Mouse: PI For Hire | Official Launch Trailer Prove You’re Human – Cairn Announcement Trailer – Battlefield 6 x Top Gun: Carrier Strike Launch Trailer Cinematic Trailer Best Remake/Remaster Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Gothic 1 Remake Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynchronized The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered (WINNER) – 37% of votes Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 Star Fox Developer’s Choice Award: Best Game Adaptation Fallout (Season) 2) Iron Lung (WINNER) – 32% of votes Resident Evil Exit 8 Mortal Kombat II Devil May Cry (Season 2) Best Supporting Actor 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 (WINNER) – 54% of the votes Best Lead Actor 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 (WINNER) – 36% of the votes Will de Renzy-Martin – Coen in The Blood of Dawnwalker Anna Demetriou – Sophia in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy 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 (WINNER) – 18% of the votes Order of the Sinking Star Console Game of the Year Resident Evil Requiem (WINNER) – 27% of the votes 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 Critic’s Choice Award: Most Wanted Game The Witcher 4 (WINNER) – 18% of the votes 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 the Sky Tides of Annihilation Exodus Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Resident Evil Veronica Alien: Isolation 2 No Law Stuntman: Hollywood Ananta Ultimate Game of the Year 007 First Light Big Walk CONTROL Resonant Crimson Desert Dispatch Forza Horizon 6 Phantom Blade Zero Pokémon Pokopia PRAGMATA Resident Evil Requiem STAR WARS: Galactic Racer The Blood of Dawnwalker For more insider games, Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. 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