The 42nd annual Golden Joystick Awards took place on November 21 at 8:00 AM Pacific (11:00 AM Eastern), and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth emerged as a big winner of the night with four awards, potentially previewing things to come at The Game Awards 2024. Helldivers 2 won four awards, including Best Multiplayer Game and the Critics’ Choice Award. Surprisingly, Astro Bot won only two of its nominations, including Studio of the Year for Team Asobi. For some, the biggest surprise was Black Myth: Wukong winning Ultimate Game of the Year.
See the full list of nominees and winners below.
Best Storytelling
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Winner
- 1000xResist
- Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Tactical Breach Wizards
Best Multiplayer Game
- Helldivers 2 – Winner
- Abiotic Factor
- EA Sports College Football 25
- Sons Of The Forest
- Tekken 8
- The Finals
Best Visual Design
- Black Myth: Wukong – Winner
- Astro Bot
- Harold Halibut
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Indie Game
- Balatro – Winner
- Animal Well
- Arco
- Beyond Galaxyland
- Conscript
- Indika
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- The Plucky Squire
- Ultros
Best Indie Game – Self Published
- Another Crab’s Treasure -Winner
- Arctic Eggs
- Crow Country
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
- I Am Your Beast
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Riven
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Tiny Glade
- UFO 50
Still Playing Award – PC and Console
- Minecraft – Winner
- Apex Legends
- Counter-Strike 2
- EA Sports FC
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- GTA Online
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- Roblox
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Valorant
- Warframe
Still Playing Award – Mobile
- Honkai: Star Rail – Winner
- Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
- Free Fire
- Roblox
- Marvel Snap
- Monopoly Go!
- Mini Motorways
- PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Squad Busters
- Star Wars: Hunters
- Subway Surfers
- The Sims Mobile
Studio of the Year
- Team ASOBI – Winner
- 11 Bit Studios
- Arrowhead Game Studios
- Capcom
- Digital Eclipse
- Visual Concepts
Best Game Expansion
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree – Winner
- Alan Wake 2 Expansion Pass
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
- World of Warcraft: The War Within
Best Audio Design
- Astro Bot – Winner
- Balatro
- Robobeat
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Still Wakes the Deep
Best Soundtrack
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Winner
- A Highland Song
- Astro Bot
- Hauntii
- Silent Hill 2
- Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Best Lead Performer
- Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Winner
- Kaiji Tang as Ichiban Kasuga in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
- Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
- Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Sonequa Martin-Green as Alvilda in Asgard’s Wrath 2
Best Supporting Performer
- Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Winner
- Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Dawn M. Bennett as Aigis in Persona 3 Reload
- Debra Wilson as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad
- Matt Berry as Herbert in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Neve McIntosh as Suze in Still Wakes the Deep
PC Game of the Year
- Satisfactory – Winner
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Frostpunk 2
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- UFO 50
Console Game of the Year
- Helldivers 2 – Winner
- Astro Bot
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Best Early Access Game
- Lethal Company – Winner
- Enshrouded
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
- Hades 2
- Manor Lords
- Palworld
Best Gaming Hardware
- Steam Deck OLED – Winner
- Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
- Backbone One (2nd Gen)
- LG UltraGear 32GS95UE
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super
- Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra
Best Game Trailer
- Helldivers 2 – “The Fight for Freedom Begins” Launch Trailer – Winner
- Caravan Sandwitch – Launch Trailer
- Death Stranding 2 On The Beach – State of Play Announce Trailer
- Kingmakers – Official Announcement Trailer
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – Narrator Reveal Trailer
- The Plucky Squire – Launch Trailer
Most Wanted Game
- Grand Theft Auto VI – Winner
- Atomfall
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Deadlock
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Exodus
- Fable
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Light No Fire
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Skate.
- Slay the Spire 2
- South of Midnight
