Vote for Golden Joystick Awards 2025’s Ultimate Game of the Year

Last month, voting opened for the 43rd annual Golden Joystick Awards, but the nominees for Ultimate Game of the Year weren’t part of that initial list. Those nominees have now been announced, and voting is open from November 3 to November 7. The winners will be announced on November 20 at the Golden Joystick Awards ceremony. This is the final voting category this year, and you’ll get to choose up to three options and rank them in order of preference.

Anyone who votes in the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 can also claim a free ebook worth up to $18.99 by submitting their email address.

Here are this year’s nominees in alphabetical order:

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Peak
• Silent Hill f
• Split Fiction