The Golden Joystick Awards 2024 winners

Ultimate Game of the Year:

- Animal Well

- Astro Bot

- Balatro

- Black Myth: Wukong (WINNER)

- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

- Dragon Age: The Veilguard

- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

- Helldivers 2

- Metaphor: ReFantazio

- Satisfactory

- Silent Hill 2

- Tekken 8

Studio of the Year:

- 11 Bit Studios

- Arrowhead Game Studios

- Capcom

- Digital Eclipse

- Team ASOBI (WINNER)

- Visual Concepts

PC Game of the Year:

- Animal Well

- Balatro

- Frostpunk 2

- Satisfactory (WINNER)

- Tactical Breach Wizards

- UFO 50

Console Game of the Year:

- Astro Bot

- Dragon’s Dogma 2

- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

- Helldivers 2 (WINNER)

- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Most Wanted Game:

- 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

- Grand Theft Auto VI (WINNER)

- 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

Best Storytelling:

- 1000xResist

- Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (WINNER)

- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

- Tactical Breach Wizards

Best Visual Design:

- Astro Bot

- Black Myth: Wukong (WINNER)

- Harold Halibut

- Metaphor: ReFantazio

- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Multiplayer Game:

- Abiotic Factor

- EA Sports College Football 25

- Helldivers 2 (WINNER)

- Sons Of The Forest

- Tekken 8

- The Finals

Best Audio Design:

- Astro Bot (WINNER)

- Balatro

- Robobeat

- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

- Star Wars Outlaws

- Still Wakes the Deep

Best Game Expansion:

- Alan Wake 2 Expansion Pass

- Destiny 2: The Final Shape

- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred

- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (WINNER)

- God of War Ragnar?k: Valhalla

- World of Warcraft: The War Within

Best Indie Game – Self Published:

- Arctic Eggs

- Another Crab’s Treasure (WINNER)

- Crow Country

- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

- I Am Your Beast

- Little Kitty, Big City

- Riven

- Tactical Breach Wizards

- Tiny Glade

- UFO 50

Best Indie Game:

- Animal Well

- Arco

- Balatro (WINNER)

- Beyond Galaxyland

- Conscript

- Indika

- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

- Thank Goodness You’re Here!

- The Plucky Squire

- Ultros

Best Soundtrack:

- A Highland Song

- Astro Bot

- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (WINNER)

- Hauntii

- Silent Hill 2

- Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Best Early Access Game:

- Enshrouded

- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

- Hades 2

- Manor Lords

- Lethal Company (WINNER)

- Palworld

Best Gaming Hardware:

- Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)

- Backbone One (2nd Gen)

- LG UltraGear 32GS95UE

- Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super

- Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra

- Steam Deck OLED (WINNER)

Best Game Trailer:

- Caravan Sandwitch – Launch Trailer

- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach – State of Play Announce Trailer

- Helldivers 2 – "The Fight for Freedom Begins" Launch Trailer (WINNER)

- Kingmakers – Official Announcement Trailer

- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – Narrator Reveal Trailer

- The Plucky Squire – Launch Trailer

Best Game Adaptation:

- Borderlands

- Fallout (WINNER)

- Halo Season 2

- Knuckles

- Like a Dragon: Yakuza

- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Still Play Award – Mobile:

- Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile

- Free Fire

- Honkai: Star Rail (WINNER)

- Roblox

- Marvel Snap

- Monopoly Go!

- Mini Motorways

- PUBG: Battlegrounds

- Squad Busters

- Star Wars: Hunters

- Subway Surfers

- The Sims Mobile

Still Playing Award – Console & PC:

- Apex Legends

- Counter-Strike 2

- EA Sports FC

- Dota 2

- Fortnite

- GTA Online

- Minecraft (WINNER)

- Naraka: Bladepoint

- Roblox

- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

- Valorant

- Warframe

Streamers’ Choice Award:

- Chained Together

Breakthrough Award:

- Balatro

Critics’ Choice Award:

- Helldivers 2

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