Resident Evil Requiem Wins Ultimate Game of the Year at the 44th Annual Golden Joystick Awards
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Emmie
- November 12, 2026
The 44th annual Golden Joystick Awards took place in London on November 11th, kicking off the gaming awards season with 25 awards celebrating both large and small titles. Established in 1983, the event stands as the longest-running publicly-voted videogame awards show, with nearly all winners chosen directly by fans alongside a small number of critical and creator categories.
Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem claimed the night's top honor by winning Ultimate Game of the Year. Reviewers praised the title as feeling "like you're playing a highlight reel of the best moments in the series," and the game secured three additional trophies: Console Game of the Year, Best Game Trailer, and Best Lead Performer for Angela Sant'Albano's portrayal of Grace Ashcroft.
Other major winners included Crimson Desert, which took home PC Game of the Year. Meanwhile, the multiplayer hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon earned four awards, including Best Multiplayer Game, Best Indie Game (self-published), the Steamers' Choice Award, and the Developer's Choice Award. Dispatch won twice for Best Storytelling and Best Soundtrack, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered won Best Remake/Remaster, and The Witcher 4 was named Most Wanted Game.
This year's ceremony unfolded during an unpredictable race for Game of the Year, though Rockstar Games' upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6, which is scheduled for release on November 19th, could not compete.
Here is the list of winners:
Streamer’s Choice Award:
Meccha Cameleon (WINNER)
Critic’s Choice Award:
Big Walk (WINNER)
Developer’s Choice Award:
Meccha Cameleon (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer
The Blood of Dawnwalker
PC Game of the Year
Big Walk
Crimson Desert (WINNER)
Escape from Tarkov
Esoteric Ebb
Meccha Chameleon
Mewgenics
Order of the Sinking Star
Star Wars Zero Company
The Blood of Dawnwalker
Valheim
Console Game of the Year
007 First Light
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
Forza Horizon 6
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Nioh 3
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Pragmata
Pokémon Pokopia
Resident Evil Requiem (WINNER)
Saros
Best Multiplayer Game
ARC Raiders
Big Walk
Marathon
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
Meccha Chameleon (WINNER)
Valheim
Best Indie Game
Big Walk
Denshattack!
Esoteric Ebb
Mixtape
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Order of the Sinking Star
Reanimal
Sovereign Tower
Titanium Court
Valheim (WINNER)
Best Indie Game – self-published
Fields of Mistria
Meccha Chameleon (WINNER)
Mewgenics
Mina the Hollower
Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Phonopolis
Rhythm Doctor
The Incident at Galley House
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Cairn
Best Game Expansion
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven
Dave the Diver – In the Jungle Content Pack
Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations (WINNER)
Quake: Dawn of the Machine
The Alters: Last Variable
World of Warcraft: Midnight
Best Early Access Game
Dead as Disco
Menace
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Slay the Spire 2
Subnautica 2 (WINNER)
Wardogs
Best Remake/Remaster
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced
Gothic 1 Remake
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2
Star Fox
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered (WINNER)
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
Best Game Adaptation
Devil May Cry (Season 2)
Exit 8
Fallout (Season 2)
Iron Lung (WINNER)
Mortal Kombat II
Resident Evil
Most Wanted Game
Alien: Isolation 2
Ananta
Black Myth: Zhong Kui
Exodus
Fable
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
God of War Laufey
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
Kingdom Hearts IV
Metro 2039
No Law
Persona 6
Resident Evil Veronica
Stranger Than Heaven
Stuntman: Hollywood
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
The Witcher 4 (WINNER)
Tides of Annihilation
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
Total War: Warhammer 40,000
Studio of the Year
Capcom (WINNER)
Frogwares
House House
IO Interactive
Nintendo EPD
Square Enix
Best Lead Performer
Aaron Paul – Robert Robertson III in Dispatch
Angela Sant’Albano – Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem (WINNER)
Anna Demetriou – Sophia in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Liam McIntyre – Wolverine in Marvel’s Wolverine
Patrick Gibson – James Bond in 007 First Light
Will de Renzy-Martin – Coen in The Blood of Dawnwalker
Best Supporting Performer
Frankie Kevich – Zoe de Vera in Control Resonant
Grace Saif – Diana in Pragmata (WINNER)
Lennie James – John Greenway in 007 First Light
Terry O’Quinn – Richard in Silent Hill: Townfall
Troy Baker – Nathaniel Essex in Marvel’s Wolverine
Vic Michaelis – Runa Blask in Star Wars Zero Company
Best Game Trailer
Battlefield 6 x Top Gun: Carrier Strike Cinematic Trailer
Big Walk – Release Date Announcement
Cairn – Launch Trailer
Mouse: P.I. For Hire | Official Launch Trailer
Prove You’re Human – Announcement Trailer
Resident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A Name (WINNER)
Best Gaming Hardware
Logitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE
Secretlab ATLAS
Sony INZONE M10S II
Steam Controller (WINNER)
Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II
Razer Viper V4 Pro
Best Storytelling
007 First Light
Dispatch (WINNER)
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
Silent Hill: Townfall
The Blood of Dawnwalker
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
Best Audio Design
Big Walk
Marathon
Onimusha: Way of the Sword (WINNER)
Rhythm Heaven Groove
Saros
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Best Visual Design
Control Resonant (WINNER)
Forza Horizon 6
Orbitals
Phonopolis
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Saros
Best Soundtrack
007 First Light
Crimson Desert
Dispatch (WINNER)
Lumines Arise
Mewgenics
Mixtape
Still Playing (mobile)
Balatro (WINNER)
Genshin Impact
Honkai: Star Rail
Marvel Snap
Monopoly Go!
NTE: Neverness to Everness
Old School RuneScape
Pokémon Go
Sky: Children of the Light
Roblox
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Mobile
Wuthering Waves
Still Playing (PC & console)
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fortnite
GTA Online
Helldivers 2
Hitman World of Assassination
Minecraft (WINNER)
No Man’s Sky
Palworld
The Elder Scrolls Online
Warframe
World of Warcraft
