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Let's take a look at all the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 winners shall we?This year's awards took place on Thursday, November 20 live from a swanky hotel in London, as well as live-streamed around the globe. The show, now in its 43rd year, recognizes talent across the video game industry. From the creators of the games that bring us such joy and community, to the people who bring them to life, there's so much talent that deserves recognition each year.
Once again you've come out in your millions to vote for the cream of the crop, and this year it's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 that's won the most gold in this year's Golden Joystick Awards. Developer Sandfall Interactive is taking home a whopping seven Golden Joysticks in total including UGOTY, which ties them with Baldur's Gate 3 and Larian from back in 2023.
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Golden Joystick Award Winners 2025
- Best Audio Design - Ghost of Yotei
- Best Early Access Game - R.E.P.O.
- Best Game Adaptation - Arcane Season 2
- Best Game Expansion - Lies of P: Overture
- Best Game Trailer - Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 2
- Best Gaming Hardware - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- Best Indie Game - Blue Prince
- Best Indie Game - Self-published - Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Lead Performer - Jennifer English
- Best Multiplayer Game - Peak
- Best Remake / Remaster - The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered
- Best Soundtrack - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Storytelling - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Supporting Performer - Ben Starr
- Best Visual Design - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Breakthrough Award - Schedule 1
- Console Game of the Year - Ghost of Yōtei
- Critics' Choice - Donkey Kong Bananza
- Most Wanted Game - GTA 6
- PC Game of the Year - Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Still Playing - Mobile - Pokemon Go
- Still Playing - PC & Console - Minecraft
- Streamers' Choice - Peak
- Studio of the Year - Sandfall Interactive
- Ultimate Game of the Year - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Full Nominations
Best Storytelling
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
- Silent Hill f
- Blue Prince
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy
Best Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 6
- Peak (WINNER)
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Split Fiction
- Mario Kart World
- Rematch
Best Visual Design
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
- The Midnight Walk
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Sword of the Sea
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Best Indie Game
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- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Wanderstop
- Skin Deep
- despelote
- Herdling
- Abiotic Factor
- Baby Steps
- Caves of Qud
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Best Indie Game - Self Published
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (WINNER)
- Hades 2
- Sword of the Sea
- Peak
- Keep Driving
- Spilled!
- Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
- Deltarune
- Promise Mascot Agency
- Consume Me
Still Playing Award - PC and Console
- Minecraft (WINNER)
- Dead by Daylight
- Helldivers 2
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- Satisfactory
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Marvel Rivals
- Fortnite
- Apex Legends
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X
- GTA Online
- Warframe
Still Playing Award - Mobile
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- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Pokemon Go (WINNER)
- Subway Surfers
- Clash Royale
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Genshin Impact
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Roblox
- Free Fire
- PUBG Mobile
Best Remake / Remaster
- Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
- The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered (WINNER)
- Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
- The Talos Principle: Reawakened
- Gears of War: Reloaded
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4
Studio of the Year
- Team Cherry
- Sandfall Interactive (WINNER)
- Aggro Crab and Landfall
- Bloober Team
- Sloclap
- Rebellion
Best Game Expansion
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants
- Lies of P: Overture (WINNER)
- No Man's Sky: Voyagers
- Atomfall Story Expansion Pack: The Red Strain
- Assassin's Creed Shadows - Claws of Awaji
- Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest
Best Audio Design
- Ghost of Yotei (WINNER)
- Battlefield 6
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Two Point Museum
- Cronos: The New Dawn
Best Soundtrack
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
- South of Midnight
- Silent Hill f
- Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
- DELTARUNE
- Sword of the Sea
Best Lead Performer
- Jennifer English - Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
- Troy Baker - Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Tom McKay - Henry in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Alex Jordan - Jan Dolski in The Alters
- Erika Ishii - Atsu in Ghost of Yōtei
- Adriyan Rae - Hazel in South of Midnight
Best Supporting Performer
- Troy Baker - Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Jim High - Erik in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Ben Starr - Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
- Lucy Griffiths - Alva in Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
- Logan Cunningham - Hades 2
- Marios Gavrilis - Emmerich Voss in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
PC Game of the Year
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (WINNER)
- The Alters
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- PEAK
- Abiotic Factor
- Dune: Awakening
Console Game of the Year
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Ghost of Yotei (WINNER)
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Mario Kart World
Best Early Access Game
- Grounded 2
- Schedule I
- 9 Kings
- R.E.P.O. (WINNER)
- skate.
- White Knuckle
Best Gaming Hardware
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller
- WD_BLACK SN8100 NVMe SSD
- Elgato Facecam 4K
- Razer Blade 16
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (WINNER)
Best Game Adaptation
- Devil May Cry (Netflix)
- Arcane Season 2 (Netflix) (WINNER)
- The Last of Us Season 2 (HBO)
- A Minecraft Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Secret Level (Prime Video)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Paramount Pictures)
Best Game Trailer
- Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 2 (WINNER)
- Battlefield 6: Official Launch Live Action Trailer
- Rhythm Doctor - Official Release Date Trailer
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn - Announcement Trailer
- Romeo is a Dead Man - Announcement Trailer
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Official CGI Trailer – Live a Life Medieval
Most Wanted Game
- GTA 6 (WINNER)
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher 4
- Black Myth: Zhong Kui
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- 007 First Light
- Exodus
- Subnautica 2
- Light No Fire
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
- Saros
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
- Crimson Desert
- Kingdom Hearts 4
- Marvel's Wolverine
- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
- OD - Knock
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Ultimate Game of the Year
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Peak
- Silent Hill f
- Split Fiction
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