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Golden Joystick Awards 2023

Highlights

Ultimate Game of the Year: Larian Studios
PC Game of the Year: Larian Studios
Nintendo Game of the Year: Nintendo
PlayStation Game of the Year: Capcom
Xbox Game of the Year: Bethesda
Best Indie Game: Sabotage Studio
Critics' Choice Award: Remedy Entertainment
Studio of the Year: Larian Studios

Best Game Expansion: CD Projekt RED
Best Storytelling: Larian Studios
Best Performer : Ben Starr
Best Supporting Performer: Neil Newbon
Best Visual Design: Larian Studios
Best Audio: Square Enix
Still Playing Award: Hello Games
Returning in 2023 Best VR Game: Guerrilla Games, Firesprite
Best Multiplayer Game: NetherRealm Studios
Best Game Community: Larian Studios
Best Game Trailer: Goodbye Kansas Studios
Best Game Trailer: CD Projekt RED
Best Gaming Hardware:
Breakthrough Award: Geometric Interactive
Most Wanted Game: Square Enix

Most awarded films

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Most nominated films

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Ultimate Game of the Year - 2023

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Larian Studios
  
  Winner
Baldur's Gate 3
7 nominations 6 awards
- Square Enix
Final Fantasy XVI
- Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Metroid Prime Metroid Prime Remastered

Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Capcom
Resident Evil 4 Remake

Street Fighter 6
- Insomniac Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Bethesda
Starfield
- Remedy Entertainment
Alan Wake II
- Geometric Interactive
Cocoon
- Tango Gameworks
- Bethesda Softworks
Hi-Fi RUSH
- Ubisoft Bordeaux
- Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed Mirage
- Blizzard Entertainment
Diablo IV
- Motive Studios
- Electronic Arts
Dead Space
- Respawn Entertainment
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- From Software
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Sabotage Studio
Sea of Stars
- HexWorks
- CI Games
Lords of the Fallen
- Turn 10
- Xbox Game Studios
Forza Motorsport

Argylle

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Larian Studios
  
  Winner
Baldur's Gate 3
7 nominations 6 awards
- Mintrocket
- Nexon
Dave the Diver
- Blizzard Entertainment
Diablo IV
- Awaceb
Tchia
- Nightdive Studios
System Shock
- Mimimi Games
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

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- Nintendo
  
  Winner
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
6 nominations 1 award

Pikmin 4
- Intelligent Systems
- Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Engage
- Square Enix
Octopath Traveler II
- Retro Studios
- Nintendo
Metroid Prime Metroid Prime Remastered
- Phoenix Labs
Fae Farm

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- Capcom
  
  Winner
Resident Evil 4 Remake
2 nominations 1 award

Street Fighter 6
- Square Enix
Final Fantasy XVI
- tha LTD
Humanity
- From Software
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Respawn Entertainment
- Electronic Arts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

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- Bethesda
  
  Winner
Starfield
5 nominations 1 award
- Rundisc
Chants of Sennaar
- Tango Gameworks
Hi-Fi RUSH
- Wishfully
Planet of Lana
- Electronic Arts
Dead Space
- Obsidian Entertainment
Pentiment

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- Sabotage Studio
  
  Winner
Sea of Stars
2 nominations 1 award
- Mintrocket
- Nexon
Dave the Diver
- Black Salt Games
Dredge
- Geometric Interactive
Cocoon
- Sad Owl Studios
Viewfinder
- Tour De Pizza
Pizza Tower

Migration

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- Remedy Entertainment
  
  Winner
Alan Wake II
4 nominations 1 award

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Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- CD Projekt RED
  
  Winner
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
3 nominations 2 awards
- Square Enix
Power Wash Simulator DLC
- Bethesda
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
- Color Gray Games
The Case Of The Golden Idol The Case of the Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire and Spider of Lanka
- Motion Twin
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
- Max Inferno
- Secret Mode
A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers

Best Storytelling

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Past Winners See Rating & Posters

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

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- Larian Studios
  
  Winner
Baldur's Gate 3
7 nominations 6 awards
- Bethesda
Hi-Fi RUSH

Starfield
- Sad Owl Studios
Viewfinder
- Neowiz Games
- Round8 Studio
Lies of P
- Capcom
Street Fighter 6

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- Square Enix
  
  Winner
Final Fantasy XVI
5 nominations 2 awards
- Summerfall Studios
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
- Tango Gameworks
Hi-Fi RUSH
- Team Reptile
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
- Bethesda
Starfield
- Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Hello Games
  
  Winner
No Man's Sky
- miHoYo
Genshin Impact
- Maxis
- Electronic Arts
The Sims 4
- Epic Games
Fortnite
- 24 Entertainment
Naraka Bladepoint
- Rockstar Games
GTA Online
- Digital Extremes
Warframe
- Riot Games
Valorant
- Valve
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / Counter-Strike 2
- Respawn Entertainment
- Electronic Arts
Apex Legends
- IceFrog
Dota 2
- Activision Blizzard
Call of Duty

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Guerrilla Games, Firesprite
  
  Winners
Horizon: Call of the Mountain
- nDreams
Synapse
- Zach Tsiakalis-Brown
Vertigo 2 VR
- ROV Explorers
F1 23 VR
- Funktronic Labs
The Light Brigade
- Wolf & Wood Interactive Limited
C-Smash VRS

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- NetherRealm Studios
  
  Winner
Mortal Kombat 1
2 nominations 1 award
- Capcom
Exoprimal

Street Fighter 6
- Blizzard Entertainment
Diablo IV
- Gunfire Games
Remnant II
- Total Mayhem Games
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Larian Studios
  
  Winner
Baldur's Gate 3
7 nominations 6 awards
- Square Enix
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
- Digital Extremes
Warframe
- Ghost Ship Games
Deep Rock Galactic
- Media Molecule
Dreams
- Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Goodbye Kansas Studios
  
  Winner
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Cinematic Trailer (S)
- CD Projekt RED
  
  Winner
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Official Cinematic Trailer
3 nominations 2 awards
- Remedy Entertainment
Alan Wake II
- Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Official Trailer #3
- Devolver Digital
Baby Steps Reveal Trailer
- NetherRealm Studios
Mortal Kombat 1 Official It's In Our Blood Trailer
- Mintrocket
- Nexon
Dave the Diver Official Release Month And Accolades Trailer
- NetherRealm Studios
Mortal Kombat 1: It’s In Our Blood (S)

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

PlayStation VR2
Winner
Turtle Beach Stealth Pro Headset
Alienware 34 AW3423DWF
Nitro Deck
ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96
Samsung 990 PRO

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Geometric Interactive
  
  Winner
Cocoon
3 nominations 1 award

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Square Enix
  
  Winner
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Kojima Productions
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Star Wars Outlaws
- Konami
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
- Atlus
Persona 3 Reload
- The Chinese Room
Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
- Game Science
Black Myth: Wukong
- GSC Game World
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- DON'T NOD
- Focus Entertaiment
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
- Playground Games
- Microsoft Studios
Fable
- Supergiant Games
Hades II
- Team Cherry
Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Rocksteady Studios
- Warner Bros. Games
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- Ironwood Studios
Pacific Drive
- Bandai Namco
Tekken 8
- 11 bit studios
Frostpunk 2
- Studio Wildcard
ARK 2
- Build a Rocket Boy
EVERYWHERE
- Tomas Sala
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
- Frontier Developments
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin

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