My votes on Golden Joystick Awards 2022

Best Storytelling

Love. Revenge. Happiness. Jealousy. Camaraderie. Great stories do more than move the player from A to B. The Best Storytelling award celebrates the games that engage our emotions with deft scripting and technical brilliance.

  • Wayward Strand
    Wayward Strand

    Publisher: ghost pattern Developer: ghost pattern

Still Playing Award

Shooters. MMORPGs. Sports. Racing. Strategy. Still Playing celebrates games from all genres that we just can't stop playing, be they ever-popular online communities, or games that receive frequent updates. This award recognises vibrant online worlds and ongoing games that are dedicated to delighting both newcomers and long-standing players.

  • Destiny 2
    Destiny 2

    Publisher: Bungie Developer: Bungie

Best Visual Design

Best Visual Design rewards technical brilliance and artistic flair. These are the games that push the limits of console or PC hardware, or that create coherent, immersive, worlds that we never want to leave, which burn bright in the memory long after we've finished playing.

  • Ghostwire: Tokyo
    Ghostwire: Tokyo

    Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Developer: Tango Gameworks

Studio of the Year

Our Studio of the Year award celebrates the development team or studio of any scale that has produced exceptional titles or updates over the last 12 months, setting the bar for technical best-practice, community management and studio culture.

  • FromSoftware, Inc.
    FromSoftware, Inc.

Best Game Expansion

Best Game Expansion recognises a major game update or DLC expansion released in the last 12 months that significantly enhances the existing game experience and deserves adulation in its own right.

  • Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
    Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

    Publisher: Bungie Developer: Bungie

Best Indie Game

Best Indie Game celebrates independent games from small-to-mid size developers spanning genres including puzzler, tactical RPG, adventure, shooter or… games that plain defy description. The best indie games unite imagination, style and innovation with inventive, rewarding, controls. Or perhaps just a few of things… but reinvigorate your love of gaming.

  • Cult of the Lamb
    Cult of the Lamb

    Publisher: Devolver Digital Developer: Massive Monster

Best Early Access Launch

The Best Early Access Launch award recognises games that launched into early access in the last 12 months and made a significant impact.

  • Slime Rancher 2
    Slime Rancher 2

    Publisher: Monomi Park Developer: Monomi Park

Best Game Community

Best Game Community focuses on vibrant, positive and inclusive gaming communities. They might be new, or existing, online games that welcome new players and reward dedicated fans. The award recognises charitable work, open communications and outstanding community managers.

  • No Mans Sky
    No Mans Sky

    Publisher: Hello Games Developer: Hello Games

Best Multiplayer Game

Best Multiplayer Game celebrates the finest competitive and co-op experiences released in the last 12 months. Be they local split-screen, or massively multiplayer online experiences, these are games best-played with friends, enemies - or both.

  • Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
    Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

    Publisher: 2K Developer: Gearbox Software

Best Gaming Hardware

Best Gaming Hardware spans consoles, pc components, accessories, controllers and more, recognising the tech that made class-leading enhancements in the last 12 months or creates new ways to play. Which hardware hit that sweet spot of design, functionality and desirability for you?

  • WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD for PS5
    WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD for PS5

    Publisher: WD_BLACK Developer: WD_BLACK

PC Game of the Year

PC Game of the Year recognises games that were released exclusively on PC hardware - or that offered significant PC upgrades - and were released in the last 12 months.

  • Hardspace: Shipbreaker
    Hardspace: Shipbreaker

    Publisher: Focus Entertainment Developer: Blackbird Interactive

Nintendo Game of the Year

Nintendo Game of the Year celebrates the best Nintendo game of the last 12 months, with special focus on first-party and third-party games that are exclusive to Nintendo platforms, or offer unique elements unavailable elsewhere.

  • Pokémon Legends: Arceus
    Pokémon Legends: Arceus

    Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Game Freak

PlayStation Game of the Year

PlayStation Game of the Year shines a spotlight on the finest PlayStation titles of the last 12 months, with special focus on exclusive games from first-party and third-party studios.

  • Stray
    Stray

    Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Developer: BlueTwelve Studio

Xbox Game of the Year

Xbox Game of the Year awards the best Xbox game of the last 12 months, with a special focus on Xbox-exclusive first-party or third-party games, or titles that excelled on Microsoft's hardware.

  • Scorn
    Scorn

    Publisher: Kepler Interactive Developer: Ebb Software

Most Wanted Game

Most Wanted Game is one of our most-coveted awards that recognises the game that you're looking forward to playing more than any other in the next 12 months and beyond. This could be a sequel, remake or original title… any game that sets your heart racing in anticipation.

  • #1
    Mass Effect
    Mass Effect

    Publisher: EA Developer: Bioware

  • #2
    Starfield
    Starfield

    Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Developer: Bethesda Game Studios

  • #3
    Hogwarts Legacy
    Hogwarts Legacy

    Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer: Avalanche Software

Best Game Trailer

Our Best Game Trailer award celebrates the impactful, technically excellent or just downright surprising trailers of the past 12 months. In the age of digital showcases, the art of the game trailer is more important than ever, and we wish to cherish it.

  • Goat Simulator 3 Announcement Trailer
    Goat Simulator 3 Announcement Trailer
Voting for the Golden Joystick Awards 2022 has now ended.