My votes on Golden Joystick Awards 2023

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.

Baldurs Gate 3

Developer: Larian Studios Publisher: Larian Studios

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.

Street Fighter 6

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom

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.

Lies of P

Developer: NEOWIZ Publisher: NEOWIZ

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.

Sea of Stars

Developer: Sabotage Studio Publisher: Sabotage Studio

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.

No Man's Sky

Developer: Hello Games Publisher: Hello Games

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.

Larian Studios

Best Audio

Best Audio recognises games with outstanding soundtracks and exemplary sound design that elevate the playing experience to leave a lasting impression.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Developer: Nintendo EPD Publisher: Nintendo

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.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Developer: CD Projekt Red Publisher: CD Projekt Red

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.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Developer: Nintendo EPD Publisher: Nintendo

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.

Baldurs Gate 3

Developer: Larian Studios Publisher: Larian Studios

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.

Final Fantasy XVI

Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix

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.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Developer: Nintendo EPD Publisher: Nintendo

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.

Starfield

Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Best VR Game

Our Best VR Game award honours the experiences that have explored the unique possibilities of virtual reality over the past 12 months, across the industry's leading headsets.

Vertigo 2

Developer: Zach Tsiakalis-Brown Publisher: Zulubo Productions

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?

Alienware 34 AW3423DWF

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.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Trailer 3

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

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Developer: Team Cherry Publisher: Team Cherry

#2

Death Stranding 2

Developer: Kojima Productions Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

#3

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

Developer: The Chinese Room Publisher: Paradox Interactive

Voting for the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 has now ended.