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.

Armored Core VI: Fires Of Rubicon

Developer: FromSoftware Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment

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.

Street Fighter 6

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom

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.

Naraka: Bladepoint

Developer: 24 Entertainment Publisher: NetEase 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.

CD Projekt Red

Best Audio

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

Final Fantasy XVI

Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix

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.

Final Fantasy XIV

Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix

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.

Dave the Diver

Developer: MINTROCKET Publisher: MINTROCKET

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

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.

Horizon Call of the Mountain

Developer: Guerrilla Games, Firesprite Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment"

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.

Baby Steps Reveal Trailer

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

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix

#2

Death Stranding 2

Developer: Kojima Productions Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

#3

Black Myth: Wukong

Developer: Game Science Publisher: Game Science

Voting for the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 has now ended.