Golden Joystick 2025 Nominees Announced

The nominees for the Golden Joystick 2025 have finally been revealed, and the gaming community is already buzzing with activity. This annual event, which generates excitement, looks set to once again be a hotly contested event. With ambitious titles competing in a wide range of categories, gamers can also participate by voting. All eyes are now on the results, which will be announced on that big night.

Golden Joystick 2025 Nominees

Best Game of the Year

• Split Fiction
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Peak
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Blue Prince
• Silent Hill f
• Ghost of Yotei
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Hades 2
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Storytelling

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• 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
• Elden Ring Nightreign
• Split Fiction
• Mario Kart World
• Rematch

Best Visual Design

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• The Midnight Walk
• Ghost of Yotei
• Sword of the Sea
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Best Indie Game

• Blue Prince
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Wanderstop
• Skin Deep
• despelote
• Herdling
• Abiotic Factor
• Baby Steps
• Caves of Qud
• Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Best Self-Published Indie Game

• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Hades II
• Sword of the Sea
• Peak
• Keep Driving
• Spilled!
• Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
• DELTARUNE
• Promise Mascot Agency
• Consume Me

Best Game Still Playing – PC & Console

• Minecraft
• Dead by Daylight
• Helldivers 2
• Naraka: Bladepoint
• Satisfactory
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Marvel Rivals
• Fortnite
• Apex Legends
• Rainbow Six Siege X
• GTA Online
• Warframe

The Best Game Still Played – Mobile

• Call of Duty: Mobile
• Pokémon GO
• Subway Surfers
• Clash Royale
• Honkai: Star Rail
• Genshin Impact
• Zenless Zone Zero
• Roblox
• Free Fire
• PUBG Mobile

Best Remake/Remaster

• Metal Gear Solid ?: Snake Eater
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
• 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
• Aggro Crab & Landfall
• Bloober Team
• Sloclap
• Rebellion

Best Game Expansion

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants
• Lies of P: Overture
• 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 Sound Design

• Ghost of Yotei
• Battlefield 6
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Death Stranding 2
• Two Point Museum
• Cronos: The New Dawn

Best Music / Soundtrack

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• South of Midnight
• Silent Hill f
• Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
• DELTARUNE
• Sword of the Sea

Best Leading Actor performance

• Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Tom McKay – Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Alex Jordan – The Alters
• Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yotei
• Adriyan Rae – South of Midnight

Best Supporting Actor Performance

• Troy Baker – Death Stranding 2
• Jim High – Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Lucy Griffiths – Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
• Logan Cunningham – Hades II
• Marios Gavrilis – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

PC Game of the Year

• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• The Alters
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Peak
• Abiotic Factor
• Dune: Awakening

Console Game of the Year

• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• Ghost of Yotei
• 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.
• White Knuckle

Best Hardware

• Nintendo Switch 2
• Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller
• WD_BLACK SN8100 NVMe SSD
• Elgato Facecam 4K
• Razer Blade 16
• AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Best Adaptation

• Devil May Cry (Netflix)
• Arcane Sezon 2
• The Last of Us Sezon 2
• Minecraft Movie
• Secret Level
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Best Game Trailer

• GTA VI Trailer 2
• Battlefield 6 – Launch Live Action
• Rhythm Doctor – Release Date Trailer
• The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Trailer
• Romeo Is a Dead Man Trailer
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 CGI Trailer

Most Anticipated Game

• Grand Theft Auto VI
• 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 IV
• Marvel’s Wolverine
• Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
• OD – KNOCK
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

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