Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners announced

Dilay SulluNovember 10, 2023

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The winners of the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 have been confirmed. Let’s take a closer look to winners.

Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners are here

We are approaching at the end of 2023, just like other industries in the world, gaming industry also has it’s own award events. All platforms giving their awards to games by players’ choice. These choices made with polls and give the awards base on the choices made by players.

The 41st annual awards were hosted today in the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, UK, with awards handed out for a total of 23 categories.

Let’s take a closer look to all category winners in 2023 for Golden Joystick Awards:

Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners

Best Storytelling – Baldur’s Gate 3
Still Playing Award – No Man’s Sky
Best Visual Design – Baldur’s Gate 3
Studio of the Year – Larian Studios
Best Game Expansion – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Best Indie Game – Sea of Stars
Best VR Game – Horizon Call of the Mountain
Best Multiplayer Game – Mortal Kombat 1
Best Audio – Final Fantasy XVI
Best Game Trailer – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Best Streaming Game – Valorant
Best Game Community – Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Gaming Hardware – PSVR 2
Breakthrough Award – Coccoon / Geometric Interactive
Critics’ Choice Award – Alan Wake II
Best Lead Performer – Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
Best Supporting Performer – Neil Newborn, Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
Nintendo Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
PC Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
Xbox Game of the Year – Starfield
PlayStation Game of the Year – Resident Evil 4
Most Wanted Game – Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
UGOTY – Baldur’s Gate 3

Full list of nominations

Best Storytelling

Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon
Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Still Playing Award

No Man’s Sky (winner)
Genshin Impact
The Sims 4
Fortnite
Naraka Bladepoint
GTA Online
Warframe
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / Counter-Strike 2
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Call of Duty

Best Visual Design

Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
Starfield
Hi-Fi Rush
Viewfinder
Lies of P
Street Fighter 6

Studio of the Year

Larian Studios (winner)
Digital Eclipse
Nintendo EPD
Mimimi Games
Remedy Entertainment
CD Projekt Red

Best Game Expansion

Power Wash Simulator DLC
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (winner)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
The Case of the Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire and Spider of Lanka
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers

Best Indie Game

Dave the Diver
Pizza Tower
Dredge
Cocoon
Viewfinder
Sea of Stars (winner)

Best Multiplayer Game

Exoprimal
Diablo 4
Street Fighter 6
Remnant 2
Mortal Kombat 1 (winner)
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Best Audio

Stray Gods
Hi-Fi Rush
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Starfield
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Final Fantasy 16 (winner)

Best Game Trailer

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Official Cinematic Trailer (winner)
Alan Wake 2 – The Dark Place Gameplay Trailer
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3
Baby Steps Reveal Trailer
Mortal Kombat 1 – Official It’s In Our Blood Trailer
Dave the Diver – Official Release Month And Accolades Trailer

Best Game Community

Final Fantasy 14
Warframe
Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
Deep Rock Galactic
Dreams
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best VR game

C-Smash VRS
Horizon Call of the Mountain (winner)
Synapse
Vertigo 2 VR
F1 23 VR
The Light Brigade

Best Gaming Hardware

PlayStation VR2 (winner)
Turtle Beach Stealth Pro Headset
Alienware 34 AW3423DWF
Nitro Deck
ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96
Samsung 990 PRO
Breakthrough Award
Cocoon / Geometric Interactive

Critics’ Choice Award

Alan Wake 2

Best Streaming Game

Valorant

Best Lead Performer

Ben Starr – Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy 16 (winner)
Yuri Lowenthal – Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Cameron Monaghan – Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Ilkka Villi and Matthew Porretta – Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2
Nadji Jeter – Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Ellise Chappell – Kathy Johanson in Deliver Us Mars
Melanie Liburd – Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2

Best Supporting Performer

Laura Bailey – Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Neil Newbon – Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
Cissy Jones – Andreja in Starfield
Amelia Tyler – Narrator in Baldur’s Gate 3
Ralph Ineson – Cidolfus Telamon in Final Fantasy 16
Patricia Summersett – Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Idris Elba – Solomon Reed in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty