The Golden Joystick Awards 2026 winners have been announced. Resident Evil Requiem took home this year’s Ultimate Game of the Year award, while Meccha Chameleon also collected four awards to become one of the biggest winners of the night.
According to news Oyun Günlüğü relayed from GamesRadar, the 44th Golden Joystick Awards ceremony took place on November 11 at the Troxy in London, with winners revealed across 25 categories. Last year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won almost every award it was nominated for. This year, with no clear frontrunner, the awards were spread across a wide range of games, from major releases to small independent titles.
Resident Evil Requiem tops the night with four awards
Alongside Ultimate Game of the Year, Resident Evil Requiem also won Console Game of the Year, Best Game Trailer and Best Lead Performer. The lead performance award went to Angela Sant’Albano for her role in the game, while Capcom was named Studio of the Year.
PC Game of the Year went to Crimson Desert, and the Critics’ Choice Award went to Big Walk. The Witcher 4 won Most Wanted Game, while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered took Best Remake/Remaster.
Meccha Chameleon and Dispatch stand out
Meccha Chameleon won Best Multiplayer Game, Best Indie Game - Self-Published, Streamer’s Choice Award and Developers’ Choice, tying with Resident Evil Requiem as the night’s biggest winner. Dispatch picked up both Best Storytelling and Best Soundtrack.
All Golden Joystick Awards 2026 winners
- Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem
- Console Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem
- PC Game of the Year: Crimson Desert
- Critics’ Choice Award: Big Walk
- Most Wanted Game: The Witcher 4
- Studio of the Year: Capcom
- Best Storytelling: Dispatch
- Best Soundtrack: Dispatch
- Best Audio Design: Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Best Visual Design: Control: Resonant
- Best Multiplayer Game: Meccha Chameleon
- Best Indie Game - Self-Published: Meccha Chameleon
- Streamer’s Choice Award: Meccha Chameleon
- Developers’ Choice: Meccha Chameleon
- Best Indie Game: Valheim
- Best Game Expansion: Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations
- Best Early Access Game: Subnautica 2
- Best Remake/Remaster: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered
- Best Game Trailer: Resident Evil Requiem - Evil Has Always Had a Name
- Best Game Adaptation: Iron Lung
- Best Lead Performer: Angela Sant’Albano (Resident Evil Requiem)
- Best Supporting Performer: Grace Saif (Pragmata)
- Best Gaming Hardware: Steam Controller
- Still Playing Award - Mobile: Balatro
- Still Playing Award - PC & Console: Minecraft
