CD Projekt Red won both categories it was nominated for with The Witcher series at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 in London. At the world’s largest publicly voted video game awards show, The Witcher 4 won Most Wanted Game, while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered won Best Remake / Remaster.
According to information Oyun Günlüğü received from CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 4 Production Director Małgorzata Mitręga and VP, Executive Producer of External Projects Jakub Kutrzuba accepted the awards on behalf of the studio. Mitręga accepted the Most Wanted Game award, while Kutrzuba accepted Best Remake / Remaster. Mitręga also presented the award for Best Game Expansion during the evening.
The winners of the 44th Golden Joystick Awards were revealed at a ceremony held at the Troxy in London on November 11.
The Witcher 4 finished behind GTA 6 last year
The Witcher 4 also competed for Most Wanted Game at last year’s Golden Joystick Awards but lost out to Grand Theft Auto 6. Grand Theft Auto 6 took first place with 18.03 percent of the vote, while The Witcher 4 came a close second with 16.68 percent.
The Witcher 4 is a single-player, open-world role-playing game that kicks off a new Witcher saga. Players will take on the role of Ciri as she embarks on a journey through a brutal dark fantasy world.
The Witcher 3 Remastered launched for free in September
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered launched as a free upgrade in September. The remaster modernizes the generation-defining open-world RPG with a range of upgrades and enhancements to visuals, performance, gameplay and more.
