Resident Evil Requiem - Ultimate Game of the Year: Golden Joystick Awards 2026 Winners Revealed

The 44th Golden Joystick Awards ceremony has officially concluded, with winners announced across 25 different categories. As is often the case at such events, there were a few surprises along the way.

Speaking of the main highlights and top categories, Resident Evil Requiem was voted Game of the Year by the players, winning the "Ultimate Game of the Year" award. The ninth installment also took home awards for "Console Game of the Year," "Best Game Trailer," and "Best Lead Performer," with Angela Sant'Albano earning the last honor for her role as Grace Ashcroft. Capcom's project secured the most wins at the Golden Joystick Awards, with a total of four, matching Meccha Chameleon’s success, which won in the categories "Best Indie Game (self-published)," "Best Multiplayer Game," "Streamers' Choice Award," and "Developers' Choice Award." Capcom also claimed the "Studio of the Year" award. Additionally, Grace Saif, who played Diana in Pragmata, won "Best Supporting Performer," and Onimusha: Way of the Sword took the award for "Best Audio Design." You can find the full list of Golden Joystick Awards 2026 winners below:

• Ultimate Game of the Year - Resident Evil Requiem
• PC Game of the Year - Crimson Desert
• Console Game of the Year - Resident Evil Requiem
• Best Indie Game - Valheim
• Best Indie Game (self-published) - Meccha Chameleon
• Best Early Access Game - Subnautica 2
• Best Multiplayer Game - Meccha Chameleon
• Best Game Expansion - Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations
• Most Wanted Game - The Witcher 4
• Best Visual Design - Control Resonant
• Best Audio Design - Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• Best Soundtrack - Dispatch
• Best Storytelling - Dispatch
• Best Game Trailer - Resident Evil Requiem - Evil Has Always Had A Name
• Best Gaming Hardware - Steam Controller
• Best Lead Performer - Angela Sant'Albano (Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem)
• Best Supporting Performer - Grace Saif (Diana in Pragmata)
• Still Playing (PC & Console) - Minecraft
• Still Playing (Mobile) - Balatro
• Best Remake/ Remaster - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered
• Best Game Adaptation - Iron Lung
• Studio of the Year - Capcom
• Critics' Choice Award - Big Walk
• Streamers' Choice Award - Meccha Chameleon
• Developers' Choice Award - Meccha Chameleon

Resident Evil could have been this year’s unanimous record-holder at the Golden Joystick Awards if it had won in the "Best Game Adaptation" category, but unfortunately, it did not. It’s also worth highlighting Crimson Desert’s victory in one of the top categories, "PC Game of the Year," along with two wins for the franchises The Witcher and Dispatch. Meanwhile, major titles like Forza Horizon, 007 First Light, and Marvel's Wolverine went home without any awards. By the way, in our predictions for the main categories, we correctly guessed 6 out of 8 winners.

Next month, on December 10th, the main gaming ceremony—The Game Awards—will take place, and we’ll see if some of the games winning today can also come out on top there. In the meantime, you can check out the predictions for the winners in the main categories at The Game Awards 2026.