"Resident Evil Requiem" secures four Golden Joystick Awards, taking home honors for Ultimate and Console Game of the Year

The 44th annual Golden Joystick Awards unfolded last evening, celebrating with Resident Evil Requiem dominating the event. The game garnered accolades in four categories, notably claiming Ultimate Game of the Year and Console Game of the Year.

This ninth iteration of the series also received recognition for Best Game Trailer, and Angela Sant'Albano was honored with Best Lead Performer for her portrayal of Grace Ashcroft.

In addition, Capcom excelled by winning seven awards in total, including Studio of the Year and Best Audio Design for the game Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Grace Saif also emerged victorious in the Best Supporting Performer category for her role as Diana in Pragmata.

AdHoc's Dispatch secured awards in Best Storytelling and Best Soundtrack. Meccha Chameleon achieved success in multiple categories such as Best Indie Game (self-published), Best Multiplayer Game, Streamer's Choice, and Developer's Choice.

Other notable winners included Remedy for Best Visual Design for Control Resonant, while Unknown Worlds' Subnautica 2 marked its victory as Best Early Access Game. Pearl Abyss's Crimson Desert was announced as PC Game of the Year, and House House's Big Walk took home the Critics' Choice award.

Winners at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards:

• Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)
• Studio of the Year: Capcom
• Console Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem
• PC Game of the Year: Crimson Desert (Pearl Abyss/Plaion)
• Best Indie Game (Self-published): Meccha Chameleon (Lemorion_1224 and Hagneiro)
• Best Indie Game: Valheim (Iron Gate Studio, Fishlabs, Piktiv/Coffee Stain Studios)
• Best Multiplayer Game: Meccha Chameleon
• Critics' Choice: Big Walk (House House/Panic)
• Developers' Choice: Meccha Chameleon
• Streamers' Choice: Meccha Chameleon
• Best Remake/Remaster: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered (CD Projekt Red)
• Best Game Expansion: Doom: The Dark Ages (Id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
• Best Early Access Game: Subnautica 2 (Unknown Worlds/Krafton)
• Best Storytelling: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio/PM Studios)
• Best Visual Design: Control Resonant (Remedy Entertainment)
• Best Audio Design: Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Capcom)
• Best Soundtrack: Dispatch
• Best Lead Performer: Angela Sant’Albano – Grace Ashcroft, Resident Evil Requiem
• Best Supporting Performer: Grace Saif – Diana, Pragmata
• Still Playing (Mobile): Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
• Still Playing (PC & Console): Minecraft (Mojang/Microsoft)
• Most Wanted Game: The Witcher 4 (CD Projekt Red)
• Best Game Trailer: Resident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A Name
• Best Gaming Hardware: Steam Controller
• Best Game Adaptation: Iron Lung