'Resident Evil Requiem' is Golden Joystick Awards' Game of the Year

The awards season has begun, and Resident Evil Requiem is the first title to boast a Game of the Year trophy in 2026. The Golden Joystick Awards ceremony took place this Wednesday, with the Capcom game taking home the biggest prize of the night — even though Grand Theft Auto VI and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were not considered in the voting.

The Golden Joystick is decided by popular vote, which can make the results quite different from other competitions like The Game Awards. Still, it's a good indicator of what's to come in awards season.

Check out the winners:

Best Audio Design

• Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Best Early Access Game

• Subnautica 2

Best Adaptation

• Iron Lung

Best Expansion

• Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations

Best Trailer

• Resident Evil Requiem - Evil Has Always Had A Name

Best Hardware

• Steam Controller

Best Indie Game

• Valheim

Best Self-Published Indie Game

• Meccha Chameleon

Best Leading Performance

• Angela Sant'Albano - Grace Ashcroft (Resident Evil Requiem)

Best Supporting Performance

• Grace Saif - Diana (Pragmata)

Best Multiplayer

• Meccha Chameleon

Best Remake/Remaster

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered

Best Soundtrack

• Dispatch

Best Storytelling

• Dispatch

Best Visual Design

• Resonant Control

Most Anticipated Game

• The Witcher 4

We're Still Playing - Mobile

• Balatro

We're Still Playing - PC and Console

• Minecraft

Studio of the Year

• Capcom

Developers' Choice

• Meccha Chameleon

Critic's Choice

• Big Walk

Game of the Year - PC

• Crimson Desert

Game of the Year - Console

• Resident Evil Requiem

Game of the Year

• Resident Evil Requiem