The 42nd Annual Golden Joystick Awards has come and gone. The longest-running video game award ceremony had yet another exciting night of trailers, celebrity appearances, and celebration. Among the 24 awards up for grabs, some titles appear much more than others. Some took home more accolades than others as well. Without any further delay, here’s the full list of winners and nominees for this year’s Golden Joystick Awards.
Golden Joystick Awards 2024 Winners & Nominees
Best Storytelling
- 1000xRESIST
- Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
- WINNER: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Tactical Breach Wizards
Best Visual Design
- Astro Bot
- WINNER: Black Myth: Wukong
- Harold Halibut
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Multiplayer Game
- Abiotic Factor
- EA Sports College Football 25
- WINNER: Helldivers 2
- Sons Of The Forest
- Tekken 8
- The Finals
Best Audio Design
- WINNER: Astro Bot
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Balatro
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Robobeat
Best Game Expansions
- World of Warcraft: The War Within
- WINNER: Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
- Alan Wake 2 Expansion Pass
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
Best Indie Game – Self-Published
- Arctic Eggs
- WINNER: Another Crab’s Treasure
- Crow Country
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
- I Am Your Beast
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Riven
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Tiny Glade
- UFO 50
Best Indie Game
- Animal Well
- Arco
- WINNER: Balatro
- Beyond Galaxyland
- Conscript
- Indika
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- The Plucky Squire
- Ultros
Studio Of The Year
- WINNER: Team Asobi
- Visual Concepts
- Digital Eclipse
- Arrowhead Game Studios
- Capcom
- 11 Bit Studios
Best Soundtrack
- Astro Bot
- Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
- A Highland Song
- WINNER: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Silent Hill 2
- Hauntii
Best Game Trailer
- The Plucky Squire – Launch Trailer
- Caravan Sandwitch – Launch Trailer
- Kingmakers – Official Announcement Trailer
- WINNER: Helldivers 2 – “The Fight for Freedom Begins” Launch Trailer
- Death Stranding 2 On The Beach – State Of Play Announcement Trailer
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – Narrator Reveal Trailer
Best Early Access Game
- Hades II
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
- Manor Lords
- Palworld
- WINNER: Lethal Company
- Enshrouded
Still Playing – Mobile
- WINNER: Honkai: Star Rail
- Marvel Snap
- Monopoly Go!
- Squad Busters
- Roblox
- The Sims Mobile
- Star Wars: Hunters
- PUBG Mobile
- Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
- Mini Motorways
- Subway Surfers
- Free Fire
Still Playing – PC & Console
- Apex Legends
- Counter-Strike 2
- EA Sports FC
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- GTA Online
- WINNER: Minecraft
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- Roblox
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Valorant
- Warframe
Streamers’ Choice Award
- WINNER: Chained Together
Breakthrough Award
- WINNER: Balatro
Best Gaming Hardware
- LG UltraGear 32GS95UE
- Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super
- Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
- Backbone One (2nd Gen)
- WINNER: Steam Deck OLED
Best Game Adaptation
- WINNER: Fallout
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza
- Halo Season 2
- Borderlands
- Knuckles
Best Supporting Performer
- Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen – The Furies | Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Debra Wilson – Amanda Waller | Suicide Squad
- WINNER: Briana White – Aerith Gainsborough | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Neve McIntosh – Suze | Still Wakes the Deep
- Dawn M. Bennett – Aigis | Persona 3 Reload
- Matt Berry – Herbert | Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Best Lead Performer
- WINNER: Cody Christian – Cloud Strife | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Melina Juergens – Senua | Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Humberly Gonzalez – Kay Vess | Star Wars Outlaws
- Luke Roberts – James Sunderland | Silent Hill 2
- Kaiji Tang – Ichiban Kasuga | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Sonequa Martin-Green – Alvilda | Asgard’s Wrath 2
PC Game Of The Year
- Frostpunk 2
- Balatro
- UFO 50
- WINNER: Satisfactory
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Animal Well
Console Game Of The Year
- Astro Bot
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- WINNER: Helldivers 2
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
Critics’ Choice Award
- WINNER: Helldivers 2
Most Wanted Game
- WINNER: Grand Theft Auto VI
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Fable
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Light No Fire
- Exodus
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
- Mafia: The Old Country
- South Of Midnight
- Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
- Slay the Spire 2
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Deadlock
- Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
- Atomfall
- Skate
- Ghost of Yōtei
Ultimate Game Of The Year
- Astro Bot
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Silent Hill 2
- Helldivers 2
- WINNER: Black Myth: Wukong
- Balatro
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Satisfactory
- Tekken 8
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Animal Well
With the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards all wrapped up, gamers around the world can now look forward to next year. 2025 is set to be another big year in gaming, so excitement is already in the air. Before the year is done, though, we still have several award ceremonies to go through. This includes The Game Awards on December 12 and The Horror Game Awards on December 14. For gamers, the season for praise and celebration has only just begun.
