Black Myth Wukong has won the best game of the year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024! The developers of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Balatro are also celebrating success
The Golden Joystick Awards 2024 took place, the first major awards show to determine the best games of the outgoing year.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth won the most awards (four) for Best Soundtrack, Best Narrative, Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Supporting Actor.
Three awards went to acclaimed co-operative shooter Helldivers 2, winning best multiplayer, console game of the year, Critics' Choice and won for best trailer.
Astro Bot 2024's most highly regarded game, Astro Bot, won just two awards, one of which was awarded to Team Asobi.
The top Game of the Year award went to Chinese action game Black Myth: Wukong, which caused a furore and was a smash hit.
Not to mention Balatro, which won Best Indie Game and Breakthrough of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024. And the best adaptation was deservedly won by Amazon's Fallout series.
The list of Golden Joystick Awards winners looks like this:
- Best Sound Design - Astro Bot;
- Best Soundtrack - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth;
- Best Narrative - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth;
- Best Multiplayer - Helldivers 2;
- Best Visual Design - Black Myth: Wukong;
- Best Indie Game - Balatro;
- Best self-published indie game - Another Crab's Treasure;
- Studio of the Year - Team Asobi (Astro Bot);
- Best Actor in a Leading Role - Cody Christian (Cloud, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth);
- Best Supporting Actor - Briana White (Aeris, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth);
- Breakthrough Award (critics' choice) - Balatro;
- "Keep Playing" on PC and consoles - Minecraft;
- "Keep Playing" on smartphones - Honkai: Star Rail;
- Game of the Year on MS - Satisfactory;
- Game of the Year on consoles - Helldivers 2;
- Most Anticipated Game - Grand Theft Auto VI;
- Critics' Choice - Helldivers 2;
- Best Add-on - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree;
- Best Game Hardware - Steam Deck OLED;
- Best Early Access Game - Lethal Company;
- Best Game Trailer - Helldivers 2;
- Streamers' Choice - Chained Together;
- Best Game Adaptation - Fallout;
- Game of the Year - Black Myth Wukong.
Source: Golden Joystick Awards