The winners of the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 have been announced! Gamers and critics are divided in their choice of the Best Game of the Year

The first major awards ceremony for games released in 2023 has taken place.

The winners of the Golden Joystick Awards are chosen by gamers, so the awards fully reflect the tastes of today's audience.

However, critics also had the opportunity to express their opinions and determine the winners in three categories:

• best game according to streamers - Valorant;
• best game according to critics - Alan Wake II;
• breakthrough of the year - Cocoon.

Here's What We Know

Predictably, the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 triumphant was the popular and incredibly talked about game - Baldur's Gate 3 from Larian Studios, it won six awards, including the title of Game of the Year.

The list of winners and nominees of Golden Joystick Awards 2023:

Best Game of the Year

(Places are listed according to the number of votes)

• Baldur's Gate III;
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom;
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2;
• Resident Evil 4 remake;
• Final Fantasy XVI.

Best Sound

(followed by the category winner and nominees in random order)

• Final Fantasy XVI;
• Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical;
• Hi-Fi Rush;
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk;
• Starfield;
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Best Narrative

• Baldur's Gate III;
• The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood;
• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
• Oxenfree II: Lost Signals;
• Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo;
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Best Gaming Community

• Baldur's Gate III;
• Final Fantasy XIV;
• Warframe;
• Deep Rock Galactic;
• Dreams;
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Best Add-on

• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty;
• DLC for Power Wash Simulator (SpongeBob SquarePants; Midgar and Tomb Raider);
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom;
• The Case of the Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire and Spider of Lanka;
• Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania;
• A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers.

Best Hardware

• PlayStation VR2;
• Turtle Beach Stealth Pro;
• Alienware 34 AW3423DWF;
• Nitro Deck;
• ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96;
• Samsung 990 PRO.

Best Indie Game

• Sea of Stars;
• Dave the Diver;
• Pizza Tower;
• Dredge;
• Cocoon;
• Viewfinder.

Best Multiplayer

• Mortal Kombat 1;
• Exoprimal;
• Diablo IV;
• Street Fighter 6;
• Remnant II;
• We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip.

Best Visual Design

• Baldur's Gate III;
• Starfield;
• Hi-Fi Rush;
• Viewfinder;
• Lies of P;
• Street Fighter 6.

Nintendo Switch Game of the Year

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom;
• Pikmin 4;
• Fire Emblem Engage;
• Metroid Prime Remastered;
• Octopath Traveller II;
• Fae Farm.

PC Game of the Year

• Baldur's Gate III;
• Diablo IV;
• Dave the Diver;
• Tchia;
• System Shock remake;
• Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew.

PlayStation Game of the Year

• Resident Evil 4 remake;
• Final Fantasy XVI;
• Street Fighter 6;
• Humanity;
• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Game of the Year for Xbox

• Starfield;
• Chants of Sennaar;
• Hi-Fi Rush;
• Planet of Lana;
• Dead Space remake;
• Pentiment.

Best Game Support

• No Man's Sky;
• Genshin Impact;
• The Sims 4;
• Fortnite;
• Naraka: Bladepoint;
• GTA Online;
• Warframe;
• Valorant;
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / Counter-Strike 2;
• Apex Legends;
• Dota 2;
• Call of Duty.

Studio of the Year

• Larian Studios;
• Digital Eclipse;
• Nintendo EPD;
• Mimimi Games;
• Remedy Entertainment;
• CD Projekt RED.

Best Game Trailer

• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Official Cinematic Trailer;
• Alan Wake II - The Dark Place Gameplay Trailer;
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Official Trailer #3;
• Baby Steps - Reveal Trailer;
• Mortal Kombat 1 - Official It's In Our Blood Trailer;
• Dave the Diver - Official Release Month And Accolades Trailer.

Best Actor

• Ben Starr - Clive from Final Fantasy XVI.
• Cameron Monaghan - Cal Kestis from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
• Matthew Porretta and Ilkka Villi are the voice and appearance of Alan Wake from Alan Wake II.
• Yuri Lowenthal is Peter Parker from Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
• Ellise Chappell is Kathy Johanson from Deliver Us Mars.
• Melanie Liburd is Saga Anderson from Alan Wake II.
• Nadji Jeter - Miles Morales from Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Best Supporting Actor

• Neil Newbon - Astarion from Baldur's Gate III.
• Laura Bailey as Mary Jane from Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
• Cissy Jones is Andreja from Starfield.
• Amelia Tyler - Narrator from Baldur's Gate III.
• Ralph Ineson is Cidolfus Telamon from Final Fantasy XVI.
• Patricia Summersett is Princess Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
• Idris Elba is Solomon Reed (M) from Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.

Best VR Game

• Horizon Call of the Mountain;
• C-Smash VRS;
• Synapse;
• Vertigo 2;
• F1 23;
• The Light Brigade.

Most anticipated game

(the first three positions are arranged according to the number of votes, further - in random order)

1. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
2. Hades II;
3. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
4. Death Stranding 2;
5. Star Wars Outlaws;

• Tekken 8;
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2;
• Fable;
• Hollow Knight: Silksong;
• Everywhere;
• Frostpunk 2;
• ARK II;
• Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater;
• Persona 3 Reload;
• Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles;
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League;
• Pacific Drive;
• Black Myth: Wukong;
• Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden;
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin.

Source: GamesRadar