According to a GamesRadar+ report, the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 concluded on 11 November 2026. The ceremony awarded 25 categories, and Resident Evil Requiem took the headline Ultimate Game of the Year honor. This year’s awards were spread across many titles, from major releases to indie games.
The Biggest Winners of the Golden Joystick Awards 2026
Resident Evil Requiem became this year’s biggest winner with four categories, namely:
- Best Game Trailer for Resident Evil Requiem - Evil Has Always Had a Name.
- Best Lead Performer for Angela Sant’Albano (Resident Evil Requiem).
- Console Game of the Year.
- Ultimate Game of the Year.
MECCHA CHAMELEON also won four categories this year, namely:
- Best Multiplayer Game.
- Best Indie Game – Self-Published.
- Streamer’s Choice Award.
- Developers’ Choice.
Dispatch took home two categories this year:
- Best Storytelling.
- Best Soundtrack.
The Indie Games That Won Awards in 2026
Indie games also stood out at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026. Some of the indie games that received awards are:
- MECCHA CHAMELEON: Best Indie Game – Self-Published, Best Multiplayer Game, Streamer’s Choice Award, and Developers’ Choice.
- Valheim: Best Indie Game.
- Big Walk: Critics' Choice Award.
Full List of Golden Joystick Awards 2026 Winners
- Best Storytelling: Dispatch.
- Best Audio Design: Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
- Best Multiplayer Game: MECCHA CHAMELEON.
- Best Visual Design: CONTROL: Resonant.
- Best Game Expansion: DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations.
- Best Indie Game – Self-Published: MECCHA CHAMELEON.
- Best Indie Game: Valheim.
- Best Gaming Hardware: Steam Controller.
- Studio of the Year: Capcom.
- Best Early Access Game: Subnautica 2.
- Best Soundtrack: Dispatch.
- Still Playing Award – Mobile: Balatro from LocalThunk.
- Still Playing Award – PC & Console: Minecraft from Mojang Studios.
- Streamer’s Choice Award: MECCHA CHAMELEON.
- Best Game Trailer: Resident Evil Requiem - Evil Has Always Had a Name.
- Best Remake/Remaster: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered.
- Developers’ Choice: MECCHA CHAMELEON.
- Best Game Adaptation: Iron Lung.
- Best Supporting Performer: Grace Saif (Pragmata).
- Best Lead Performer: Angela Sant’Albano (Resident Evil Requiem).
- PC Game of the Year: Crimson Desert.
- Console Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem.
- Critics' Choice Award: Big Walk.
- Most Wanted Game: The Witcher 4.
- Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem.
