Black Myth: Wukong wins Ultimate Game of the Year while Helldivers 2 and Final Fantasy Rebirth VII win 4 awards each
November 21, 2024
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Future :
The winners in the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards were revealed today in a glittering ceremony live from the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London and streamed worldwide on YouTube, Twitch, Steam, Facebook, X, bilibili, Ginx TV, Future Games Show, GamesRadar, WhatCulture Gaming and PC Gamer.
Over 12 million public votes were cast to pick the winners in 21 different categories. Three more categories - Critics’ Choice, Breakthrough Award and Streamers’ Choice - were critically chosen.
Black Myth: Wukong won the biggest award of the night - Ultimate Game of the Year, as well as the award for Best Visual Design. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth won four awards for Best Storytelling, Best Soundtrack, Best Supporting Performer (Briana White) and Best Lead Performer (Cody Christian), meanwhile Helldivers 2 also picked up four awards for Best Multiplayer Game, Best Game Trailer, Console Game of the Year and the coveted Critics’ Choice Award.
Other winners were Astro Bot, which won Best Audio Design with the game’s developers, Team ASOBI, also taking home Studio of the Year. Elsewhere, fan favourite Satisfactory picked up PC Game of the Year, while roguelike deck builder Balatro won Best Indie Game and the critically chosen Breakthrough Award.
The awards were hosted by Ben Starr, alongside special guests from the world of gaming, including actors Alex McKenna, Alix Wilton Regan, Derek Siow, Neil Newbon, Patricia Summersett and Samantha Béart, as well as content creator GeeNelly; music composer Alex Moukala; Monika Janowska from CD PROJEKT RED; Gareth Damian Martin from Jump Over the Age; previous winners Philip Barclay and Thierry Boulanger from Sabotage Studio and actor, game developer and producer Abubakar Salim.
The 42nd Golden Joystick Awards winners are:
Best Storytelling - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (public vote)
Best Visual Design - Black Myth: Wukong (public vote)
Best Multiplayer Game - Helldivers 2 (public vote)
Best Audio Design - Astro Bot (public vote)
Best Game Expansion - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (public vote)
Best Indie Game Self Published - Another Crab’s Treasure (public vote)
Best Indie Game - Balatro (public vote)
Studio of the Year - Team ASOBI (public vote)
Best Soundtrack - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (public vote)
Best Game Trailer - Helldivers 2 (public vote)
Best Early Access Game - Lethal Company (public vote)
Still Playing - Mobile - Honkai: Star Rail (public vote)
Still Playing - Consoles & PC - Minecraft (public vote)
Streamers’ Choice Award - Chained Together (critically chosen)
Breakthrough Award - Balatro (critically chosen)
Best Gaming Hardware - Steam Deck OLED (public vote)
Best Game Adaptation - Fallout (public vote)
Best Supporting Performer - Briana White (public vote)
Best Lead Performer - Cody Christian (public vote)
PC Game of the Year - Satisfactory (public vote)
Console Game of the Year - Helldivers 2 (public vote)
Critics’ Choice Award - Helldivers 2 (critically chosen)
Most Wanted Game - Grand Theft Auto VI (public vote)
Ultimate Game of the Year - Black Myth: Wukong (public vote)
Over 125 games, studios, hardware and TV shows are represented in 21 categories voted for by the public including Ultimate Game of the Year, Most Wanted, Best Gaming Hardware presented by EE Game Store and Studio of the Year.
You can rewatch the show on YouTube now or catch up with the highlights on X and Facebook. #GoldenJoystickAwards.
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Notes to Editors
The nominees were:
Best Storytelling
1000xResist
Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Tactical Breach Wizards
Best Multiplayer Game
Abiotic Factor
EA Sports College Football 25
Helldivers 2
Sons Of The Forest
Tekken 8
The Finals
Best Visual Design
Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Harold Halibut
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Indie Game
Animal Well
Arco
Balatro
Beyond Galaxyland
Conscript
Indika
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Thank Goodness You’re Here!
The Plucky Squire
Ultros
Best Indie Game - Self Published
Arctic Eggs
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
Still Playing - PC and Console
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike 2
EA Sports FC
Dota 2
Fortnite
GTA Online
Minecraft
Naraka: Bladepoint
Roblox
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Warframe
Still Playing - Mobile
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
Free Fire
Honkai: Star Rail
Roblox
Marvel Snap
Monopoly Go!
Mini Motorways
PUBG: Battlegrounds
Squad Busters
Star Wars: Hunters
Subway Surfers
The Sims Mobile
Studio of the Year
11 Bit Studios
Arrowhead Game Studios
Capcom
Digital Eclipse
Team ASOBI
Visual Concepts
Best Game Expansion
Alan Wake 2 Expansion Pass
Destiny 2: The Final Shape
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
World of Warcraft: The War Within
Best Audio Design
Astro Bot
Balatro
Robobeat
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Star Wars Outlaws
Still Wakes the Deep
Best Soundtrack
A Highland Song
Astro Bot
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Hauntii
Silent Hill 2
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Best Lead Performer
Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Kaiji Tang as Ichiban Kasuga in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Sonequa Martin-Green as Alvilda in Asgard’s Wrath 2
Best Supporting Performer
Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Dawn M. Bennett as Aigis in Persona 3 Reload
Debra Wilson as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad
Matt Berry as Herbert in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Neve McIntosh as Suze in Still Wakes the Deep
PC Game of the Year
Animal Well
Balatro
Frostpunk 2
Satisfactory
Tactical Breach Wizards
UFO 50
Console Game of the Year
Astro Bot
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Helldivers 2
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Best Early Access Game
Enshrouded
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Hades II
Manor Lords
Lethal Company
Palworld
Best Gaming Hardware
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
Backbone One (2nd Gen)
LG UltraGear 32GS95UE
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super
Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra
Steam Deck OLED
Best Game Trailer
Caravan Sandwitch - Launch trailer
Death Stranding 2 On The Beach - State of Play Announce Trailer
Helldivers 2 - “The Fight for Freedom Begins” Launch Trailer
Kingmakers - Official Announcement Trailer
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Narrator Reveal Trailer
The Plucky Squire - Launch Trailer
Most Wanted Game
Atomfall
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Deadlock
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Doom: The Dark Ages
Exodus
Fable
Ghost of Yotei
Grand Theft Auto VI
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Light No Fire
Mafia: The Old Country
Monster Hunter Wilds
Skate.
Slay the Spire 2
South of Midnight
Ultimate Game of the Year
Animal Well
Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Helldivers 2
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Satisfactory
Silent Hill 2
Tekken 8
Best Game Adaptation
Borderlands
Fallout
Halo Season 2
Knuckles
Like a Dragon: Yakuza
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
About The Golden Joystick Awards
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