The season of major video game awards in 2024 opens with the Golden Joystick Awards. The results of the ceremony that took place on the evening of November 21, already the 42nd ceremony of its kind, are in this material.
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Unlike many major award shows, including The Game Awards, the winners of the 2024 Golden Joystick Awards were primarily chosen by players. In two categories (“Breakthrough of the Year” and “Critics’ Choice”), awards were handed out by the jury.
The leaders in the number of awards at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 were the fantasy role-playing game Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (four statuettes in seven categories) and the cooperative action game Helldivers 2 (three out of five).
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At the end of the evening, the creators of the psychedelic poker roguelike Balatro, the adventure platformer Astro Bot and the Chinese action RPG Black Myth: Wukong took home two statuettes each.
The debut project of the Chinese studio Game Science received the nominations “Best Visual Design” and “Game of the Year”. The top 5 best games of the year according to voters at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 are as follows:
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The full list of Golden Joystick Awards 2024 winners is below:
- Best Narrative: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Best Multiplayer Game: Helldivers 2;
- Best Visual Design: Black Myth: Wukong;
- Best Soundtrack: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Best Sound: Astro Bot;
- Best Leading Actor: Cody Christian for his role as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Best Supporting Actress: Briana White for her role as Iris Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Best Game Trailer: Helldivers 2 Release Trailer;
- Still playing (PC and console): Minecraft;
- Still playing (mobile devices): Honkai: Star Rail;
- Best Game Adaptation: Fallout;
- Best Gaming Hardware: Steam Deck OLED;
- Best add-on: Shadow of the Erdtree for Elden Ring;
- Best Indie Game: Balatro;
- Best game according to streamers: Chained Together;
- Best Early Access Game: Lethal Company;
- Breakthrough of the Year (Critics’ Choice): Balatro;
- Best PC Game: Satisfactory;
- Best Console Game: Helldivers 2;
- Most anticipated game: Grand Theft Auto VI;
- Studio of the Year: Team Asobi (Astro Bot);
- Critics’ Choice Award: Helldivers 2;
- Game of the Year: Black Myth: Wukong.