We now know who won the Golden Joystick Awards’ public voting categories for Ultimate Game of the Year and all other types.
The winning games were announced during our live broadcast, which was held on Tuesday, November 22, at 12 p.m. PT, 3 p.m. ET, and 8 p.m. GMT. Elden Ring, which defeated God of War Ragnarok for second place and Horizon Forbidden West for third place, was named the Ultimate Game of the Year.
The complete list of 2022 Golden Joystick Awards winners is available here.
The 40th annual GJAs hosted by The Last of Us Part II actors Troy Baker and Laura Bailey announced the winners of 21 categories, including Best PlayStation Game, Most Wanted Game, Best Gaming Hardware, and many others.
The 40th annual Golden Joystick Awards offered a complimentary gaming booklet worth $8.99/£8.99 to voters for Ultimate Game of the Year.
If you provide your email address when asked, we will get in touch with you soon and send you a pick of the following gaming ebooks:
Ultimate Retro – PC Gamer Collection, from PC Gamer
Play 100 Games on Nintendo Consoles Before You Die Edition
Secrets and Cheats: An Independent and Unofficial Guide to Minecraft
From the creators of Retro Gamer: The History of Video Games
Play These 100 PlayStation Games Before You Die
Voting and Categories for the 2022 Golden Joystick Awards
Your input is needed to choose the top games of 2022 in over 17 categories, including Best Studio, Best Storytelling, and the fiercely contested Most Wanted award. This is the world’s longest-running public voting gaming awards event.
Voting ended on November 11 at 11 p.m. GMT in these major categories, which included Best Gaming Hardware, Best PlayStation Game, and Most Wanted Game.
The whole Golden Joystick Awards 2022 shortlist is available here.
Over 70 games compete for this year’s coveted awards, including independent titles like Immortality, Tunic, and Neon White, and blockbuster games like Final Fantasy XIV, Destiny 2, Minecraft, and Fortnite vying for our Still Playing award. Elden Ring leads the nominations, closely followed by Horizon Forbidden West.
The Golden Joystick Awards 2022, now in its 40th year, will air on Tuesday, November 22, with an all-digital show on all the leading streaming services.