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Golden Joystick Awards: 26 Game of the Year awards

Golden Joystick Awards is a awards body from United Kingdom, founded in 1983. It appears in this database with 26 Game of the Year picks across 23 award seasons (2003–2025); its most frequent pick was Elden Ring.

Public-voted Ultimate Game of the Year winners were verified for 2004-2006.

What "2003–2025" means.

It is the first and last year this outlet appears in our award data — not necessarily its founding or closing date. An outlet may have existed longer, or simply skipped a year's award.

Every Game of the Year it picked

YearGame of the Year Vote type
2025Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Editorial
2024Black Myth: WukongEditorial
2023Baldur's Gate 3Editorial
2022Elden RingEditorial
2022Elden RingReaders' choice
2021DeathloopEditorial
2021Resident Evil VillageReaders' choice
2020The Last of Us Part IIReaders' choice
2020HadesEditorial
2019Resident Evil 2Editorial
2018Fortnite Battle RoyaleEditorial
2017The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildEditorial
2016Dark Souls IIIEditorial
2015The Witcher 3: Wild HuntEditorial
2014Dark Souls IIEditorial
2013Grand Theft Auto VEditorial
2012The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimEditorial
2011Portal 2Editorial
2010Mass Effect 2Editorial
2009Fallout 3Editorial
2008Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareEditorial
2007Gears of WarEditorial
2006The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionEditorial
2005Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasEditorial
2004Doom 3Editorial
2003Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityEditorial

References

Primary sources cited while researching this outlet's award history.

  1. 1.https://www.gamesradar.com/12-hot-facts-about-the-golden-joystick-awards/
  2. 2.https://www.gamesradar.com/golden-joysticks-ultimate-list-ultimate-games-1983-2014/2/