At the 44th annual Golden Joystick Awards 2026 ceremony, the winners in all major categories were announced. The main triumph of the evening went to Resident Evil Requiem, which took home awards in several categories at once, including the top honor — Ultimate Game of the Year.
In the Ultimate Game of the Year category, Capcom's project beat 11 competitors, including 007 First Light, Big Walk, Control Resonant, Crimson Desert, Dispatch, Forza Horizon 6, Phantom Blade Zero, and Pokémon Pokopia.
The game also won in the Best Console Game of the Year category. In addition, actress Angela Sant'Albano, who played the role of Grace Ashcroft, won the award for Best Lead Performer.
Other winners included Subnautica 2, Valheim, Minecraft, Balatro, and The Witcher 4. The latter won in the Most Wanted Game category, which recognizes the most anticipated upcoming releases.
- Best Audio Design — Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Best Early Access Game — Subnautica 2
- Best Game Adaptation — Iron Lung
- Best Game Expansion — Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations
- Best Game Trailer — Resident Evil Requiem - Evil Has Always Had A Name
- Best Gaming Hardware — Steam Controller
- Best Indie Game — Valheim
- Best Self-Published Indie Game — Meccha Chameleon
- Best Lead Performer — Angela Sant'Albano (Resident Evil Requiem)
- Best Supporting Performer — Grace Saif (Pragmata)
- Best Multiplayer Game — Meccha Chameleon
- Best Remake / Remaster — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered
- Best Soundtrack — Dispatch
- Best Storytelling — Dispatch
- Best Visual Design — Control Resonant
- Most Wanted Game — The Witcher 4
- Best Ongoing Mobile Game — Balatro
- Best Ongoing Game on PC and Consoles — Minecraft
- Studio of the Year — Capcom
- Developers’ Choice — Meccha Chameleon
- Critics’ Choice — Big Walk
- Best PC Game — Crimson Desert
- Best Console Game — Resident Evil Requiem
- Ultimate Game of the Year — Resident Evil Requiem