The Golden Joystick Awards 2023 has concluded and we now have a complete list of all winners. In the Switch category, The Legend of Zelda: The Kingdom of Tears officially won his 2023 Nintendo Game of the Year award.
The ‘Ultimate’ Game of the Year award went to Larian’s RPG hit baldur’s gate 3. Not only did the show win the show’s biggest award, it also won in multiple other categories that night. Other winners include Sea of Stars as Indie Game of the Year, Mortal Kombat 1 as Best Multiplayer Game, and his No Man’s Sky, which won the “Still Playing” award.
Here’s a summary of the winners (you can see details for each category on GamesRadar):
- best storytelling – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Still playing award – No Man’s Sky
- Best Visual Design Award – Baldur’s Gate 3
- studio of the year – Larian Studio
- Best Game Expansion Award – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- best indie game – Sea of stars
- Best VR game – Mountain Horizon Call
- Best multiplayer game – Mortal Kombat 1
- best audio – Final Fantasy XVI
- best game trailer – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Best Streaming Game Award – Valorant
- best gaming community – Baldur’s Gate 3
- best gaming hardware -PSVR2
- breakthrough award – Cocoon / Geometric Interactive
- Critics Choice Award – Alan Wake II
- Best Lead Performer – Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
- Best Supporting Actor Award – Neil Newborn, Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
- Nintendo Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Kingdom of Tears
- PC Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Xbox Game of the Year – Starfield
- PlayStation Game of the Year – Resident Evil 4
- most wanted games – Final Fantasy 7 Reverse
- Ugoti – Baldur’s Gate 3
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