Here is a breakdown and list of all the winners in the Golden Joystick Awards 2021.
The Golden Joystick Awards is always one of the most anticipated awards shows to highlight the great achievements of the hard work that goes into the gaming industry every year. The awards show happened on Tuesday, November 23 and did not disappoint as famous Uncharted voice actors, Nolan North and Emily Rose hosted. There were even two new, additional categories to celebrate 50 years of gaming: Best Gaming Hardware of All Time and Ultimate Game of All Time.
With millions of votes, one of the major highlights of the 39th iteration of the awards show included Resident Evil: Village captured the most awards with its four zombie-tastic wins. This is a perfect moment as the film based on the video game series, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, hits theatres on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Final Fantasy XIV takes two awards as the hype for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin ramps up its expected release in March 2022 and most anticipated Final Fantasy XVI with its announcements, giving snippets of what is to come.
Here is a list of all the 2021 Golden Joystick Awards winners in each category:
- Best Storytelling: Life is Strange: True Colors
- Best Multiplayer Game: It Takes Two
- Best Audio: Resident Evil: Village
- Best Visual Design: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- Best Game Expansion: Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island
- Mobile Game of the Year: League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Best Gaming Hardware: PlayStation 5
- Best Indie Game: Death’s Door
- Studio of the Year: Capcom
- Best Performer: Maggie Robertson (Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil: Village)
- Breakthrough Award: Housemarque (critically chosen)
- Best Game Community: Final Fantasy XIV
- Still Playing Award: Final Fantasy XIV
- PC Game of the Year: Hitman 3
- Nintendo Game of the Year: Metroid Dread
- Xbox Game of the Year: Psychonauts 2
- PlayStation Game of the Year: Resident Evil: Village
- Most Wanted Game: Elden Ring
- Critics’ Choice Award: Deathloop (critically chosen)
- Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil: Village
- Best Gaming Hardware of All Time: Personal Computer (PC)
- Ultimate Game of All Time: Dark Souls
In case you missed the Golden Joystick Awards 2021, you can watch the re-broadcast on YouTube.
