Golden Joystick Awards, which entered our lives in 1983 and became the most prestigious award in the video game industry over the years, found their owners in 2021. In more than 20 categories, the awards reveal the best productions of the year. Moreover, one of the categories at the award ceremony has ended the PC-console debate that has been going on for years.
Golden Joystick Awards 2021 had two special categories this year. One of them was the greatest game of all time. The other special category was what was the best gaming hardware.
The best game of all time has been revealed
The parties to the rightful debate that has been going on for years between PC and game consoles defend themselves firmly. While PC owners emphasize functionality, console owners always refer to top-notch and unwavering performance. Of course, this varies from person to person, but the Golden Joystick Awards decided that PCs are the best gaming hardware. The award for this category was received by Gabe Newell, the founder of Steam, the biggest influencer in the video game world on PCs. Newell, who didn’t talk much, just said, “Both gamers and developers have greatly benefited from gaming hardware on PCs.”
Although the most important category of the Golden Joystick Awards 2021 is the best hardware, other categories are also important for the players. Because within the scope of the award ceremony, the winners were announced in dozens of categories, from the best game character to the best music. If you wish, without further ado, let’s take a look at all the winners of the Golden Joystick Awards 2021 one by one.
Golden Joystick Awards 2021 winners
The best game of all time:
- Dark Souls
Best storytelling:
- Life is Strange: True Colors
Best multiplayer game:
-
It Takes Two
Best sounds:
- Resident Evil: Village
Best visual design:
- Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Best expansion packs:
- Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island Expansion
The best mobile game of the year:
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
Best hardware:
- PlayStation 5
Best indie developer game:
- Death’s Door
Best game studio of the year:
- Capcom
The best player in the games:
- Maggie Robertson (as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil: Village)
The developer with the best breakthroughs:
- Housemarque
The game with the best community:
- Final Fantasy 14
Still playable game:
- Final Fantasy 14
The best PC game of the year:
- Hitman 3
The best Nintendo game of the year:
- Metroid Dread
Best Xbox game of the year:
- Psychonauts 2
The best PlayStation game of the year:
- Resident Evil: Village
Most wanted game:
- Elden Ring
‘Critics’ Choice’ game of the year:
- Deathloop
Best game of the year (overall):
- Resident Evil: Village
The best hardware of all time:
- PC
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