The Golden Joystick awards, which the gaming world follows with curiosity, have been held every year since 1983. This year’s nominees of the event, where games from many categories received awards, were announced recently. The 42nd Golden Joystick Awards will be determined by the votes cast by the players, as every year.Golden Joystick 2024 candidates have been announced
In total, there are 21 categories you can vote for this year. While this year has been a bit quiet in terms of big games, we’ve witnessed iconic games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Tekken 8, and even Balatro and Satisfactory being released and becoming huge hits. Golden Joystick Awards will be held live on YouTube, Twitch and Steam on November 21. Here are the game of the year candidates:
- animal well
- Astro Bot
- balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Helldivers 2
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- salesfactory
- Silent Hill 2
- Tekken 8
In addition to the Best Game of the Year award, you can now vote in the “Best Game Adaptation” category, where you see your favorite characters and franchises come to life on the big screen. Here are the nominees of this category at the Golden Joystick Awards:
- Borderlands
- fall out
- Halo Season 2
- knuckles
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
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