The nominations for the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 have been announced, and voting is open! This oldest video game awards ceremony, which has been running since 1983, celebrates its 42nd edition this year.
The nominations were compiled by journalists from various publications such as PC Gamer, Future Game Show, Edge magazine, Retro Gamer, and GamesRadar. Voting is open to the public until November 1, and the winners will be announced at the ceremony on November 21, 2024.
This year, the games with the most nominations are Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, each with five nominations. They are followed by Helldivers 2 and Balatro with four nominations each.
Here is the list of nominations in some of the most important categories:
Best Story:
- 1000xResist
- Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Tactical Breach Wizards
Best Multiplayer Game
- Abiotic Factor
- EA Sports College Football 25
- Helldivers 2
- Sons Of The Forest
- Tekken 8
- The Finals
Best Visual Design
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Harold Halibut
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Indie Game
- Animal Well
- Arco
- Balatro
- Beyond Galaxyland
- Conscript
- Indika
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- The Plucky Squire
- Ultros
Best Indie Game – Self-Published
- Arctic Eggs
- Another Crab’s Treasure
- Crow Country
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
- I Am Your Beast
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Riven
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Tiny Glade
- UFO 50
Game of the Year for PC
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Frostpunk 2
- Satisfactory
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- UFO 50
Game of the Year for Consoles
- Astro Bot
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Helldivers 2
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Voting is open, so if you have your favorites, be sure to vote and support them!
