“The only gaming awards voted by gamers”, the 2018 edition of The Golden Joystick Awards went live last Friday with the voting as well as unveiling this year’s nominees over several categories including Best Storytelling, Studio of the Year, Xbox Game of the Year and Most Wanted Game just to name.
The Golden Joystick Awards honours gaming and esports excellence over a wide variety of categories covering storytelling, visual design, audio design, independent games, mobile gaming, esports and developing studios. The awards which will be handed out during a glitzy ceremony on November 16, 2018 in the United Kingdom sees popular titles and esports favourties headlining a number of categories which fans can vote for including the Video Game of the Year.
Below are the full list of nominees for which players can vote for their favourite game/s at the Golden Joysticks website:
Best storytelling
- Forgotton Anne
- God of War
- Gorogoa
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Octopath Traveller
- Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire
- Reigns: Her Majesty
- The Banner Saga 3
- Unavowed
- Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Best visual design
- Chuchel
- Dead Cells
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- FAR: Lone Sails
- Frostpunk
- God of War
- Gorogoa
- Monster Hunter: World
- Subnautica
- We Happy Few
Best audio design
- Far Cry 5
- Forza Horizon 4
- God of War
- Jurassic World: Evolution
- Just Shapes & Beats
- Life is Strange 2
- Monster Hunter: World
- Sea of Thieves
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Subnautica
Best indie game
- Celeste
- Dead Cells
- Gorogoa
- Into the Breach
- Just Shapes & Beats
- Laser League
- Minit
- Opus Magnum
- Owlboy
- Steamworld Dig 2
Best competitive game
- Arena of Valor
- Call of Duty: WW2
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- FIFA 19
- Fortnite: Battle Royale
- Forza Horizon 4
- Laser League
- Mario Tennis Aces
- PES 2019
- Paladins
Best co-operative game
- A Way Out
- Far Cry 5
- Firewall Zero Hour
- Monster Hunter: World
- No Man’s Sky: Next
- Overcooked 2
- Sea of Theives
- State of Decay 2
- Unravel Two
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Still playing award
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 14
- Hearthstone
- Overwatch
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Pokémon Go
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Warframe
- World of Tanks
- World of Warcraft
Esports game of the year
- Call of Duty: WW2
- Counter-Strike Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- FIFA 18
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Rocket League
- Street Fighter 5
Best VR game
- Doom VFR
- Firewall Zero Hour
- Flotilla 2
- GNOG
- Moss
- Sprint Vector
- The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim VR
- The Persistence
- Transference
- Wipeout Omega Collection VR
Studio of the year
- Bluepoint Games
- Capcom
- Epic Games
- Insomniac
- Motion Twin
- Rare
- Sony Santa Monica
- Stoic Studio
- Subset Games
- Unknown Worlds
Mobile game of the year
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
- Donot County
- Florence
- Fortnite
- GNOG
- Gorogoa
- Million Onion Hotel
- PUBG Mobile
- Pokémon Quest
- Reigns: Her Majesty
Nintendo game of the year
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
- De Blob 2
- Detective Pikachu
- Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze
- Hollow Knight
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Nintendo Labo
- Octopath Traveller
- WarioWare Gold
PlayStation game of the year
- Detroit: Become Human
- Dragon Quest 11
- Firewall Zero Hour
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Moss
- Ni No Kuni 2
- Shadow of the Colossus
- The Persistence
- Yakuza 6
PC game of the year
- Battletech
- Frostpunk
- Into the Breach
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Opus Magnum
- Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire
- Subnautica
- Surviving Mars
- Two Point Hospital
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Xbox game of the year
- Forza Horizon 4
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Nier: Automata
- No Man’s Sky: Next
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Sea of Thieves
- State of Decay 2
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Most wanted game
- Anthem
- Battlefield 5
- Control
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Death Stranding
- Doom Eternal
- Dreams
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Kingdom Hearts 3
- Metro Exodus
- Ooblets
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- The Last of Us Part 2
To vote for these titles as well as the Ultimate Video Game of the Year, visit The Golden Joysticks page at Gamesradar here.
