Best Storytelling Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)

Best Visual Design Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (SandfallInteractive)

Best Multiplayer Game Peak (Aggro Crab and Landfall)

Best Audio Design Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions)

Best Game Expansion Lies of P: Overture (Neowiz and Round8 Studio)

Best Indie Game - Self Published Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Best Indie Game Blue Prince (Raw Fury)

Studio of the Year Sandfall Interactive

Best Soundtrack Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)

Best Game Trailer Grand Theft Auto VI (Trailer 2)

Best Early Access Game R.E.P.O. (Semiwork)

Still Playing Award (Mobile) Pokemon Go (Scopely)

Still Playing Award (PC & Console) Minecraft (Mojang Studios)

Streamers' Choice Peak (Aggro Crab and Landfall)

Breakthrough Schedule 1 (TVGS)

Best Gaming Hardware AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Best Game Adaptation Arcane (Season 2)

Best Supporting Performer Ben Starr (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as Verso)

Best Lead Performer Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as Maelle)

PC Game of the Year Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Console Game of the Year Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions)

Critics' Choice Award Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD)

Most Wanted Game Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)

Ultimate Game of the Year Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)

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GoY, GTA6, Silksong, and Peak tied with 2 wins apiece

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Posted by jefforize

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Posted on 11/20/25 at 7:20 pm to Roaad

quote:
Best Multiplayer Game Peak (Aggro Crab and Landfall)

Wut

quote:
PC Game of the Year Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry

Legit

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Posted by StansberryRules

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Posted on 11/20/25 at 8:00 pm to Roaad

Too many categories really IMO.

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Posted by MFn GIMP

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Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:19 am to Roaad

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Console Game of the Year Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions)

Is this console exclusive?

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Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq

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Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:44 am to MFn GIMP

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Is this console exclusive?

For now, it's a PS5 exclusive.

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Posted by MFn GIMP

Member since Feb 2011

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Posted on 11/21/25 at 10:58 am to Sl0thstronautEsq

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For now, it's a PS5 exclusive

Sorry, I meant is the category console exclusive game of the year?

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Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq

Member since Aug 2018

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Posted on 11/21/25 at 11:31 am to MFn GIMP

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Sorry, I meant is the category console exclusive game of the year?

Yeah, the Golden Joystick award categories are weird. E33 wasn't up for Console Game of the Year or PC Game of the Year but was nominated for Ultimate Game of the Year.

The nominees for Console Game of the Year were:
Donkey Kong Bananza
Monster Hunter Wilds
Ghost of Yotei
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Mario Kart World

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Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 11/21/25 at 2:50 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq

I assume blindly those categories are for exclusives?

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Posted by VinegarStrokes

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Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:56 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq

Mario Kart should not be on that list

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Posted by StansberryRules

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Posted on 11/21/25 at 9:09 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq

IMO it's extremely outdated to even have a "console game of the year" category. The overwhelming majority of major releases these days come out on both PC and consoles so there really isn't enough distinction between the two to have a separate category

The nominees every year are just gonna be by default whatever Nintendo and Sony put out that year. They are basically the only companies making console exclusives anymore and they put out about 2-3 a year, and those are always gonna be the nominees.

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