The 2026 Golden Joystick Awards took place Wednesday night, and Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem walked away the night’s clear winner. The latest Resident Evil entry — the ninth installment overall — won four awards, including Ultimate Game of the Year and Console Game of the Year.
Resident Evil Requiem also earned Best Game Trailer for its gritty, R-rated “Evil Has Always Had A Name” spot. Grace Ashcroft’s voice actor, Angela Sant’Albano, took the Best Lead Performer award, besting Breaking Bad actor Aaron Paul for his role in AdHoc’s hit superhero RPG, Dispatch, as well as Patrick Gibson’s stellar superspy James Bond in 007 First Light.
Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem and viral co-op indie, Meccha Chameleon, both earned four awards, tying for the most-decorated game of the night. Despite AI-related controversy, House House’s Big Walk received the Critics’ Choice distinction.
As for studios, Capcom was the night’s top dog. In addition to its seven Golden Joysticks for Resident Evil Requiem, PRAGMATA, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the studio also received the night’s Studio of the Year award.
This year’s Golden Joystick Awards, according to the GamesRadar+ event’s Steam page, “honor[s] the people and products that have transformed the games industry in 2026” with industry awards spanning “over 20 categories, the majority of which are voted for by the global gaming public.”
All winners from the Golden Joystick Awards 2026
Not everyone walked away with a gilded joystick. Here are all the winners from Wednesday’s Golden Joystick Awards ceremony:
- Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)
- Studio of the Year: Capcom
- Console Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem
- PC Game of the Year: Crimson Desert (Pearl Abyss/Plaion)
- Best Indie Game (Self-published): Meccha Chameleon (Lemorion_1224 and Hagneiro)
- Best Indie Game: Valheim (Iron Gate Studio, Fishlabs, Piktiv/Coffee Stain Studios)
- Best Multiplayer Game: Meccha Chameleon
- Critics’ Choice: Big Walk (House House/Panic)
- Developers’ Choice: Meccha Chameleon
- Streamers’ Choice: Meccha Chameleon
- Best Remake/Remaster: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered (CD Projekt Red)
- Best Game Expansion: Doom: The Dark Ages (Id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
- Best Early Access Game: Subnautica 2 (Unknown Worlds/Krafton)
- Best Storytelling: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio/PM Studios)
- Best Visual Design: Control Resonant (Remedy Entertainment)
- Best Audio Design: Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Capcom)
- Best Soundtrack: Dispatch
- Best Lead Performer: Angela Sant’Albano – Grace Ashcroft, Resident Evil Requiem
- Best Supporting Performer: Grace Saif – Diana, Pragmata
- Still Playing (Mobile): Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- Still Playing (PC & Console): Minecraft (Mojang/Microsoft)
- Most Wanted Game: The Witcher 4 (CD Projekt Red)
- Best Game Trailer: Resident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A Name
- Best Gaming Hardware: Steam Controller
- Best Game Adaptation: Iron Lung
It’s not too late to watch winners walk the stage. Head to Future Games Show (FGS) on YouTube to watch the full, two-hour program.
Find all nominees and winners from this year’s Golden Joystick Awards on Steam, too, allowing players to quickly wishlist, follow, and buy their faves.
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