Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at Golden Joystick Awards

The organizers of the annual Golden Joystick Awards announced the winners in various categories, identifying the best projects of 2022. The most important award of the exhibition, the title of the game of the year, was earned by the action Elden Ring , developed and published by the studio FromSoftware.

The company itself was also able to get an award as the best studio of the year. Elden Ring was nominated in 5 positions, winning 4 awards. The game was awarded for the best visual and best multiplayer, as well as the choice of critics, who considered the action the most successful among all releases of the reporting period.

The final list of Golden Joystick Awards winners this year is as follows:

• Best Storytelling: Horizon Forbidden West;
• The best project still played is Genshin Impact;
• Best Visual Design - Elden Ring;
• Studio of the Year - FromSoftware (creators of Elden Ring);
• Best Expansion - Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course;
• Best Early Access Game - Slime Rancher 2
• Best Indie Game - Cult of the Lamb
• Best multiplayer - Elden Ring;
• Best Sound - Metal: Hellsinger;
• Best Game Trailer - Goat Simulator 3;
• Best Gaming Community - Final Fantasy XIV;
• The best gaming hardware - Steam Deck;
• Best Breakthrough - Vampire Survivors;
• Critics' Choice - Elden Ring;
• Best Nintendo Switch Game: Pokemon Legends: Arceus
• Best PC Game: Return to Monkey Island
• Best PlayStation Game - Stray
• Best Xbox Game - Grounded
• The most anticipated game is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom;
• Game of the Year - Elden Ring.