The Golden Joystick Awards 2022 were recently announced to honor the best games of 2022. Among others, Elden Ring was the biggest winner with awards in 4 different categories. Its developer FromSoftware, was conferred the Studio of the Year Award.
#ELDENRING has won the @GoldenJoysticks Awards for Ultimate Game of the Year, Critic’s Choice, Best Multiplayer Game and Best Visual Design!
Brave Tarnished, thank you for making your journey into the Lands Between such a memorable event. pic.twitter.com/LjHSWuG0MR
— BANDAI NAMCO EUROPE (@BandaiNamcoEU) November 23, 2022
Other winners of the Golden Joystick Awards 2022 include Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Forbidden West which got the Best Storytelling award, Stray and Grounded were the PlayStation and Xbox Game of the Year respectively, and Pokemon Legends Arceus was the Nintendo Game of the Year.
Complete list of Golden Joystick Awards 2022 winners
Best Storytelling
Horizon Forbidden West
Still Playing Award
Genshin Impact
Best Visual Design
Elden Ring
Studio of the Year
FromSoftware
Best Game Expansion
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Best Early Access Launch
Slime Rancher 2
Best Indie Game
Cult of the Lamb
Best Multiplayer Game
Elden Ring
Best Audio
Metal: Hellsinger
Best Game Trailer
Goat Simulator 3 Announcement Trailer
Best Game Community
Final Fantasy 14
Best Gaming Hardware
Steam Deck
Breakthrough Award
Vampire Survivors
Critics’ Choice Award
Elden Ring
Best Performer
Manon Gage (Marissa Marcel, Immortality)
Nintendo Game of the Year
Pokemon Legends Arceus
PC Game of the Year
Return to Monkey Island
PlayStation Game of the Year
Stray
Xbox Game of the Year
Grounded
Most Wanted Game
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Ultimate Game of the Year
Elden Ring
