Resident Evil Requiem won Ultimate Game of the Year at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards. The 44th ceremony took place in London on November 11. Its results were not a one-game story: Requiem and MECCHA CHAMELEON each collected four awards, while Capcom was named Studio of the Year.
What Requiem's four awards actually recognise
Alongside the headline prize, Resident Evil Requiem won Console Game of the Year. Angela Sant’Albano received Best Lead Performer for her role as Grace Ashcroft. Resident Evil Requiem: Evil Has Always Had A Name also won Best Game Trailer.
All four awards are connected to the game, but they are not four interchangeable Game of the Year trophies. Two recognise a performance and a promotional film. That distinction matters when an awards tally is used as a reason to buy a game.
MECCHA CHAMELEON's different routes to recognition
MECCHA CHAMELEON won Best Multiplayer Game, Best Indie Game Self-Published, Streamers’ Choice and Developers’ Choice. The last of those categories was introduced this year. Its results therefore combine public voting with separate professional selections.
Collapsing those categories into an unofficial overall ranking would lose useful detail. Multiplayer design, acting and a newly introduced award answer different questions. Readers looking for their next game can learn more by starting with the category that matches their interests than by simply counting trophies.
PC, music and two wins for The Witcher
Crimson Desert was named PC Game of the Year. Dispatch won for storytelling and soundtrack, while Big Walk received Critics’ Choice. Those results provide distinct starting points for a shortlist: platform, narrative, music or the critics' selection.
CD PROJEKT RED confirmed that The Witcher 4 won Most Wanted Game and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered won Best Remake / Remaster. The former measures anticipation, not a verdict reached after finishing The Witcher 4. It should not be presented as a released game's victory over the year's other releases.
Whose choices are these?
Public voting decided 22 of the 25 categories. Critics’ Choice, Streamers’ Choice and Developers’ Choice were separate selections rather than the general public ballot. Main-category voting closed on October 23, with Ultimate Game of the Year using its own October 26–30 voting window.
Golden Joystick results are therefore best understood as the outcome of a particular awards process. They do not replace checking a game's technical condition on your platform, the availability of your preferred language or whether its genre suits you. An award can help build a discovery list without becoming a universal recommendation for every player.
Event date: November 11, 2026. This overview was prepared on November 12; the later date of Capcom's announcement does not move the ceremony itself to the following day.
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