Games industry awards season kicks off tonight as we look forward to the Golden Joysticks 2026!
With plenty of incredible nominees to look forward to – not GTA 6, mind – it's probably going to be a tight race in many categories.
Whether any studios will be able to replicate Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's incredible clean sweep at last year's awards remains to be seen, but developers will be keeping their fingers crossed.
The Radio Times Gaming team will be there as media partners, covering the whole event from right there on the red carpet.
So, for all the details on the Golden Joysticks start time, how to watch and a full list of nominees, read on!
The Golden Joysticks Awards 2026 take place on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 6pm GMT / 10am PT / 1pm ET.
This year's event will be held at the Troxy in London's East End, with the whole show being streamed live online.
Unlike The Game Awards, the trailers aren't the focal point, with the night largely being devoted to doling out awards and celebrating the best of the best in the game industry!
How to watch the Golden Joysticks 2026
If you're not lucky enough to be at the Troxy on the night, then fret not, as the entire thing is available to watch online!
You can check it out via the GamesRadar YouTube channel, and to make things easier, we've popped a link to the stream right here:
View oEmbed on the source websiteWho is hosting the Golden Joysticks 2026?
The Golden Joysticks 2026 will be hosted by Alix Wilton Regan, the actor who is set to play Lara Croft in next year's Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis.
Last year saw Maggie Robertson host the show, best known as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village, a role for which she won her own Golden Joystick back in 2021.
Throughout the evening, she was joined by a collection of special guest presenters including Alix Wilton Regan (Tomb Raider), Doug Cockle (The Witcher), Ciara Berkley (The Witcher 4), Ben Starr (Expedition 33, Final Fantasy 16) and more.
Full list of the Golden Joysticks 2026 nominees
The full list of nominees for the Golden Joysticks 2026 is as follows:
Ultimate game of the year
007 First LightBig WalkControl ResonantCrimson DesertDispatchForza Horizon 6Phantom Blade ZeroPokémon PokopiaPragmataResident Evil RequiemStar Wars: Galactic RacerThe Blood of DawnwalkerSlay the Spire 2Subnautica 2Dead as DiscoWardogsMenaceskate.Best visual design
Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyForza Horizon 6SarosPhonopolisControl ResonantOrbitalsBig WalkValheimMarvel Tōkon: Fighting SoulsMarathonARC RaidersMeccha ChameleonStill playing (mobile)
Genshin ImpactHonkai: Star RailMarvel SnapPokémon GoWuthering WavesMonopoly Go!Old School RuneScapeNTE: Neverness to EvernessSky: Children of the LightRobloxBalatroTom Clancy's Rainbow Six MobileThe Witcher 4God of War LaufeyBlack Myth: Zhong KuiIntergalactic: The Heretic ProphetFableFinal Fantasy VII RevelationKingdom Hearts IVPersona 6The Expanse: Osiris RebornMetro 2039Total War: Warhammer 40,000Stranger Than HeavenTides of AnnihilationExodusTomb Raider: Legacy of AtlantisResident Evil VeronicaAlien: Isolation 2No LawStuntman: HollywoodAnantaPC game of the year
Big WalkEscape from TarkovValheimStar Wars Zero CompanyThe Blood of DawnwalkerEsoteric EbbMewgenicsMeccha ChameleonCrimson DesertOrder of the Sinking StarResident Evil RequiemPragmataPokémon Pokopia007 First LightForza Horizon 6Fire Emblem: Fortune's WeaveOnimusha: Way of the SwordLEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark KnightSarosNioh 3Best indie game
Big WalkValheimOrder of the Sinking StarTitanium CourtMixtapeDenshattack!Esoteric EbbMouse: P.I. For HireReanimalSovereign TowerFallout (Season 2)Iron LungResident EvilExit 8Mortal Kombat IIDevil May Cry (Season 2)Best remake / remaster
Trails in the Sky 2nd ChapterGothic 1 RemakeAssassin's Creed Black Flag ResyncedThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – RemasteredMetal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2Star FoxBig Walk – Release Date AnnouncementResident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A NameMouse: P.I. For Hire | Official Launch TrailerProve You're Human – Announcement TrailerCairn – Launch TrailerBattlefield 6 x Top Gun: Carrier Strike Cinematic TrailerBest supporting performer
Troy Baker – Nathaniel Essex in Marvel's WolverineVic Michaelis – Runa Blask in Star Wars Zero CompanyLennie James – John Greenway in 007 First LightTerry O'Quinn – Richard in Silent Hill: TownfallFrankie Kevich – Zoe de Vera in Control ResonantGrace Saif – Diana in PragmataNo Man's SkyHelldivers 2MinecraftFortniteThe Elder Scrolls OnlineWarframeGTA OnlineHitman World of AssassinationApex LegendsWorld of WarcraftPalworldCall of Duty: WarzoneBest gaming hardware
Sony INZONE M10S IISteam ControllerSecretlab ATLASLogitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKETurtle Beach Stealth Pro IIRazer Viper V4 ProBest game expansion
Doom: The Dark Ages | RevelationsWorld of Warcraft: MidnightDave the Diver – In the Jungle Content PackQuake: Dawn of the MachineThe Alters: Last VariableCult of the Lamb: Woolhaven View Green Video on the source website Rhythm Heaven GrooveBig WalkSarosMarathonStar Wars: Galactic RacerOnimusha: Way of the SwordBest storytelling
007 First LightThe Blood of DawnwalkerDispatchZero Parades: For Dead SpiesSilent Hill: TownfallFire Emblem: Fortune's WeaveLumines AriseMewgenicsMixtapeCrimson DesertDispatch007 First LightBest lead performer
Liam McIntyre – Wolverine in Marvel's WolverinePatrick Gibson – James Bond in 007 First LightAaron Paul – Robert Robertson III in DispatchAngela Sant'Albano – Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil RequiemWill de Renzy-Martin – Coen in The Blood of DawnwalkerAnna Demetriou – Sophia in Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyMewgenicsMina the HollowerPerfect Tides: Station to StationPhonopolisThe Incident at Galley HouseMeccha ChameleonRhythm DoctorFields of MistriaVampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire SurvivorsCairnStudio of the year
CapcomHouse HouseIO InteractiveNintendo EPDFrogwaresSquare Enix
Still playing (mobile)
Genshin ImpactHonkai: Star RailMarvel SnapPokémon GoWuthering WavesMonopoly Go!Old School RuneScapeNTE: Neverness to EvernessSky: Children of the LightRobloxBalatroTom Clancy's Rainbow Six MobileThe Witcher 4God of War LaufeyBlack Myth: Zhong KuiIntergalactic: The Heretic ProphetFableFinal Fantasy VII RevelationKingdom Hearts IVPersona 6The Expanse: Osiris RebornMetro 2039Total War: Warhammer 40,000Stranger Than HeavenTides of AnnihilationExodusTomb Raider: Legacy of AtlantisResident Evil VeronicaAlien: Isolation 2No LawStuntman: HollywoodAnantaPC game of the year
Big WalkEscape from TarkovValheimStar Wars Zero CompanyThe Blood of DawnwalkerEsoteric EbbMewgenicsMeccha ChameleonCrimson DesertOrder of the Sinking StarResident Evil RequiemPragmataPokémon Pokopia007 First LightForza Horizon 6Fire Emblem: Fortune's WeaveOnimusha: Way of the SwordLEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark KnightSarosNioh 3Best indie game
Big WalkValheimOrder of the Sinking StarTitanium CourtMixtapeDenshattack!Esoteric EbbMouse: P.I. For HireReanimalSovereign TowerFallout (Season 2)Iron LungResident EvilExit 8Mortal Kombat IIDevil May Cry (Season 2)Best remake / remaster
Trails in the Sky 2nd ChapterGothic 1 RemakeAssassin's Creed Black Flag ResyncedThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – RemasteredMetal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2Star FoxBig Walk – Release Date AnnouncementResident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A NameMouse: P.I. For Hire | Official Launch TrailerProve You're Human – Announcement TrailerCairn – Launch TrailerBattlefield 6 x Top Gun: Carrier Strike Cinematic TrailerBest supporting performer
Troy Baker – Nathaniel Essex in Marvel's WolverineVic Michaelis – Runa Blask in Star Wars Zero CompanyLennie James – John Greenway in 007 First LightTerry O'Quinn – Richard in Silent Hill: TownfallFrankie Kevich – Zoe de Vera in Control ResonantGrace Saif – Diana in PragmataNo Man's SkyHelldivers 2MinecraftFortniteThe Elder Scrolls OnlineWarframeGTA OnlineHitman World of AssassinationApex LegendsWorld of WarcraftPalworldCall of Duty: WarzoneBest gaming hardware
Sony INZONE M10S IISteam ControllerSecretlab ATLASLogitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKETurtle Beach Stealth Pro IIRazer Viper V4 ProBest game expansion
Doom: The Dark Ages | RevelationsWorld of Warcraft: MidnightDave the Diver – In the Jungle Content PackQuake: Dawn of the MachineThe Alters: Last VariableCult of the Lamb: Woolhaven View Green Video on the source website Rhythm Heaven GrooveBig WalkSarosMarathonStar Wars: Galactic RacerOnimusha: Way of the SwordBest storytelling
007 First LightThe Blood of DawnwalkerDispatchZero Parades: For Dead SpiesSilent Hill: TownfallFire Emblem: Fortune's WeaveLumines AriseMewgenicsMixtapeCrimson DesertDispatch007 First LightBest lead performer
Liam McIntyre – Wolverine in Marvel's WolverinePatrick Gibson – James Bond in 007 First LightAaron Paul – Robert Robertson III in DispatchAngela Sant'Albano – Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil RequiemWill de Renzy-Martin – Coen in The Blood of DawnwalkerAnna Demetriou – Sophia in Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyMewgenicsMina the HollowerPerfect Tides: Station to StationPhonopolisThe Incident at Galley HouseMeccha ChameleonRhythm DoctorFields of MistriaVampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire SurvivorsCairnStudio of the year
CapcomHouse HouseIO InteractiveNintendo EPDFrogwaresSquare Enix
Best indie game
Big WalkValheimOrder of the Sinking StarTitanium CourtMixtapeDenshattack!Esoteric EbbMouse: P.I. For HireReanimalSovereign TowerFallout (Season 2)Iron LungResident EvilExit 8Mortal Kombat IIDevil May Cry (Season 2)Best remake / remaster
Trails in the Sky 2nd ChapterGothic 1 RemakeAssassin's Creed Black Flag ResyncedThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – RemasteredMetal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2Star FoxBig Walk – Release Date AnnouncementResident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A NameMouse: P.I. For Hire | Official Launch TrailerProve You're Human – Announcement TrailerCairn – Launch TrailerBattlefield 6 x Top Gun: Carrier Strike Cinematic TrailerBest supporting performer
Troy Baker – Nathaniel Essex in Marvel's WolverineVic Michaelis – Runa Blask in Star Wars Zero CompanyLennie James – John Greenway in 007 First LightTerry O'Quinn – Richard in Silent Hill: TownfallFrankie Kevich – Zoe de Vera in Control ResonantGrace Saif – Diana in PragmataNo Man's SkyHelldivers 2MinecraftFortniteThe Elder Scrolls OnlineWarframeGTA OnlineHitman World of AssassinationApex LegendsWorld of WarcraftPalworldCall of Duty: WarzoneBest gaming hardware
Sony INZONE M10S IISteam ControllerSecretlab ATLASLogitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKETurtle Beach Stealth Pro IIRazer Viper V4 ProBest game expansion
Doom: The Dark Ages | RevelationsWorld of Warcraft: MidnightDave the Diver – In the Jungle Content PackQuake: Dawn of the MachineThe Alters: Last VariableCult of the Lamb: Woolhaven View Green Video on the source website Rhythm Heaven GrooveBig WalkSarosMarathonStar Wars: Galactic RacerOnimusha: Way of the SwordBest storytelling
007 First LightThe Blood of DawnwalkerDispatchZero Parades: For Dead SpiesSilent Hill: TownfallFire Emblem: Fortune's WeaveLumines AriseMewgenicsMixtapeCrimson DesertDispatch007 First LightBest lead performer
Liam McIntyre – Wolverine in Marvel's WolverinePatrick Gibson – James Bond in 007 First LightAaron Paul – Robert Robertson III in DispatchAngela Sant'Albano – Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil RequiemWill de Renzy-Martin – Coen in The Blood of DawnwalkerAnna Demetriou – Sophia in Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyMewgenicsMina the HollowerPerfect Tides: Station to StationPhonopolisThe Incident at Galley HouseMeccha ChameleonRhythm DoctorFields of MistriaVampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire SurvivorsCairnStudio of the year
CapcomHouse HouseIO InteractiveNintendo EPDFrogwaresSquare Enix
Best supporting performer
Troy Baker – Nathaniel Essex in Marvel's WolverineVic Michaelis – Runa Blask in Star Wars Zero CompanyLennie James – John Greenway in 007 First LightTerry O'Quinn – Richard in Silent Hill: TownfallFrankie Kevich – Zoe de Vera in Control ResonantGrace Saif – Diana in PragmataNo Man's SkyHelldivers 2MinecraftFortniteThe Elder Scrolls OnlineWarframeGTA OnlineHitman World of AssassinationApex LegendsWorld of WarcraftPalworldCall of Duty: WarzoneBest gaming hardware
Sony INZONE M10S IISteam ControllerSecretlab ATLASLogitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKETurtle Beach Stealth Pro IIRazer Viper V4 ProBest game expansion
Doom: The Dark Ages | RevelationsWorld of Warcraft: MidnightDave the Diver – In the Jungle Content PackQuake: Dawn of the MachineThe Alters: Last VariableCult of the Lamb: Woolhaven View Green Video on the source website Rhythm Heaven GrooveBig WalkSarosMarathonStar Wars: Galactic RacerOnimusha: Way of the SwordBest storytelling
007 First LightThe Blood of DawnwalkerDispatchZero Parades: For Dead SpiesSilent Hill: TownfallFire Emblem: Fortune's WeaveLumines AriseMewgenicsMixtapeCrimson DesertDispatch007 First LightBest lead performer
Liam McIntyre – Wolverine in Marvel's WolverinePatrick Gibson – James Bond in 007 First LightAaron Paul – Robert Robertson III in DispatchAngela Sant'Albano – Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil RequiemWill de Renzy-Martin – Coen in The Blood of DawnwalkerAnna Demetriou – Sophia in Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyMewgenicsMina the HollowerPerfect Tides: Station to StationPhonopolisThe Incident at Galley HouseMeccha ChameleonRhythm DoctorFields of MistriaVampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire SurvivorsCairnStudio of the year
CapcomHouse HouseIO InteractiveNintendo EPDFrogwaresSquare Enix
Best storytelling
007 First LightThe Blood of DawnwalkerDispatchZero Parades: For Dead SpiesSilent Hill: TownfallFire Emblem: Fortune's WeaveLumines AriseMewgenicsMixtapeCrimson DesertDispatch007 First LightBest lead performer
Liam McIntyre – Wolverine in Marvel's WolverinePatrick Gibson – James Bond in 007 First LightAaron Paul – Robert Robertson III in DispatchAngela Sant'Albano – Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil RequiemWill de Renzy-Martin – Coen in The Blood of DawnwalkerAnna Demetriou – Sophia in Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyMewgenicsMina the HollowerPerfect Tides: Station to StationPhonopolisThe Incident at Galley HouseMeccha ChameleonRhythm DoctorFields of MistriaVampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire SurvivorsCairnStudio of the year
CapcomHouse HouseIO InteractiveNintendo EPDFrogwaresSquare Enix
Studio of the year
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