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Resident Evil Requiem Wins the First 2026 Game of the Year Award
Resident Evil Requiem won Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards, the first major games awards ceremony of 2026. It also took Console Game of the Year, Best Lead Performer for Angela Sant’Albano as Grace Ashcroft, and Best Game Trailer.
The public vote for the top award was close: Requiem received 17%, followed by Phantom Blade Zero on 16% and Crimson Desert on 15%. GTA 6 was ineligible because it has not been released. Other winners included The Witcher 3 Remastered for Best Remake / Remaster, Dispatch for Best Soundtrack and Best Storytelling, Valheim for Best Indie Game, and The Witcher 4 as Most Wanted Game.
In short
- Resident Evil Requiem won Ultimate Game of the Year.
- It received 17% of the vote, one point ahead of Phantom Blade Zero.
- Dispatch, Valheim and The Witcher 4 also won awards.