See the Golden Joystick Awards 2019 winners
The public have voted for their favourites.
Today, the biggest public-voted games awards ceremony in the world revealed the most highly valued games of the year—as chosen by you. Categories include best storytelling, best visual design, best audio, best indie game, and loads more. Most importantly of course, the show decided the winner of the PC game of the year. Did the public get it wrong? Find out below.
If you'd like to see the awards—and enjoy the banter of presenter Danny Wallace—you can catch the full VOD courtesy of our pals at GamesRadar.
The winners
BEST STORYTELLING
Days Gone
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Apex Legends
STILL PLAYING AWARD
Minecraft
BEST VISUAL DESIGN
Devil May Cry 5
BEST INDIE GAME
Outer Wilds
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ESPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR
Fortnite
BEST AUDIO
Resident Evil 2
BEST GAME EXPANSION
GTA Online Diamond Casino & Resort
BEST VR/AR GAME
Beat Saber
BEST GAMING HARDWARE
NVIDIA 20-series Super graphics cards
BEST PERFORMANCE
Logan Marshall-Green (Telling Lies)
BEST STUDIO
Epic Games
BEST NEW STREAMER/BROADCASTER
FaZe EwOk
BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
Untitled Goose Game
MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR
BTS World
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Life is Strange
PC GAME OF THE YEAR
World of Warcraft Classic
PLAYSTATION GAME OF THE YEAR
Days Gone
XBOX GAME OF THE YEAR
Gears 5
NINTENDO GAME OF THE YEAR
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
MOST WANTED GAME
Cyberpunk 2077
CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD
Control
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Yu Suzuki
ULTIMATE GAME OF THE YEAR
Resident Evil 2
Part of the UK team, Tom was with PC Gamer at the very beginning of the website's launch—first as a news writer, and then as online editor until his departure in 2020. His specialties are strategy games, action RPGs, hack ‘n slash games, digital card games… basically anything that he can fit on a hard drive. His final boss form is Deckard Cain.