Before the Game Awards 2024, other important awards in the industry were presented with the Golden Joystick Awards 2024. Black Myth: Wukong has already made a mark.
In December, The Game Awards 2024, probably the most important prizes in the video game industry, will be awarded to the best games of the year. In advance, there was already another well-known award ceremony that provided a small foretaste of which games could also win big at the Game Awards.
The action epic Black Myth: Wukong, which was also nominated for Game of the Year there, has already made a mark at the Golden Joystick Awards and sent a message to the competition: the title was named Ultimate Game of the Year.
Although the game won the most important category of the evening, most of the awards went to other titles. Both Arrowhead's Helldivers 2 and Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth nabbed four awards. This was followed by Astro Bot, Balatro and Black Myth: Wukong, each with two awards.
The winners of the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 at a glance:
- Best Audio Design – Astro Bot
- Best Soundtrack – Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
- Best Storytelling – Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
- Best Multiplayer Game – Helldivers 2
- Best Visual Design – Black Myth: Wukong
- Best Indie Game – Balatro
- Best Indie Game (Self-published) – Another Carb’s Treasure
- Studio of the Year – Team Asobi (Astro Bot)
- Best Lead Performer – Cody Christian (Cloud, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth)
- Best Supporting Performer – Briana White (Aerith, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth)
- Breakthrough Award (Critics Choice) – Balatro
- Still Playing Award (Console & PC) – Minecraft
- Still Playing Award (Mobile) – Honkai: Star Rail
- PC Game of the Year – Satisfactory
- Console Game of the Year – Helldivers 2
- Most Wanted Game – GTA 6
- Critics’ Choice Award – Helldivers 2
- Best Game Expansion – Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Best Gaming Hardware – Steam Deck OLED
- Best Early Access Game – Lethal Company
- Best Game Trailer – Helldivers 2
- Streamers’ Choice Award – Chained Together
- Best Game Adaptation – Fallout
- Ultimate Game of the Year – Black Myth Wukong
