The Golden Joystick Awards 2021 video game awards ceremony has unveiled its full list of nominees in all categories. The prestigious British awards will celebrate their 39th annual gala (39th Annual Golden Joystick Awards) on November 23 in a fully digital way; while voting will be available until November 5. Any user can vote online until the 5th of November.
Which games are nominated for GOTY at the 2021 Golden Joystick Awards
Any video game published between November 20, 2020 and October 19, 2021 is eligible for voting. The organization, presented by GamesRadar, has revealed the full list of nominees this Tuesday for all categories. These nominees have been chosen by a panel of members from PC Gamer, EDGE, Retro Gamer, Play Magazine, and Future Games Show.
The most prestigious award, Game of the Year (GOTY), has ten contenders to win that recognition: Deathloop, Psychonauts 2, Resident Evil Village, Ratchet and Clank: Una Dimensión Aparte, Wildermyth, Hitman 3, The Forgotten City, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread and Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
All nominees for the 2021 Golden Joystick Awards
Best narrative
- Life is Strange: True Colours
- Psychonauts 2
- Wildermyth
- 12 Minutes
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Tales of Arise
Best Multiplayer Game
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Chivalry 2
- Back 4 Blood
- Valheim
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
Better visual design
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Psychonauts 2
- The Artful Escape
- Little Nightmares 2
- Hitman 3
- Genesis Noir
Best Indie Game
- Death’s Door
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Old World
- Wildermyth
- Bonfire Peaks
- Sable
Best study of the year
- I Interactive
- Arkane
- Housemarque
- Double Fine
- Capcom
- Draknek & Friends
Better expansion
- Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Episode Intermission
- The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos
- Sims 4: Cottage Living
- Super Mario: Bowser’s Fury
- DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2
Mobile Game of the Year
- Clap Hanz Golf
- Fantasian
- Overboard!
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Cozy Grove
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
Best Audio
- Returnal
- Jett: The Far Shore
- Sable
- Little Nightmares 2
- Resident Evil Village
- The Artful Escape
Best performance
- Jason Kelley – Colt Vahn, Deathloop
- Erika Mori – Alex Chen, LiS: True Colors
- Maggie Robertson, Lady Dimitrescu, Resident Evil Village
- Good News Gospel – Julianna Blake, Deathloop
- Jennifer Hale – Rivet, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- Elijah Wood – Gristol/Nick the Post Guy, Pschonauts 2
Better community
- Final Fantasy 14
- No Man’s Sky
- Dreams
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Destiny 2
- Magic: The Gathering Arena
PC Game of the Year
- Wildermyth
- Chivalry 2
- Old World
- Hitman 3
- Pathfinder
- The Forgotten City
PlayStation Game of the Year
- Returnal
- Deathloop
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil: Village
- Death Stranding Director’s Cut
- Kena: Bridge Of Spirits
Nintendo Game of the Year
- New Pokemon Snap
- Neo: The World Ends with You
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Bravely Default 2
- WarioWare: Get It Together
- Metroid Dread
Xbox Game of the Year
- Lost Judgment
- The Ascent
- Psychonauts 2
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- The Artful Escape
- 12 Minutes
Best video game hardware
- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Nintendo Switch OLED
- WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD
Best Active Game
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Final Fantasy 14
- Destiny 2
- GTA Online
- Genshin Impact
- Fortnite
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Rocket League
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Most anticipated game
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Halo Infinite
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns
- GTA V: Enhanced Edition
- Skate 4
- Elden Ring
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Starfield
- Gotham Knights
Game of the Year (GOTY
- Deathloop
- Psychonauts 2
- Resident Evil Village
- Ratchet and Clank
- Wildermyth
- Hitman 3
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Source | GamesRadar
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