Overview
- Golden Joysticks organizers released category vote breakdowns from 21 million ballots showing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won all seven of its nominations by wide margins.
- Published percentages include roughly 61.5% for Best Storytelling, 58.9% for Best Soundtrack, and 30.7% for Ultimate Game of the Year, with tighter races only in categories the game did not contest.
- Ben Starr won Best Supporting Performer with 48% of the vote and Jennifer English won Best Lead Performer with 43%, part of the game’s clean sweep that matched the show’s single-night win record.
- Clair Obscur is the most-nominated title in The Game Awards history with 12 nods, where outcomes are largely jury-determined and audience voting typically counts for about 10%, with winners to be announced December 11.
- Creative director Guillaume Broche and actor Ben Starr said the success exceeded expectations for what began as a small project, and PC Gamer reports the game has sold more than five million copies.