Overview
- The shortlist features 12 nominees: Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, PEAK, Silent Hill f and Split Fiction.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is newly included for Ultimate Game of the Year despite not appearing in earlier PC or Console Game of the Year categories.
- The Indiana Jones title qualifies under the Golden Joysticks’ November eligibility cut-off, having launched on Dec. 9, 2024.
- Public voting for Ultimate Game of the Year ends Friday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET / midnight GMT.
- Winners will be revealed Nov. 20 at the 43rd Golden Joystick Awards in London, hosted by Maggie Robertson with guest presenters Alix Wilton Regan and Ciara Berkeley, and the show will stream on YouTube, Twitch, Steam, Facebook and X.