2018 Golden Joystick Awards


The 2018 Golden Joystick Awards was the 36th edition of the Golden Joystick Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best video games of that year. The event was hosted by comedian Danny Wallace, and took place at the Bloomsbury Big Top in London on November 16, 2018.

Awards and nominations

Titles in bold won their respective category.
God of War
God of War
  • * Chuchel
  • * Dead Cells
  • * Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • * FAR: Lone Sails
  • * Frostpunk
  • * Gorogoa
  • * Monster Hunter: World
  • * Subnautica
  • * We Happy Few
    • God of War
  • * Far Cry 5
  • * Forza Horizon 4
  • * Jurassic World Evolution
  • * Just Shapes & Beats
  • * Life Is Strange 2
  • * Monster Hunter: World
  • * Sea of Thieves
  • * Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  • * Subnautica
    		• Dead Cells
  • * Celeste
  • * Gorogoa
  • * Into the Breach
  • * Just Shapes & Beats
  • * Laser League
  • * Minit
  • * Opus Magnum
  • * Owlboy
  • * SteamWorld Dig 2
    • Fortnite Battle Royale
  • * Arena of Valor
  • * Call of Duty: WWII
  • * Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • * FIFA 19
  • * Forza Horizon 4
  • * Laser League
  • * Mario Tennis Aces
  • * PES 2019
  • * Paladins
    		• Monster Hunter: World
  • * Far Cry 5
  • * Firewall Zero Hour
  • * No Man's Sky Next
  • * Overcooked 2
  • * Sea of Thieves
  • * State of Decay 2
  • * Unravel Two
  • * Warhammer: Vermintide 2
  • * A Way Out
    • World of Tanks
  • * Destiny 2
  • * Final Fantasy XIV
  • * Hearthstone
  • * Overwatch
  • * PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
  • * Pokémon Go
  • * Rainbow Six Siege
  • * Warframe
  • * World of Warcraft
    		• Overwatch
  • * Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • * Dota 2
  • * Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • * FIFA 18
  • * League of Legends
  • * Rainbow Six Siege
  • * Rocket League
  • * Street Fighter V
    • PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
  • * Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
  • * Donut County
  • * Florence
  • * Fortnite Battle Royale
  • * GNOG
  • * Million Onion Hotel
  • * Pokémon Quest
  • * Reigns: Her Majesty
    		• Octopath Traveler
  • * Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
  • * De Blob 2
  • * Detective Pikachu
  • * Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
  • * Hollow Knight
  • * Mario Tennis Aces
  • * Nintendo Labo
  • * WarioWare Gold
    • God of War
  • * Detroit: Become Human
  • * Firewall: Zero Hour
  • * Marvel's Spider-Man
  • * Moss
  • * Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
  • * The Persistence
  • * Shadow of the Colossus
  • * Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
    		• Subnautica
  • * Battletech
  • * Frostpunk
  • * Into the Breach
  • * Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • * Opus Magnum
  • * Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
  • * Surviving Mars
  • * Two Point Hospital
  • * Warhammer: Vermintide 2
    • Forza Horizon 4
  • * Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
  • * Nier: Automata
  • * No Man's Sky Next
  • * PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
  • * Sea of Thieves
  • * State of Decay 2
  • * Warhammer: Vermintide 2
    		• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
  • * Firewall Zero Hour
  • * Flotilla 2
  • * GNOG
  • * Moss
  • * The Persistence
  • * Sprint Vector
  • * Transference
  • * Wipeout Omega Collection
    • Cyberpunk 2077
  • * Anthem
  • * Battlefield V
  • * Control
  • * Death Stranding
  • * Doom Eternal
  • * Dreams
  • * Ghost of Tsushima
  • * Kingdom Hearts III
  • * The Last of Us Part II
  • * Metro Exodus
  • * Ooblets
  • * Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  • * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    		• Santa Monica Studio
  • * Bluepoint Games
  • * Capcom
  • * Epic Games
  • * Insomniac Games
  • * Motion Twin
  • * Rare
  • * Stoic
  • * Subset Games
  • * Unknown Worlds Entertainment
    • Bryan Dechart and Amelia Rose BlaireUnknown Worlds Entertainment
    Red Dead Redemption 2Hidetaka Miyazaki
    Bryan Dechart as Connor Xbox Adaptive Controller