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
  • * The Banner Saga 3
  • * Forgotton Anne
  • * Gorogoa
  • * Marvel's Spider-Man
  • * Octopath Traveller
  • * '
  • * '
  • * Unavowed
  • * '
  • God of War
  • * Chuchel
  • * Dead Cells
  • * Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • * '
  • * Frostpunk
  • * Gorogoa
  • * '
  • * Subnautica
  • * We Happy Few
  • God of War
  • * Far Cry 5
  • * Forza Horizon 4
  • * Jurassic World Evolution
  • * Just Shapes & Beats
  • * Life Is Strange 2
  • * '
  • * 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
  • * '
  • * Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • * FIFA 19
  • * Forza Horizon 4
  • * Laser League
  • * Mario Tennis Aces
  • * PES 2019
  • * Paladins
  • * Far Cry 5
  • * Firewall Zero Hour
  • * No Man's Sky Next
  • * Overcooked 2
  • * Sea of Thieves
  • * State of Decay 2
  • * Unravel Two
  • * '
  • * A Way Out
  • World of Tanks
  • * Destiny 2
  • * Final Fantasy 14
  • * Hearthstone
  • * Overwatch
  • * PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
  • * Pokémon Go
  • * Rainbow Six Siege
  • * Warframe
  • * World of Warcraft
  • Overwatch
  • * '
  • * Dota 2
  • * Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • * FIFA 18
  • * League of Legends
  • * Rainbow Six Siege
  • * Rocket League
  • * Street Fighter V
  • PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
  • * '
  • * Donut County
  • * Florence
  • * Fortnite Battle Royale
  • * GNOG
  • * Million Onion Hotel
  • * Pokémon Quest
  • * '
  • Octopath Traveler
  • * '
  • * De Blob 2
  • * Detective Pikachu
  • * '
  • * Hollow Knight
  • * Mario Tennis Aces
  • * Nintendo Labo
  • * WarioWare Gold
  • God of War
  • * '
  • * '
  • * Marvel's Spider-Man
  • * Moss
  • * '
  • * The Persistence
  • * Shadow of the Colossus
  • * '
  • Subnautica
  • * Battletech
  • * Frostpunk
  • * Into the Breach
  • * '
  • * Opus Magnum
  • * '
  • * Surviving Mars
  • * Two Point Hospital
  • * '
  • Forza Horizon 4
  • * '
  • * '
  • * No Man's Sky Next
  • * PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
  • * Sea of Thieves
  • * State of Decay 2
  • * '
  • * 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
  • * '
  • * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  • SIE Santa Monica Studio
  • * Bluepoint Games
  • * Capcom
  • * Epic Games
  • * Insomniac Games
  • * Motion Twin
  • * Rare
  • * Stoic Studio
  • * Subset Games
  • * Unknown Worlds Entertainment
  • Bryan Dechart
  • Unknown Worlds Entertainment
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Hidetaka Miyazaki