The winners of the 2017 Golden Joystick Awards have been announced. Heading into the ceremony, which is celebrating 35 years, Horizon: Zero Dawn led the field with eight nominations. The futuristic RPG took home four awards, including two for lead actress Ashly Burch.
The top honour of Ultimate Game of The Year was given to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which also won the Critics’Choice Award and Best Nintendo Game
For the awards 35th year, the Golden Joysticks have partnered for Omen by HP for the ceremony, which was hosted by Danny Wallace in the Bloomsbury Big Top in London
Read the full list of winners below.
Best Storytelling
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Visual Design
- Cuphead
Best Audio
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Gaming Performance
- Ashly Burch – Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn)
Best Indie Game
- Friday the 13th: The Game
Best Multiplayer Game
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Studio of the Year
- Nintendo EPD
Best VR Game
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
eSports Play of the Year
- Agilities’ five-man Dragonblade at Overwatch Contenders (Overwatch)
eSports Team of the Year
- Lunatic-Hai – Overwatch
eSports Game of the Year
- Overwatch
Best Streamer/Broadcaster
- Markiplier
Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year
- Pokemon Sun and Moon
Nintendo Game of the Year
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
PlayStation Game of the Year
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Xbox Game of the Year
- Cuphead
PC Game of the Year
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Critics’ Choice Award
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Breakthrough Award
- Ashly Burch
Hall of Fame Award
- Final Fantasy
Most Wanted Game
- The Last of Us Part II
Still Playing
- World of Tanks
Outstanding Contribution to the UK Games Industry
- Debbie Bestwick MBE
Lifetime Achievement
- Sid Meier
Ultimate Game of the Year
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Words by Megan Roxburgh