Rebirth’ claimed four gongs–and the incredible indie hit ‘Balatro’ picked up two–but the public favored ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ for GOTY.

Balatro is the first indie title to win the Ultimate Game of the Year award without the backing of a major publisher in the history of the Golden Joystick Awards. Created by a solo developer known as LocalThunk, the card game Balatro - named after the Latin word for jester or buffoon - is one of the year's biggest success stories.

The 2024 Golden Joystick Awards are behind us, and we've learned the winners of all 19 categories and the Ultimate Game of the Year winner.

It's unclear which game will win the title of GOTY at The Game Awards, but a recent Golden Joystick winner could be foreshadowing.

The Steam Deck OLED has won the Best Gaming Hardware award at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024.

The Golden Joystick 2024 winners have been revealed, with Black Myth Wukong and Astro Bot developers Team Asobi winning big.

Black Myth: Wukong, the debut game from Chinese developer Game Science, has swept past the likes of Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Helldivers 2 to claim the title of Ultimate Game of the Year at the U.K.’s Golden Joystick Awards.

With the ceremony over, it's time to get you caught up on all of the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 winners. The biggest winners of the night were Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth and Helldivers 2. The former took home four of the seven awards it was nominated for;