2018 Golden Joystick Awards Explained

2018 Golden Joystick Awards
Venue:	Bloomsbury Big Top
Country:	United Kingdom
Host:	Danny Wallace
Most Awards:	God of War (4)
Award1 Type:	Game of the Year
Award1 Winner:	Fortnite Battle Royale
Award2 Type:	Lifetime Achievement
Award2 Winner:	Hidetaka Miyazaki
Main:	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.^[1] ^[2]

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 Traveler 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 XIV 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	Santa Monica Studio Bluepoint Games Capcom Epic Games Insomniac Games Motion Twin Rare Stoic Subset Games Unknown Worlds Entertainment

Bryan Dechart	*Unknown Worlds Entertainment*

*Red Dead Redemption 2*	Hidetaka Miyazaki

Notes and References

Web site: Golden Joysticks 2018 nominees announced, voting open now. Telegraph.co.uk. Hoggins. Tom. September 24, 2018. December 15, 2018.
Web site: Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale. Gamesradar.com. Sheridan. Connor. November 18, 2018. December 15, 2018.