Capcom Sweeps Golden Joystick Awards with Resident Evil Requiem as 2026 Ultimate Game of the Year

7 award wins for Capcom on the night.

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Capcom has swept the Golden Joystick Awards with several award winners, including Resident Evil Requiem as the 2026 Ultimate Game of the Year and Capcom being named the Studio of the Year. 

Capcom won the following awards at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards:

  • Best Audio Design – Onimusha: Way of the Sword
  • Studio of the Year – Capcom
  • Best Game Trailer – Evil Has Always Had A Name (Resident Evil Requiem)
  • Best Lead Performer – Angela Sant’Albano as Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem
  • Console Game of the Year – Resident Evil Requiem
  • Ultimate Game of the Year – Resident Evil Requiem
  • Best Supporting Performer – Grace Saif as Diana in PRAGMATA

The rest of the award winners include:

  • Best Storytelling – Dispatch
  • Best Multiplayer Game – Meccha Chameleon
  • Best Visual Design – CONTROL Resonant
  • Best Game Expansion – DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations
  • Best Indie Game (Self-Published) – Meccha Chameleon
  • Best Indie Game – Valheim
  • Best Gaming Hardware – Steam Controller (Valve)
  • Best Early Access Game – Subnautica 2
  • Best Soundtrack – Dispatch
  • Still Playing Award (Mobile) – Balatro
  • Still Playing Award (PC and Console) – Minecraft
  • Streamers’ Choice Award – Meccha Chameleon
  • Best Remake / Remaster – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered
  • Developers’ Choice Award – Meccha Chameleon
  • Best Game Adaptation – Iron Lung (Markiplier)
  • PC Game of the Year – Crimson Desert
  • Critics’ Choice Award – Big Walk
  • Most Wanted Game – The Witcher 4

Resident Evil Requiem is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam alongside a free demo. The Deluxe Edition is available with the Standard Edition ($69.99), a pack of five costumes, four weapon skins, two screen filters, two weapon charms, and much more. A Premium Steelbook Edition ($89.99) is also available featuring the full game, Deluxe Edition contents, and a limited-edition lenticular card.

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