Prva značajnija utrka za najbolju igru godine pripala je Elden Ringu.
Ovaj open world akcijski RPG studija FromSoftware proglašen je najboljom igrom 2022. godine u sklopu Golden Joystick Awardsa, inače izbora u kojem odlučuju isključivo igrači.
Osim nagrade za najbolju igru 2022. godine, Elden Ring je uspio da ugrabi još tri nagrade i to u kategorijama za najbolji vizualni dizajn, najbolju multiplayer igru te nagradu kritike. FromSoftware je također dobio nagradu za studio godine. Kako izgleda kompletan popis dobitnika nagrada, pogledajte ispod:
- Best Storytelling — Horizon Forbidden West
- Still Playing Award — Genshin Impact
- Best Visual Design — Elden Ring
- Studio of the Year — FromSoftware
- Best Game Expansion — Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
- Best Early Access Launch — Slime Rancher 2
- Best Indie Game — Cult of the Lamb
- Best Multiplayer Game — Elden Ring
- Best Audio — Metal: Hellsinger
- Best Game Trailer — Goat Simulator 3 Announcement Trailer
- Best Game Community — Final Fantasy 14
- Best Gaming Hardware — Steam Deck
- Breakthrough Award — Vampire Survivors
- Critics’ Choice Award — Elden Ring
- Best Performer — Manon Gage (Marissa Marcel, Immortality)
- Nintendo Game of the Year — Pokemon Legends Arceus
- PC Game of the Year — Return to Monkey Island
- PlayStation Game of the Year — Stray
- Xbox Game of the Year — Grounded
- Most Wanted Game — The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Ultimate Game of the Year — Elden Ring.
