Golden Joystick Awards 2025 shortlists nominees for Ultimate Game of the Year, launches public voting

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Key points
- The shortlist of nominees for the Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards was revealed on Nov. 3, 2025.
- Global public voting opened on the same day.
- The nominations for Ultimate Game of the Year include 12 titles.
The shortlist of nominees for Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 was revealed on Nov. 3, 2025, along with the opening of global public voting.
Previous public voting across 20 categories took place during the period Oct. 3 – Oct. 31, 2025, while separate voting for Ultimate Game of the Year, which started today, is set to run until Nov. 7, 2025.
The nominations for Ultimate Game of the Year:
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Ghost of Yōtei
Launched in 1983, the Golden Joystick Awards is the longest-running video game award ceremony and the second-oldest after the Arcade Awards, which were launched in 1981 but closed in 1997.
The 43rd ceremony of the Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People’s Gaming Awards, will be hosted in London on November 20, 2025.
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