The Banandium Gem-packed Donkey Kong Bananza was the winner of the Critics’ Selection Award on the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards.
It was the one Nintendo-published recreation to obtain recognition on the annual award ceremony, at which Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominated the largely public-voted classes.
Sandfall Interactive gained Studio of the Yr for its efforts to ship the acclaimed turn-based RPG gained Final Sport of the Yr, Greatest Storytelling, Greatest Visible Design and Greatest Soundtrack, with actors Jennifer English and Ben Starr successful Greatest Lead Performer and Greatest Supporting Performer for his or her roles as Maelle and Verso.
Checklist of 2025 Golden Joystick Awards Winners
- Greatest Storytelling – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (public vote)
- Greatest Audio Design – Ghost of Yōtei (public vote)
- Greatest Multiplayer Sport – PEAK (public vote)
- Greatest Visible Design – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (public vote)
- Greatest Sport Enlargement – Lies of P: Overture (public vote)
- Greatest Indie Sport Self Printed – Hole Knight: Silksong (public vote)
- Greatest Indie Sport – Blue Prince (public vote)
- Studio of the Yr – Sandfall Interactive (public vote)
- Greatest Early Entry Sport – R.E.P.O (public vote)
- Greatest Soundtrack – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (public vote)
- Greatest Sport Trailer – Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 (public vote)
- Nonetheless Taking part in – Cell – Pokémon GO (public vote)
- Nonetheless Taking part in – Consoles & PC – Minecraft (public vote)
- Streamers’ Selection – PEAK (critically chosen)
- Greatest Remake / Remaster – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (public vote)
- Breakthrough Award – Schedule I (critically chosen)
- Greatest Gaming {Hardware} – AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (public vote)
- Greatest Sport Adaptation – Arcane Season 2 (public vote)
- Greatest Supporting Performer – Ben Starr (public vote)
- Greatest Lead Performer – Jennifer English (public vote)
- Corridor of Fame – The Sims (critically chosen)
- PC Sport of the Yr – Hole Knight: Silksong (public vote)
- Console Sport of the Yr – Ghost of Yōtei (public vote)
- Critics’ Selection Award – Donkey Kong Bananza (critically chosen)
- Most Wished Sport – Grand Theft Auto VI (public vote)
- Final Sport of the Yr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (public vote)
