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title: "Golden Joysticks 2021 nominations revealed + voting live"
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 [![Golden Joysticks 2021 nominations revealed + voting live](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/golden-joysticks-2021-nominations-revealed-voting-live.jpeg "Golden Joysticks 2021 nominations revealed + voting live")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/golden-joysticks-2021-nominations-revealed-voting-live.jpeg)The 2021 Golden Joystick Awards are approaching and the list of nominees have been announced for numerous categories. The main one of course Ultimate Game of the Year which consists of excellent video games such as Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart, Psychonauts 2 and Nintendo’s Metroid Dread.

You can vote for your favourite games here and everyone who votes is eligible to receive a free gaming ebook including 100 Nintendo Games To Play Before You Die. Vote here; <https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/>

## [](#all-the-golden-joysticks-2021-nominees)All the Golden Joysticks 2021 nominees

**Best Storytelling**

- Life is Strange: True Colours
- Psychonauts 2
- Wildermyth
- 12 Minutes
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Tales of Arise

**Best Multiplayer Game**

- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Chivalry 2
- Back 4 Blood
- Valheim
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

**Best Visual Design**

- Ratchet &amp; Clank: Rift Apart
- Psychonauts 2
- The Artful Escape
- Little Nightmares 2
- Hitman 3
- Genesis Noir

**Best Indie Game**

- Death’s Door
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Old World
- Wildermyth
- Bonfire Peaks
- Sable

**Studio of the Year**

- Io Interactive
- Arkane
- Housemarque
- Double Fine
- Capcom
- Draknek &amp; Friends

**Best Game Expansion**

- Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Episode Intermission
- The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos
- Sims 4: Cottage Living
- Super Mario: Bowser’s Fury
- DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2

**Mobile Game of the Year**

- Clap Hanz Golf
- Fantasian
- Overboard!
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Cozy Grove
- League of Legends: Wild Rift

**Best Audio**

- Returnal
- Jett: The Far Shore
- Sable
- Little Nightmares 2
- Resident Evil Village
- The Artful Escape

**Best Performer**

- Jason Kelley – Colt Vahn, Deathloop
- Erika Mori – Alex Chen, LiS: True Colors
- Maggie Robertson, Lady Dimitrescu, Resident Evil Village
- Ozioma Akagha – Julianna Blake, Deathloop
- Jennifer Hale – Rivet, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- Elijah Wood – Gristol/Nick the Post Guy, Pschonauts 2

**Best Game Community**

- Final Fantasy 14
- No Man’s Sky
- Dreams
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Destiny 2
- Magic: The Gathering Arena

**PC Game of the Year**

- Wildermyth
- Chivalry 2
- Old World
- Hitman 3
- Pathfinder
- The Forgotten City

**PlayStation Game of the Year**

- Returnal
- Deathloop
- Ratchet &amp; Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil: Village
- Death Stranding Director’s Cut
- Kena: Bridge Of Spirits

**Nintendo Game of the Year**

- New Pokemon Snap
- Neo: The World Ends with You
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Bravely Default 2
- WarioWare: Get It Together
- Metroid Dread

**Xbox Game of the Year**

- Lost Judgment
- The Ascent
- Psychonauts 2
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- The Artful Escape
- 12 Minutes

**Best Gaming Hardware**

- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Nintendo Switch OLED
- WD\_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD

**Still Playing Award**

- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Final Fantasy 14
- Destiny 2
- GTA Online
- Genshin Impact
- Fortnite
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Rocket League
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

**Most Wanted Game**

- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Halo Infinite
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns
- GTA V: Enhanced Edition
- Skate 4
- Elden Ring
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Starfield
- Gotham Knights

**Ultimate Game of the Year**

- Deathloop
- Psychonauts 2
- Resident Evil Village
- Ratchet and Clank
- Wildermyth
- Hitman 3
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition

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