Sandfall Interactive‘s game picked up 7 Golden Joysticks
The 43rd annual Golden Joystick Awards were held on Thursday, and in a potential preview of this year’s The Game Awards winners, Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33 walked away with the most wins. That includes the Golden Joystick for Ultimate Game of the Year, Best Storytelling, and Best Visual Design.
Sandfall Interactive’s breakout role-playing game also saw its stars secure awards: Jennifer English won Best Lead Performer for her role as Maelle, and Ben Starr won Best Supporting Performer for his role as Verso. Sandfall Interactive was named Studio of the Year. Overall, Chiaroscuro and the people who made it scored seven awards.
Ghost of Yōtei won awards for Best Audio Design and Console Game of the Year, while Hollow Knight: Silksong was awarded Best Indie Game (Self-Published) and PC Game of the Year. The majority of the awards at the Golden Joysticks are voted on by the public, with just four categories (Critics’ Choice, Breakthrough Award, Hall of Fame, and Streamers’ Choice) decided by critics.
The full list of Golden Joystick Awards 2025 winners follows:
- Best Storytelling – Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Best Audio Design – Ghost of Yōtei
- Best Multiplayer Game – Peak
- Best Visual Design – Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Best Game Expansion – Lies of P: Overture
- Best Indie Game Self Published – Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Indie Game – Blue Prince
- Studio of the Year – Sandfall Interactive
- Best Early Access Game – REPO
- Best Soundtrack – Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Best Game Trailer – Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 2
- Still Playing – Mobile – Pokémon Go
- Still Playing – Consoles & PC – Minecraft
- Streamers’ Choice – Peak
- Best Remake / Remaster – The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered
- Breakthrough Award – Schedule I
- Best Gaming Hardware – AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- Best Game Adaptation – Arcane Season 2
- Best Supporting Performer -Ben Starr, Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Best Lead Performer – Jennifer English, Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Hall of Fame – The Sims
- PC Game of the Year – Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Console Game of the Year – Ghost of Yōtei
- Critics’ Choice Award – Donkey Kong Bananza
- Most Wanted Game – Grand Theft Auto 6
- Ultimate Game of the Year – Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
In the event that you missed it, you can watch the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 ceremony below.
