Op de 33e editie van de Golden Joystick Awards heeft The Witcher 3 gedomineerd. De game kreeg diverse awards waaronder de Ultimate Game of the Year awards. De gehele lijst met winnaars is als volgt:
Best Original Game sponsored by GamesRadar+ – Bloodborne
Best Storytelling – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Visual Design sponsored by 3D World – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Audio sponsored by DTS – Ori and the Blind Forest
Best Multi-Player – GTA Online
Best Indie Game sponsored by PC Gamer Weekender – Kerbal Space Program
Best Family Game – Splatoon
Best Mobile Game – Fallout Shelter
Innovation of the Year sponsored by techradar – First-person mode in GTA 5
Best Gaming Moment sponsored by Absolute Radio – Bloody Baron quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Gaming Personality sponsored by Kotaku UK – PewDiePie
eSports Icon sponsored by Gfinity – Counter-Strike GO – Anders Blume
Studio of the Year sponsored by Hype (Edge Conference) – CD Projekt RED
Best Gaming Platform sponsored by Digital Spy – Steam
Best Gaming Performance – Ashly Burch as Chloe in Life is Strange
Best PlayStation Game sponsored by Official PlayStation Magazine – Bloodborne
Best Nintendo Game sponsored by Gamesmaster Magazine – Splatoon
Best PC Game sponsored by PC Gamer – GTA 5
Best Xbox Game sponsored by Official Xbox Magazine – Ori and the Blind Forest
Most Wanted Game sponsored by The Sun – Fallout 4
Ultimate Game of the Year – Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Lifetime Achievement – Satoru Iwata
Playfire Most Played – GTA 5
Critics Choice – Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Breakthrough Award – Her Story
En terecht, vooral op de PC is de game nu erg mooi.