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Resident Evil Requiem wins Golden Joystick 2026 Game of the Year

gamingNov 12, 202616797

Resident Evil Requiem's Golden Joystick Awards victory has the Resident Evil fandom focused on the game's pivotal moments and performances after it took Ultimate Game of the Year. Posts and tributes zero in on Grace Ashcroft's arc, especially after Angela Sant'Albano won Best Lead Performer for the role, and on Leon Kennedy's beleaguered beats, with the "this guy's had quite a day" moment becoming a running joke. Brazilian hub Do Resident Evil Database declared Requiem GOTY and fans are posting ecstatic reactions and celebratory takes that highlight those characters and the night’s awards haul for the franchise.

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Resident Evil Requiem wins Ultimate Game of the Year at Golden Joystick Awards 2026

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Imran Khan56

Man I liked RE9 more than many and I can think of at least eight better games this year. Multiple from Capcom!

Mom30

ngl, I guess I see what I want to see, but I momentarily thought Victor Gideon in a trenchcoat was a untextured model of a Bad Dragon dildo.

gold10

you cant say "Ultimate Game of the Year" that makes it sound even lamer than usual

Lumin10

Requiem fucked, but in such a stacked year it's not even Capcom's best release (Pragmata) Also in general I think doing GOTY polling before the end of the year is loser shit but that's another can of worms

Sid Menon Xtreme Legends8

i really liked RE9 and i'm still utterly baffled. they haven't even given us any details for the DLC which i've now raised impossible expectations for yet again: the new playable zeno is natalia from revelations 2 since she's 25 by the time of requiem. she has wesker's moveset from ultimate marvel 3

Haine8

Levando em consideração a concorrência (e o fato de ser voto do públicol, achei merecido

Justin Carter7

Leon Kennedy, you will never go out of work

Tauriq Moosa6

This was a fantastic game, I gave it very high praise but nahhh.

VGAfanatic (Ocarina of Time, baby!)6

I imagine RE9 will win plenty of awards at Geoff's show. I imagine GTA6 will be another major contender, releasing just in time for the cutoff, though, how many of the negative factors will be considered or ignored by this judging committee? We'll certainly find out in a month.

BodyAttk (Commissions Open)6

Crazy considering RE9's not even the best Capcom game to release this year

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