A organização do Golden Joystick Awards 2018 finalmente divulgou sua lista de indicados deste ano, além de abrir a votação para o público, que ajudará a escolher os melhores títulos do ano entre as 16 categorias da premiação.
Os grandes destaques vão para God of War e Gorogoa, ambos com um total de quatro indicações. Em seguida estão Monster Hunter: World e Subnautica, cada um com três indicações.
A votação termina em 25 de outubro e ela pode ser feita no site oficial. Confira a lista completa:
Melhor Narrativa
- Forgotton Anne (ThroughLine Games)
- God of War (Sony Santa Monica)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts)
- Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac)
- Octopath Traveller (Square Enix)
- Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire (Obsidian Entertainment)
- Reigns: Her Majesty (Nerial)
- The Banner Saga 3 (Stoic)
- Unavowed (Wadjet Eye Games)
- Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Sega)
Melhor Design Visual
- Chuchel (Amainta Design)
- Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
- Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works)
- FAR: Lone Sails (Okomotive)
- Frostpunk (11 bit Studios)
- God of War (Sony Santa Monica)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Subnautica (Unknown Worlds)
- We Happy Few (Compulsion Games)
Melhor Áudio
- Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft)
- Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games)
- God of War (Sony Santa Monica)
- Jurassic World: Evolution (Frontier Developments)
- Just Shapes & Beats (Berzerk Studio)
- Life is Strange 2 (Dontnod Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Sea of Thieves (Rare)
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Eidos Montreal/Crystal Dynamics)
- Subnautica (Unknown Worlds)
Melhor Jogo Indie
- Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
- Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts)
- Into The Breach (Subset Games)
- Just Shapes & Beats (Berzerk Studio)
- Laser League (Roll7)
- Minit (JW, Kitty, Jukio, and Dom)
- Opus Magnum (Zachtronics)
- Owlboy (D-Pad Studio)
- SteamWorld Dig 2 (Image & Form Games)
Melhor Jogo Competitivo
- Arena of Valor (Tencent Games)
- Call of Duty: WW2 (Sledgehammer Games)
- Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works)
- FIFA 19 (EA)
- Fortnite Battle Royale (Epic Games)
- Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games)
- Laser League (Roll7)
- Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning)
- PES 2019 (PES Productions)
- Paladins (Hi-Rez Studios)
Melhor Jogo Cooperativo
- A Way Out (Hazelight Studios)
- Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft)
- Firewall Zero Hour (First Contact Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- No Man's Sky NEXT (Hello Games)
- Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games)
- Sea of Thieves (Rare)
- State of Decay 2 (Undead Labs)
- Unravel Two (ColdWood Interactive)
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Fatshark)
Ainda Jogando
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy 14 (Square Enix)
- Hearthstone (Blizzard)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation)
- Pokémon GO (Niantic)
- Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
- Warframe (Digital Extreme)
- World of Tanks (Wargaming)
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard)
Jogo do Ano de eSports
- Call of Duty: WW2 (Sledgehammer Games)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works)
- FIFA 18 (EA)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- Street Fighter 5 (Capcom)
Melhor Jogo VR
- Doom VFR (id Software)
- Firewall Zero Hour (First Contact Entertainment)
- Flotilla 2 (Blendo Games)
- GNOG (KO_OP)
- Moss (Polyarc)
- Sprint Vector (Survios)
- The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim VR (Bethesda Game Studios)
- The Persistence (FireSprite)
- Transference (SpectreVision)
- WipEout Omega Collection VR (EPIS Game Studios)
Estúdio do Ano
- Bluepoint Games
- Capcom
- Epic Games
- Insomniac
- Motion Twin
- Rare
- Sony Santa Monica
- Stoic Studio
- Subset Games
- Unknown Worlds
Jogo do Ano de Mobile
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (Nd Cube, Nintendo)
- Donut County (Ben Esposito)
- Florence (Mountains)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- GNOG (KO_OP)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts)
- Million Onion Hotel (Onion Games K. K.)
- PUBG Mobile (PUBG Corporation)
- Pokémon Quest (Game Freak)
- Reigns: Her Majesty (Nerial)
Jogo do Ano para Nintendo
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo)
- De Blob 2 (Blue Tongue Entertainment/Halfbrick Studios/Blitworks)
- Detective Pikachu (Creatures)
- Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze (Retro Studios)
- Hollow Knight (Team Cherry)
- Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning)
- Nintendo Labo (Nintendo)
- Octopath Traveller (Square Enix)
- WarioWare Gold (Intelligent Systems)
Jogo do Ano para PlayStation
- Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream)
- Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix)
- Firewall Zero Hour (First Contact Entertainment)
- God of War (Sony Santa Monica)
- Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac)
- Moss (Polyarc)
- Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Level-5)
- Shadow of the Colossus (Bluepoint Games/Team Ico)
- The Persistence (FireSprite)
- Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Sega)
Jogo do Ano para PC
- BattleTech (Harebrained Schemes)
- Frostpunk (11 bit Studios)
- Into The Breach (Subset Games)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Warhorse Studios)
- Opus Magnum (Zachtronics)
- Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire (Obsidian Entertainment)
- Subnautica (Unknown Worlds)
- Surviving Mars (Haemimont Games)
- Two Point Hospital (Two Point Studios)
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Fatshark)
Jogo do Ano para Xbox
- Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games)
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
- Nier: Automata (Platinum Games)
- No Man's Sky NEXT (Hello Games)
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation)
- Sea of Thieves (Rare)
- State of Decay 2 (Undead Labs)
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Fatshark)
Jogo Mais Esperado
- Anthem (BioWare)
- Battlefield 5 (EA DICE)
- Control (Remedy Entertainment)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions)
- Doom Eternal (id Software)
- Dreams (Media Molecule)
- Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions)
- Kingdom Hearts 3 (Square Enix)
- Metro Exodus (4A Games)
- Ooblets (Gumberland)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FROM Software)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/Sora Ltd)
- The Last of Us Part 2 (Naughty Dog)
Neste ano, a premiação também contará com uma categoria especial, o Ultimate Game of the Year (ou “Jogo do Ano Supremo”, em tradução livre), que terá sua votação aberta apenas em 26 de outubro e vai até 2 de novembro.
A cerimônia de premiação do Golden Joystick Awards 2018 acontecerá em 16 de novembro, em Londres. O evento será transmitido ao vivo pelo canal oficial.