Bei den 2018er Golden Joystick Awards konnte vor allem der Reboot von God of War groß abräumen. 4 Awards gingen an das Spiel und die Schöpfer von Santa Monica konnten den Preis für das beste Studio einstreichen.
Der Preis für sein Lebenswerk ging an Hidetaka Miyazaki dem Mastermind hinter der Souls-Reihe.
Unten die Liste aller Gewinner:
- Best Storytelling - God of War
- Best Competitive Game - Fortnite Battle Royale
- Best Cooperative Game - Monster Hunter: World
- Best Visual Design - God of War
- Best Indie Game - Dead Cells
- Best Audio - God of War
- Still Playing Award - World of Tanks
- Best Performer - Bryan Dechart (as Connor from Detroit: Become Human)
- Esports Game of the Year - Overwatch
- Best VR Game - The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim VR
- Studio of the Year - SIE Santa Monica Studio
- Best New Streamer / Broadcaster - Bryan Dechart and Amelia Rose Blaire
- Mobile Game of the Year - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile
- PC Game of the Year - Subnautica
- PlayStation Game of the Year - God of War
- Xbox Game of the Year - Forza Horizon 4
- Nintendo Game of the Year - Octopath Traveler
- Breakthrough Award - Unknown Worlds
- Most Wanted Game - Cyberpunk 2077
- Critics Choice Award - Red Dead Redemption 2
- Lifetime Achievement - Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware)
- Outstanding Contribution - Xbox Adaptive Controller
- Ultimate Game of the Year - Fortnite Battle Royale