Resident Evil 9: Requiem won the top honor at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards, "Ultimate Game of the Year." The title took home four awards in total that night, bringing the ceremony to a close.
Twelve titles were nominated for Ultimate Game of the Year. Alongside Resident Evil 9: Requiem, contenders included Red Desert, Phantom Blade Zero, 007 First Light, Control: Resonance, Phantom Breaker, Star Wars: Galaxy Racers, Blood of the Dawnwalker, Long Walk, Superhero Dispatch Center, Forza Horizon 6, and Pokémon: Pokopia.
In addition to the top prize, Resident Evil 9: Requiem won Best Game Trailer for its "Evil Has a Name" trailer; Angela Sant'Albano, who portrays Grace Ashcroft, received the Best Lead Performance award; and the game also secured one console-related award. Since its release in February, the title has been a hot topic in Game of the Year discussions, with reviews describing it as a heartfelt amalgamation of the series' classic elements, oscillating between horror and wonder.
If Capcom's Studio of the Year award is included, the total number of accolades would increase. However, since this studio award covers both Phantom Breaker and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, different counting methods yield different totals.