Recently, at the prestigious Golden Joystick Awards ceremony, the best game of 2023 was honored. This year’s best name belongs to Baldur’s Gate 3a role-playing, strategy game that is taking the market by storm.
So after many years of sleep, the popular game series Baldur’s Gate has made a spectacular comeback. It is known that Baldur’s Gate 3 is the latest part of this game series, connected to the version Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear released in 2016.
Baldur’s Gate is a role-playing game series based on the setting of The Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons. This game series is divided into two series: Bhaalspawn Saga and Dark Alliance, both taking place mainly in the Western Heartlands. While Dark Alliance was released for Console systems, Bhaalspawn Saga is a version exclusively for PC.
For those who have played Divinity: Original Sin II, you will probably be familiar with the role-playing, turn-based style of Baldur’s Gate III. Exploration will be done in real time, but combat will be turn-based. With each turn, you can calculate and perform many actions such as attacking, defending, using furniture, moving tactically, using skills, healing, hiding… you can even Combine characters in your team to create combos powerful enough to destroy enemies.
Besides Baldur’s Gate 3, Golden Joystick Awards also honors many other attractive games. The following is a specific list of games that won at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023.
Game with the best story – Baldur’s Gate 3
Best currently released game – No Man’s Sky
Best visual design – Baldur’s Gate 3
Studio of the Year – Larian Studios
Best game expansion – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Best Indie Game – Sea of Stars
Best VR game – Horizon Call of the Mountain
Best multiplayer game – Mortal Kombat 1
Best Sound – Final Fantasy XVI
Best Game Trailer – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Best streaming game – Valorant
The best gaming community – Baldur’s Gate 3
Best gaming hardware – PSVR 2
Breakthrough Award – Coccoon / Geometric Interactive
Critics’ Choice Award – Alan Wake II
Best Actor – Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
Best Supporting Actor – Neil Newborn, Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
Nintendo Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
PC Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
Xbox Game of the Year – Starfield
PlayStation Game of the Year – Resident Evil 4
Most Wanted Game – Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Best game of the year: Baldur’s Gate 3