The first Game Of The Year nominations have been released for the Golden Joysticks, with Blue Prince set to go up against Silent Hill f.

With less than two months left of 2025, we’re starting to approach both the festive season and the seasonal joy of Game Of The Year nominations.

While we’ll have to wait until December for The Game Awards, and the end of the year for GameCentral’s overall winners, the Golden Joystick Awards has released its shortlist for Ultimate Game Of The Year – which you can vote on here.

There are 12 games on the list, and along with expected names like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, there are some surprises too.

Along with Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, the list features co-op climbing game PEAK, Split Fiction, Ghost Of Yōtei, and Ind

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