8 Biggest Snubs at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards, Ranked

The 2026 Golden Joystick Awards have officially come and gone, with Resident Evil Requiem taking home Ultimate Game of the Year and Meccha Chameleon earning several awards of its own. But as is usually the case with events like this, not every game that deserved recognition actually received it, and some of the biggest releases of 2026 walked away without a single award. In fact, a handful of this year's highest-rated games weren't even nominated for Ultimate Game of the Year, despite having more than enough critical acclaim to justify their inclusion.