The Golden Joystick Awards return on November 21 with overhauled rules for indie games
Sep. 4, 202422 Awards will be handed out
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The Golden Joystick Awards return for their 42nd iteration later this year, with revamped rules to make it easier than ever to highlight the best indie games of the year.
Best Indie Game (Small Studio) is perhaps the biggest change. It can be hard to draw a single line to define what an indie game is and isn’t, and as such, this year’s Golden Joystick Awards will celebrate teams of less than ten people, while larger independent teams with more flexible budgets will be eligible for the Best Indie Game award.
The full list of awards at this year’s ceremony is as follows:
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