Will Valheim Make the Cut for the Golden Joysticks Award?

Valheim has been nominated for the Golden Joysticks 2021 as Best Multiplayer Game.

The Golden Joysticks Awards has 19 categories for which games are recognized and awarded. All awards are for games in the past 12 months. Following is a list of the categories and an explanation of each category:

• Best audio: Awarded based on music, sound effects, and overall soundtrack.
• Best storytelling: Awarded for the greatest stories, taking into consideration emotions, plot twists, and how immersive the story was.
• Best community: Awarded to a vibrant, positive, and inclusive community.
• Best multiplayer game: Awarded for the best competitive or co-op experience.
• Mobile game of the year: Awarded to the game that provided the greatest mobile experience over the past 12 months in any genre.

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• Best visual design: Awarded for technical brilliance and creative artistic flair.
• Best game expansion: Awarded for a major update/DLC that significantly improved the game.
• Best gaming hardware: Consoles, accessories, pc components, controllers, etc. from the past 12 months are considered for this award.
• Best indie game: Awarded for the best indie game developed by a small to a medium-sized developer.
• Studio of the year: Awarded to the game studio that performed the best over the past 12 months.
• Best performer: Awarded for the most powerful performance by an in-game character.

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• Still playing: Games that people were unable to stop playing because they were so good are considered for this award.
• Most wanted game: The game that players look forward to playing the most over the next 12 months.
• PC Game of the year: Awarded to the best pc game this year.
• Xbox Game of the year: Awarded to the best Xbox game this year.
• Playstation Game of the year: Awarded to the best Playstation game this year.
• Nintendo Game of the year: Awarded to the best Nintendo game this year.
• Ultimate Game of the year: Awarded to the overall most popular game this year, regardless of platform.

Among the other games nominated for the Golden Joysticks Best Multiplayer Game were Chivalry 2, Deathloop, Naraka Bladepoint, It Takes 2, and Back 4 Blood.

The Golden Joystick awards are picked from the nominees by popular vote.