It was a good night in London for the White Wolf and his successor. At the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards, the Witcher series won both categories it was nominated in: The Witcher 4 was named Most Wanted Game, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered won Best Remake / Remaster. CD PROJEKT RED shared the news on November 11, 2026.
Most Wanted Game: The Witcher 4
The Golden Joysticks are voted on by the public, which makes the Most Wanted Game award a fairly direct measure of how eager players are. The Witcher 4 is a single-player, open-world RPG that opens a new saga with Ciri as the lead, taking over from Geralt of Rivia. Production Director Małgorzata Mitręga accepted the award for the studio, and she also presented the evening’s Best Game Expansion award.
Fans still have a while to wait. CD PROJEKT RED is targeting 2028 for the game, a window the company repeated to investors in its September 2026 update. The win is a nice change from last year, when The Witcher 4 finished close behind GTA 6 in the same category.
Best Remake / Remaster: The Witcher 3 Remastered
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered launched in September as a free upgrade for existing owners, with improved visuals, performance and gameplay changes, including reworked skill trees. Jakub Kutrzuba, VP and Executive Producer of External Projects, collected the award on behalf of the studio.
The remaster has had a busy autumn. It broke the game’s all-time Steam player record, picked up strong reviews, and has received a steady flow of fixes, from Patch 5.01 to the Switch 2 update and the latest PC hotfix. Next up for Geralt is Songs of the Past, the third expansion, which sends him to Letten in search of Dandelion in 2027.
Playing the Remastered version right now? Plan your Geralt with our Witcher 3 Remastered Build Planner, check the beginner’s guide or browse the Witcher Saga Database.
