Elden Ring has topped your Most Wanted list at this year's Golden Joystick Awards

By Sam Loveridge
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Thankfully there are only a few months to wait for FromSoftware's latest

In our mega list of Most Wanted games, it's FromSoftware's Elden Ring that has emerged victorious at this year's Golden Joystick Awards.

Hot off the back of the well-received Elden Ring Closed Network Test, fans are clearly enamored by FromSoftware's open-world title, filled with the kind of monsters and creatures that only a Soulsborne game can deliver.

It was a hotly contended category in the Golden Joysticks this year, as always, with Elden Ring topping the list ahead of last year's winner, God of War: Ragnarok. But, it also won out against titles like Halo Infinite and Horizon Forbidden West to take home the prize.

The full list of nominees was: 

Set to release on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC on February 25, 2022, fans don't have that long to wait for their Most Wanted game. 

In our recent hands-on preview of the game, Austin Wood described Elden Ring as "a familiarly punishing, third-person action RPG woven into a smart and enthralling open world".

"More than any previous FromSoftware game, it begs to be explored. It's Big Dark Souls. It's Dark Souls 4 in all but name; a gigantic RPG that I spent 14 hours exploring, like, three percent of without getting bored. Elden Ring is exactly what I was hoping for: the greatest hits concert that FromSoftware has been building towards for over a decade."

Elden Ring is launching February 25 on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC, PS4, and PS5.

Sam Loveridge
Sam Loveridge
Global Editor-in-Chief, GamesRadar+

Sam Loveridge is the Global Editor-in-Chief of GamesRadar, and joined the team in August 2017. Sam came to GamesRadar after working at TrustedReviews, Digital Spy, and Fandom, following the completion of an MA in Journalism. In her time, she's also had appearances on The Guardian, BBC, and more. Her experience has seen her cover console and PC games, along with gaming hardware, for a decade, and for GamesRadar, she's in charge of the site's overall direction, managing the team, and making sure it's the best it can be. Her gaming passions lie with weird simulation games, big open-world RPGs, and beautifully crafted indies. She plays across all platforms, and specializes in titles like Pokemon, Assassin's Creed, The Sims, and more. Basically, she loves all games that aren't sports or fighting titles! In her spare time, Sam likes to live like Stardew Valley by cooking and baking, growing vegetables, and enjoying life in the countryside.