GTA 6 is already a juggernaut, even though it’s not out yet. For the second consecutive year, GTA 6 has taken home the “Most Wanted Game” award at the Golden Joystick Awards.
The community’s expectations only grow as Rockstar Games slowly reveals more about the highly anticipated game.
The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People’s Gaming Awards, is a video game award ceremony; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public, but is now a global event that can be voted online via GamesRadar+.
GTA 6 won two years in a row, and it hasn’t even come out yet!
It’s quite an accomplishment to win the Most Wanted Game award for two years in a row. There is a lot of excitement around GTA 6 thanks to rumours, leaks, and Rockstar’s history of making groundbreaking open-world games.
The game’s cultural importance is also shown by its multiple wins for the award. Anything Rockstar teases, updates, or hints at becomes a worldwide news story right away.
You can even see the GTA 6 trailers 1 and 2 getting millions of views and breaking world records even though Rockstar keeps delaying the game for years!
Most Wanted Game By Golden Joysticks Awards
The event took place last Thursday, November 20, 2025, and was fantastic! Everyone, from the hosts to the viewers, was enthusiastic. There are many awards to be given out, but this one is the most intriguing.
The “Most Wanted Game” award was won by none other than GTA 6 for 2 consecutive years in a row, from 2024 to 2025, and it is not even out yet!
But did you know that GTA 6 isn’t the only one who has done this? According to our sources, Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have won this award two years in a row too!
COnclusion
Back-to-back wins for GTA 6 as the Most Wanted Game send a clear message: people can’t wait for Rockstar’s next big thing.
You can feel the excitement, and it will only get stronger as the launch date gets closer. From all the talk and praise, it looks like GTA 6 is going to be a huge gaming event.
Let’s just hope they release it this time and don’t push it back to 2027, otherwise fans will lose hope and all the hype.
