Public voting has begun for the Ultimate Game of the Year, the big winner of this year's 40th Anniversary Golden Joystick Awards. Voting will last only five days for the gaming community to choose their favorite title of the year.

Yes, as we all know, a certain game that rhymes with "Seldom Bling" will be a serious contender indeed. But here is your chance to make sure that game misses out on at least one award.

The winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 12pm PST/3pm EST/8pm GMT on all major streaming platforms including Twitch (opens in new tab), YouTube (opens in new tab), GamesRadar+ (opens in new tab) The reveal will take place during the awards show, which will air on The Golden Joystick Awards, presented by GamesRadar+, are the world's longest-running publicly voted video game awards, garnering millions of votes each year. The awards are run by Future, the parent company of PC Gamer.

Voting has already closed in 17 categories, including "Best Storytelling" and "Best Studio," which is what everyone wants. The nominees for Ultimate Game of the Year are:

"Voting is now open for our most coveted award, the Ultimate Game of the Year, and it is worth noting that indie games have not lost their seats. More than a quarter of the Ultimate Game of the Year nominees were created by small teams, from the ingenious first-person puzzle platformer Neon White to the hilarious sandbox with destructible voxels, Teardown.

"The Golden Joystick Awards are the people's game awards, and they are highly coveted because they are voted for by the people who really matter: game fans. It's amazing how each vote can make a huge difference, and in previous years the winners have been chosen by a margin of 20 or 30 votes. All games are absurd, creative, and organized miracles, and GJA is humbled to reward the developers who dedicate their lives to making them.

Click here to vote (opens in new tab). Voting closes this Friday at 3pm PST/6pm EST/11pm GMT.