List of Game of the Year awards
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Game of the Year (GotY) is an award given to a video game by various award events and media publications that they feel represented the pinnacle of gaming that year.
Events and ceremonies
British Academy Games Awards (BAFTA Games Awards)
The British Academy Games Awards are an annual British awards ceremony honoring "outstanding creative achievement" in the video game industry. First presented in 2004 following the restructuring of the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards, the awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and are thus commonly referred to as the BAFTA Games Awards.
Czech Game of the Year Awards
The Czech Game of the Year Awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in video game development.[32]
Year | Game | Genre | Developer(s) |
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2010 | Mafia II[33] | Action-adventure game | 2K Czech |
2011 | Family Farm | Strategy video game | Hammerware |
2012 | Dead Trigger | First-person shooter | Madfinger Games |
Botanicula | Adventure | Amanita Design | |
2013 | ArmA III | Tactical shooter | Bohemia Interactive |
Lums: The Game of Light and Shadows | Arcade game | Hyperbolic Magnetism | |
2014[34] | Medieval Engineers | Sandbox | Keen Software House |
Dex | Action RPG Platformer | Dreadlocks Ltd | |
Monzo | Simulation video game | Madfinger Games | |
Coraabia | Online Card | ARK8 | |
2015[35] | Factorio | Real-time strategy | Wube Software |
Rememoried | Art Adventure | Vladimír Kudělka | |
Czechoslovakia 1938–89: The Assassination | Educational | Charles University | |
2016 | Samorost 3[36] | Adventure | Amanita Design |
2017 | Attentat 1942[37] | Adventure | Charles University |
2018 | Beat Saber[38] | Rhythm | Beat Games |
2019 | Pilgrims[39] | Graphic adventure | Amanita Design |
2020 | Creaks | Graphic adventure | Amanita Design |
D.I.C.E. Awards
The D.I.C.E. Awards are awarded by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), a non-profit organization of industry professionals. The awards were previously known as the Interactive Achievement Awards until 2013.[40]
Electronic Gaming Awards (formerly Arcade Awards)
The Arcade Awards, also known as the Arkie Awards, was one of the first video game awards, dating back to the golden age of arcade video games and lasting up until the video game crash of 1983. It was held since 1980 (for games released in 1979 and earlier) and were announced annually by Electronic Games magazine since 1981, covering several platform categories.[68] Following the magazine's revival in 1992, it published the Electronic Gaming Awards in January 1993 for the best video games released in 1992.[69] The 1992 and 1993 award were voted on by readers.[citation needed]
Famitsu Awards
The Grand Prize winners of the annual Famitsu Awards, voted by Famitsu magazine's readers. An annual award ceremony has been held since 2005.[73] Prior to 2005, the results were published in the magazine's annual "Best Hit Game Awards" feature since early 1987 (for games released in 1986).
The Game Awards
Geoff Keighley, producer and host of the Spike Video Game Awards, created The Game Awards in 2014. The winners are determined by a blended vote between the voting jury (90%) and public fan voting (10%); the jury panel consists of members from 96 global media outlets.[91][92]
Game Developers Choice Awards
The Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year is announced during the Game Developers Choice Awards at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers.
Golden Joystick Awards
The Golden Joystick Awards is the second oldest gaming award ceremony and is the longest-running video game award. The inaugural ceremony took place in 1984 in London's Berkeley Square.[117]
Japan Game Awards (formerly CESA Awards)
The winners of the Grand Award annually given by the Japan Game Awards, formerly known as the CESA Awards, since 1996. There are some years where two games shared the Grand Award.[145]
New York Game Awards
The New York Videogame Critics Circle hosts an annual award show that recognizes the best contributions to the video game industry from the previous year.[155]
Spike Video Game Awards
The winners of the Spike Video Game Awards, hosted by Spike between 2003 and 2013, awarded the Game of the Year using an advisory council featuring over 20 journalists from media outlets.[169] The show's title was changed to VGX in 2013 before Spike TV dropped the show entirely. Host and producer Geoff Keighley created The Game Awards in 2014.
SXSW Gaming Awards
The winners of the SXSW Gaming Awards are judged by the SXSW Gaming Advisory Board, which is composed of over 40 industry members.
VSDA Awards
The Video Software Dealers Association's VSDA Awards for home entertainment handed out awards for the best video games of the year until 2001.[181]
Year | Game | Genre | Developer(s) |
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1982 | Pac-Man[182] | Maze | Namco |
1993 | NBA Jam | Sports | Midway Games |
1994 | Donkey Kong Country | Platformer | Rare |
1995 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | Platformer | Rare |
1997 | GoldenEye 007 | First-person shooter | Rare |
1998 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Action-adventure | Nintendo EAD |
1999 | Pokémon Stadium | Strategy | Nintendo EAD |
2000 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | Sports | Neversoft |
Publications and media
Ars Technica
Year | Game | Genre | Developer(s) |
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2012 | Dishonored[183] | Action-adventure | Arkane Studios |
2013 | Papers, Please[184] | Puzzle | 3909 LLC |
2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition[185] | Action role-playing | BioWare |
2015 | Rocket League[186] | Sports | Psyonix |
2016 | Overwatch[187] | First-person shooter | Blizzard Entertainment |
2017 | Super Mario Odyssey[188] | Platformer | Nintendo EPD |
2018 | Celeste[189] | Platformer | Maddy Makes Games |
2019 | Control[190] | Action-adventure | Remedy Entertainment |
2020 | Hades[191] | Action role-playing | Supergiant Games |
2021 | Psychonauts 2[192] | Platform | Double Fine |
2022 | Elden Ring[193] | Action role-playing | FromSoftware |
2023 | Baldur's Gate 3[194] | Role-playing | Larian Studios |
Destructoid
Easy Allies
Edge
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)
Empire
Entertainment Weekly
Eurogamer
Game Informer
During their earlier years of publication they would give awards for the best game on each console available at the time, occasionally giving an award to the overall best game of the year. In 2017, they retroactively awarded a GOTY award for each past year that did not have an overall best game.[265]
GameSpot
GameSpy
GamesRadar+
Gamest
Year | Title | Genre | Developer | Ref |
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1987 | Darius | Scrolling shooter | Taito | [320] |
1988 | Gradius II | Scrolling shooter | Konami | [321] |
1989 | Tetris | Puzzle | Sega | [322] |
1990 | Final Fight | Beat 'em up | Capcom | [323] |
1991 | Street Fighter II: The World Warrior | Fighting | Capcom | [324] |
1992 | Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition) | Fighting | Capcom | [325] |
1993 | Samurai Shodown | Fighting | SNK | [326] |
1994 | The King of Fighters '94 | Fighting | SNK | [327] |
1995 | Virtua Fighter 2 | Fighting | Sega AM2 | [328] |
1996 | Street Fighter Zero 2 (Street Fighter Alpha 2) | Fighting | Capcom | [329] |
1997 | Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) | Fighting | Capcom | [330] |
1998 | Psychic Force 2012 | Fighting | Taito | [331] |
GameTrailers
Giant Bomb
Year | Game | Genre | Developer(s) |
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2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV[339] | Action-adventure | Rockstar North |
2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves[340] | Action-adventure | Naughty Dog |
2010 | Mass Effect 2[341] | Action role-playing | BioWare |
2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim[342] | Action role-playing | Bethesda Game Studios |
2012 | XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Turn-based tactics | Firaxis Games |
2013 | The Last of Us | Action-adventure | Naughty Dog |
2014 | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Action-adventure | Monolith Productions |
2015 | Super Mario Maker[343] | Platformer | Nintendo EAD |
2016 | Hitman[344] | Stealth | IO Interactive |
2017 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds[345] | Battle royale | PUBG Corporation |
2018 | Tetris Effect[346] | Puzzle | Monstars Inc./Resonai |
2019 | Outer Wilds[347] | Action-adventure | Mobius Digital |
2020 | Hades[348] | Action role-playing | Supergiant Games |
2021 | Chicory: A Colorful Tale[349] | Adventure | Greg Lobanov |
2022 | Elden Ring[350] | Action role-playing | FromSoftware |
2023 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[351] | Action-adventure | Nintendo EPD |
The Guardian
Hardcore Gamer
IGN
Kotaku
PC Gamer
Year | Game | Genre | Developer(s) |
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2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim[406] | Action role-playing | Bethesda Game Studios |
2012 | Mass Effect 3[407] | Action role-playing | BioWare |
2013 | Spelunky[408] | Platform | Mossmouth, LLC |
2014 | Alien: Isolation[409] | Survival horror | Creative Assembly |
2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain[410] | Action-adventure | Kojima Productions |
2016 | Dishonored 2[411] | Action-adventure | Arkane Lyon |
2017 | Divinity: Original Sin II[412] | Role-playing | Larian Studios |
2018 | Into the Breach[413] | Turn-based strategy | Subset Games |
2019 | Disco Elysium[414] | Role-playing | ZA/UM |
2020 | Death Stranding[415] | Action | Kojima Productions |
2021 | Valheim[416] | Sandbox, Survival | Iron Gate Studio |
2022 | Elden Ring[417] | Action role-playing | FromSoftware |
2023 | Baldur's Gate 3[418] | Role-playing | Larian Studios |
Polygon
Year | Game | Genre | Developer(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | The Walking Dead[419] | Graphic adventure | Telltale Games |
2013 | Gone Home[420] | Adventure | The Fullbright Company |
2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition[421] | Action role-playing | BioWare |
2015 | Her Story[422] | Interactive movie | Sam Barlow |
2016 | Doom[423] | First-person shooter | id Software |
2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild[424] | Action-adventure | Nintendo EPD |
2018 | God of War[425] | Action-adventure | Santa Monica Studio |
2019 | Outer Wilds[426] | Action-adventure | Mobius Digital |
2020 | Hades[427] | Action role-playing | Supergiant Games |
2021 | Inscryption[428] | Roguelike | Daniel Mullins Games |
2022 | Elden Ring[429] | Action role-playing | FromSoftware |
2023 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[430] | Action-adventure | Nintendo EPD |
The Telegraph
Time
Year | Game | Genre | Developer(s) |
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2006 | Wii Sports | Sports | Nintendo EAD |
2007 | Halo 3 | First-person shooter | Bungie |
2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Action-adventure | Rockstar North |
2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | First-person shooter | Infinity Ward |
2010 | Alan Wake | Action-adventure | Remedy Entertainment |
2011 | Minecraft | Sandbox | Mojang |
2012 | Guild Wars 2 | MMORPG | ArenaNet |
2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Action-adventure | Rockstar North |
2014 | 80 Days | Interactive fiction | Inkle |
2015 | Prune | Puzzle | Joel McDonald |
2016 | The Witness | Puzzle | Thekla, Inc. |
2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild[445] | Action-adventure | Nintendo EPD |
2018 | God of War[446] | Action-adventure | Santa Monica Studio |
2020 | Hades[447] | Action role-playing | Supergiant Games |
2021 | Metroid Dread[448] | Action-adventure | MercurySteam |
2022 | God of War Ragnarök[449] | Action-adventure | Santa Monica Studio |
2023 | Alan Wake 2[450] | Survival horror | Remedy Entertainment |
USgamer
Yahoo!
See also
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