The Game Award for Game of the Year

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The Game Award for Game of the Year
Awarded forA game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Game Awards
First awarded2014
Currently held byIt Takes Two (2021)
Websitethegameawards.com

The Game Award for Game of the Year is an award presented annually by The Game Awards to the video game judged to be the best from that calendar year. The process begins with several dozen video game publications and websites, chosen by the Game Awards' advisory committee, to act as the jury each year. The board collectively names six games as nominees for Game of the Year, with any game released from the prior awards' cut off date to November of the current year eligible for nomination. After the nominees are released, the winner is selected by a combined vote consisting of 90% from the votes from juries and 10% by public voting.[1] Prior to The Game Awards 2018, there were five nominees for the award before it increased to six.

Winners and nominees[]

Santa Monica Studio accepting Game of the Year for God of War at the Game Awards 2018.

Winners are listed in bold and are highlighted in yellow:

Event Game Developer Publisher Ref.
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition BioWare Electronic Arts [2][3]
Bayonetta 2 PlatinumGames Nintendo
Dark Souls II FromSoftware Bandai Namco Games
Hearthstone Blizzard Entertainment
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monolith Productions Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red [4][5]
Bloodborne FromSoftware Sony Computer Entertainment
Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions Konami
Super Mario Maker Nintendo
2016 Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment [6][7]
Doom id Software Bethesda Softworks
Inside Playdead
Titanfall 2 Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
2017 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo [8][9]
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Persona 5 P-Studio Atlus
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PUBG Corporation
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo
2018 God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [10][11]
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Ubisoft Quebec Ubisoft
Celeste Extremely OK Games[a]
Marvel's Spider-Man Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Monster Hunter: World Capcom
Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games
2019 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice FromSoftware Activision [13][14]
Control Remedy Entertainment 505 Games
Death Stranding Kojima Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment
Resident Evil 2 Capcom
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd. Nintendo
The Outer Worlds Obsidian Entertainment Private Division
2020 The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment [15][16]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo
Doom Eternal id Software Bethesda Softworks
Final Fantasy VII Remake Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades Supergiant Games
2021 It Takes Two Hazelight Studios Electronic Arts [17][18]
Deathloop Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
Metroid Dread MercurySteam Nintendo
Psychonauts 2 Double Fine Xbox Game Studios
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Resident Evil Village Capcom

Notes[]

  1. ^ The game was originally released under Matt Makes Games but was updated to Extremely OK Games in 2021.[12]

References[]

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  8. ^ Hester, Blake (November 14, 2017). "'Horizon Zero Dawn,' 'Zelda,' 'Mario' Top List of Game Award Nominees". Glixel. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  9. ^ Makuch, Eddie (December 7, 2017). "All The 2017 Game Awards Winners Revealed". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Crecente, Brian (November 13, 2018). "'God of War,' 'Red Dead Redemption II' Tie For Most Game Awards Noms". Variety. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  11. ^ Crowd, Dan (December 6, 2018). "The Game Awards 2018: All The Winners". IGN. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  12. ^ Blake, Vikki (September 9, 2019). "Celeste developer establishes new Canadian studio, Extremely OK Games". MCV/Develop. Biz Media. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Shanley, Patrick (November 19, 2019). "The Game Awards Reveals Full List of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  14. ^ Goslin, Austen (December 13, 2019). "All the winners from The Game Awards 2019". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  15. ^ Park, Gene. "Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  16. ^ Watts, Steve. "The Game Awards: All The Winners From 2020's Event". Gamespot. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  17. ^ Ankers, Adele (November 16, 2021). "The Game Awards 2021 Nominations Announced". IGN. Retrieved November 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (December 10, 2021). "The Game Awards 2021 Winners: The Full List". IGN. Retrieved December 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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