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2012

Assassin's Creed III: 26 Game of the Year awards

No: Assassin's Creed III collected 26 Game of the Year awards in 2012 and finished No. 7; the season went to The Walking Dead: The Game with 75. Spike Video Game Awards named The Walking Dead: The Game its Game of the Year.

Assassin's Creed III is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the fifth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and a direct sequel to 2011's Assassin's Creed Revelations.

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Assassin's Creed III finished #7 in the 2012 race, with 26 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 26Total awards
  • 10Media outlets
  • 16Readers' choice
  • 13Countries

Also in the 2012 season: The Walking Dead: The Game (75), Journey (58), Far Cry 3 (53), Dishonored (52), Mass Effect 3 (32), Borderlands 2 (28), Halo 4 (21), XCOM: Enemy Unknown (21) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Assassin's Creed III win?

Assassin's Creed III won 26 Game of the Year awards in the 2012 season — 6.5% of every award tracked that season. 10 came from editorial picks and 16 from readers' polls, across 13 countries.

Did Assassin's Creed III win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 7 in 2012, behind The Walking Dead: The Game, which collected 75 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • stealth game
  • historical video game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • X-BOX 360
  • PlayStation 3
  • Wii U
  • Java Platform, Micro Edition
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
Italy4
Spain3
Brazil3
Germany3
United States3
France2
Netherlands2
Australia1
Colombia1
Portugal1
Belgium1
Oman1
Canada1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
3DJuegos Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSpain2012
4NewsItaly2012
Alternative Music HubAustralia2012
Baixaki JogosBrazil2012
Baixaki Jogos Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersBrazil2012
BILD.deGermany2012
Brasilgamer Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersBrazil2012
ENTER.coColombia2012
Eurogamer.pt Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersPortugal2012
Fnac Gaming NetworkFrance2012
Focus KnackBelgium2012
GamAlive Editor's Choice GOTYFrance2012
Game RevolutionUnited States2012
GamelinerNetherlands2012
GameProTVSpain2012
GamersNETNetherlands2012
GameSoulItaly2012
Gameswelt Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersGermany2012
Golden4Games Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersOman2012
Inside Gaming Awards Gamers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2012
Le Canada FrançaisCanada2012
Looki.deGermany2012
Premio Drago D'OroItaly2012
VGNetwork.it Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2012
VidaExtraSpain2012
We Got This CoveredUnited States2012

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.