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2014

Destiny: 14 Game of the Year awards

No: Destiny collected 14 Game of the Year awards in 2014 and finished No. 9; the season went to Dragon Age: Inquisition with 139. The Game Awards named Dragon Age: Inquisition its Game of the Year.

Destiny is an online first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie. It was released worldwide on September 9, 2014, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One consoles.

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Destiny finished #9 in the 2014 race, with 14 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 14Total awards
  • 12Media outlets
  • 2Readers' choice
  • 8Countries

Also in the 2014 season: Dragon Age: Inquisition (139), Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (52), Mario Kart 8 (31), Bayonetta 2 (26), Alien Isolation (24), Dark Souls II (15), Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (8), Divinity: Original Sin (5) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Destiny win?

Destiny won 14 Game of the Year awards in the 2014 season — 3.2% of every award tracked that season. 12 came from editorial picks and 2 from readers' polls, across 8 countries.

Did Destiny win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 9 in 2014, behind Dragon Age: Inquisition, which collected 139 Game of the Year awards.

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How the co-op works. Online only: three-player fireteams, six for raids. No local play.

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opYes
  • Couch co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opYes
  • Players online6
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerYes
  • Released9 September 2014
  • DeveloperBungie
  • PublisherActivision
  • first-person shooter
  • action role-playing game
  • science fiction video game
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • X-BOX 360

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States4
Italy3
Spain2
United Kingdom1
Netherlands1
Sweden1
Singapore1
Argentina1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
BAFTA AwardsUnited Kingdom2014
Cheat Code CentralUnited States2014
CoPlaNetItaly2014
Digital TrendsUnited States2014
GamekingsNetherlands2014
GamesRadarUnited States2014
PlayerselectSweden2014
Premio Drago D'OroItaly2014
Premios XatakaSpain2014
The Straits Times Digital Life Awards Readers' Choice ReadersSingapore2014
Vigamus MagazineItaly2014
VOSArgentina2014
XGN Readers' Choice ReadersSpain2014
XXL MagazineUnited States2014

← Full 2014 results

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