Disgaea: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Disgaea collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2003 and finished No. 6; the season went to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic with 18. Spike Video Game Awards named Madden NFL 2004 its Game of the Year.

Disgaea (魔界戦記ディスガイア, Makai Senki Disugaia; lit. 'Hell Chronicles Disgaea') is a tactical role-playing video game series created and developed by Nippon Ichi.

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Disgaea finished #6 in the 2003 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2003 season: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (18), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (8), Call of Duty (6), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (3), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Disgaea win?

Disgaea won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2003 season — 2.3% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Disgaea win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 6 in 2003, behind Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which collected 18 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

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tactical role-playing game

Wikidata lists no play modes for this title, so co-op and multiplayer are left out rather than assumed absent.

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Diehard Gamefan	United States	2003

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