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2015

Fallout 4: 65 Game of the Year awards

No: Fallout 4 collected 65 Game of the Year awards in 2015 and finished No. 2; the season went to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with 281. The Game Awards named The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt its Game of the Year.

Fallout 4 is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fourth main game in the Fallout series and was released worldwide on November 10, 2015, for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, with versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S released on April 25, 2024.

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Fallout 4 finished #2 in the 2015 race, with 65 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 65Total awards
  • 47Media outlets
  • 18Readers' choice
  • 23Countries

Also in the 2015 season: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (281), Bloodborne (34), Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (31), Life Is Strange (14) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Fallout 4 win?

Fallout 4 won 65 Game of the Year awards in the 2015 season — 13.5% of every award tracked that season. 47 came from editorial picks and 18 from readers' polls, across 23 countries.

Did Fallout 4 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2015, behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which collected 281 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • action role-playing game
  • survival game
  • science fiction video game
  • post-apocalyptic video game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch 2

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States23
United Kingdom6
France3
Italy3
Canada3
Germany3
Sweden3
Australia3
Switzerland2
Spain2
Netherlands2
Chile1
Japan1
New Zealand1
Norway1
Mexico1
Finland1
South Africa1
Brazil1
Ireland1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
20 Minuten Readers' Choice ReadersSwitzerland2015
AIAS - D.I.C.E. AwardsUnited States2015
Amazon Readers' Choice ReadersUnited Kingdom2015
Attack of the FanboyUnited States2015
BAFTA AwardsUnited Kingdom2015
BuzzFeedSpain2015
Copa GamerChile2015
CraveOnlineUnited States2015
Diehard GamefanUnited States2015
Digital Spy Readers' Choice ReadersUnited Kingdom2015
ForbesUnited States2015
francetv infoFrance2015
GamAlive Readers' Choice ReadersFrance2015
Game Industry News ReadersUnited States2015
Game Industry News Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2015
Game LegendsItaly2015
Game RantUnited States2015
GAME Readers' Choice ReadersUnited Kingdom2015
Game*Spark Readers' Choice ReadersJapan2015
GameCrateCanada2015
Gameplanet Readers' Choice ReadersNew Zealand2015
Gamer.no Readers' Choice ReadersNorway2015
Gamereactor DeutschlandGermany2015
Gamereactor ItaliaItaly2015
Gamereactor SverigeSweden2015
Gamers Honest TruthCanada2015
GamersNET Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2015
GAMES.CHSwitzerland2015
GamesRadar Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2015
GamikaSpain2015
Heavy.comUnited States2015
Hitek AwardsFrance2015
Huffington Post CanadaCanada2015
Ibero 90.9 FMMexico2015
IDigital TimesUnited States2015
InvestireOggiItaly2015
LivegamersFinland2015
Load The GameUnited States2015
Maxim MagazineUnited States2015
MMGN Readers' Choice ReadersAustralia2015
MoviepilotUnited States2015
MWEB GameZone Readers' Choice ReadersSouth Africa2015
NAT-GamesGermany2015
Nerd ReactorUnited States2015
NWTV Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2015
NördlivSweden2015
O VérticeBrazil2015
Pixel DynamoUnited Kingdom2015
Play LegitUnited States2015
Play Legit Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2015
Press Play TVUnited States2015
Pure M MagazineIreland2015
SoundvenueDenmark2015
spieletipps Readers' Choice ReadersGermany2015
Tech InsiderUnited States2015
TechlyAustralia2015
The BitbagAustralia2015
The Free Cheese (timestamp: 2:08:00)United States2015
The Game FanaticsUnited States2015
The News & ObserverUnited States2015
ThunderboltUnited Kingdom2015
VarvatSweden2015
XGamers.grGreece2015
Yahoo Tech Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2015
ZoomgIran2015

← Full 2015 results

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