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Final Fantasy XII: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: Final Fantasy XII collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2006 and finished No. 6; the season went to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with 42. Spike Video Game Awards named The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion its Game of the Year.

Final Fantasy XII is a 2006 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 in March 2006. It added elements including an open world; a seamless battle system; a controllable camera; a customizable "gambit" system, which lets the player control the artificial intelligence of characters in battle; a "license" system, which determines what abilities and equipment can be used by characters; and hunting side quests, which allows the player to find and defeat increasingly difficult monsters.

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Final Fantasy XII finished #6 in the 2006 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 3Total awards
  • 2Media outlets
  • 1Readers' choice
  • 3Countries

Also in the 2006 season: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (42), Gears of War (34), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (28), Okami (3), Wii Sports (3), Company of Heroes (2), Shadow of the Colossus (2), Guitar Hero (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Final Fantasy XII win?

Final Fantasy XII won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2006 season — 2.4% of every award tracked that season. 2 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 3 countries.

Did Final Fantasy XII win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 6 in 2006, behind The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which collected 42 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released16 March 2006
  • DeveloperSquare Enix
  • PublisherSquare Enix
  • role-playing video game
  • PlayStation 2
  • PlayStation 4
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States1
United Kingdom1
Japan1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
AssociatedcontentUnited States2006
EdgeUnited Kingdom2006
Famitsu ReadersJapan2006

← Full 2006 results

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