Ghost of Tsushima: 75 Game of the Year awards

No: Ghost of Tsushima collected 75 Game of the Year awards in 2020 and finished No. 2; the season went to The Last of Us Part II with 325. The Game Awards named The Last of Us Part II its Game of the Year.

Ghost of Tsushima is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The player controls Jin Sakai, a samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol invasion of Japan.

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Ghost of Tsushima finished #2 in the 2020 race, with 75 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

75Total awards
60Media outlets
15Readers' choice
32Countries

Also in the 2020 season: The Last of Us Part II (325), Hades (74), Cyberpunk 2077 (42), Final Fantasy VII Remake (37) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Ghost of Tsushima win?

Ghost of Tsushima won 75 Game of the Year awards in the 2020 season — 11.4% of every award tracked that season. 60 came from editorial picks and 15 from readers' polls, across 32 countries.

Did Ghost of Tsushima win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2020, behind The Last of Us Part II, which collected 325 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Co-op arrived with the free Legends mode in October 2020: online only, two-player story missions and four-player survival.

Single-playerYes
Co-opYes
Couch co-opNo
Split screenNo
Online co-opYes
Players online4
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerYes
Released17 July 2020
DeveloperSucker Punch Productions
PublisherSony Interactive Entertainment

action-adventure game
stealth game
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	22
Russia	4
Canada	3
United Kingdom	3
Japan	3
UAE	3
Poland	3
Australia	3
Saudi Arabia	2
Spain	2
Hungary	2
Slovakia	2
France	2
Costa Rica	2
Mexico	2
Belgium	1
Thailand	1
Finland	1
Singapore	1
Malaysia	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
4Gamers Readers	Belgium	2020
Arab Game Awards Readers	Saudi Arabia	2020
Beartai	Thailand	2020
Brutal Gamer	United States	2020
Busch League Gaming (timestamp: 48:50)	United States	2020
COGconnected	Canada	2020
Coming Soon	United States	2020
Evening Standard	United Kingdom	2020
Famitsu	Japan	2020
Fandom Readers	United States	2020
Future Tech Awards	United States	2020
G FUEL	United States	2020
Gadgets Middle East Readers	UAE	2020
Game Chronicles	United States	2020
Game Developers Choice Awards	United States	2020
Game*Spark Readers	Japan	2020
GameData	Russia	2020
GameLuster	United States	2020
GAMELX (timestamp: 2:10:21)	Spain	2020
GameMAG	Russia	2020
Gameranx Readers	United States	2020
GameReactor Finland	Finland	2020
GamesCreed	United States	2020
Geek Culture	Singapore	2020
GeekVilag Readers	Hungary	2020
GoHa.ru	Russia	2020
GotGame	United States	2020
Gra.pl	Poland	2020
Hardcore Gamer	United States	2020
HernáZóna	Slovakia	2020
IGN Japan Readers	Japan	2020
IGN Middle East	UAE	2020
IGN Poland	Poland	2020
Index.hu	Hungary	2020
Je Suis un Gameur	France	2020
JVFrance	France	2020
Kakuchopurei	Malaysia	2020
Level Up Awards / Teletica Readers	Costa Rica	2020
LOS40 México	Mexico	2020
Mandatory	United States	2020
MonkeyBit	Italy	2020
MP1st	United States	2020
Napoj Sa	Slovakia	2020
NAVGTR Awards	United States	2020
NDTV - Gadgets 360	India	2020
NeoGAF Readers	United States	2020
New Game Network	Canada	2020
NewEsc.pt	Portugal	2020
Nörd Norðursins	Iceland	2020
One More Game	Australia	2020
PCGalaxy	Israel	2020
Penki Kontinentai - IT+	Lithuania	2020
PlayerOne.vg	Spain	2020
Radiónica	Colombia	2020
RDS - Jeux Video	Canada	2020
Red Bull Germany	Germany	2020
Revista Level Up	Costa Rica	2020
Rocket Chainsaw	Australia	2020
SmashPad	United States	2020
Story Mode Gaming Readers	Australia	2020
SUMP	Mexico	2020
TechRadar	United Kingdom	2020
That Nerd Show	United States	2020
That Nerdy Site	United States	2020
The Game Awards Player's Voice Readers	United States	2020
Tportal.hr	Croatia	2020
TrueGaming	Saudi Arabia	2020
USA Today - ForTheWin	United States	2020
Vigilant Magazine	Poland	2020
Wccftech	UAE	2020
WhatCulture	United Kingdom	2020
xDlate Production Readers	Russia	2020
Yo soy un Gamer Readers	Puerto Rico	2020
ZMart Readers	Chile	2020
Zona IT	Romania	2020

← Full 2020 results

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