Hitman: Absolution: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Hitman: Absolution collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2012 and finished No. 21; the season went to The Walking Dead: The Game with 75. Spike Video Game Awards named The Walking Dead: The Game its Game of the Year.

Hitman: Absolution is a 2012 action stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix Europe. It is the fifth installment in the Hitman series and the sequel to 2006's Hitman: Blood Money.

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Hitman: Absolution finished #21 in the 2012 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2012 season: The Walking Dead: The Game (75), Journey (58), Far Cry 3 (53), Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (1), Spec Ops: The Line (1), The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Hitman: Absolution win?

Hitman: Absolution won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2012 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Hitman: Absolution win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 21 in 2012, behind The Walking Dead: The Game, which collected 75 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released20 November 2012
DeveloperIO Interactive, Nixxes Software, Feral Interactive
PublisherSquare Enix

action-adventure game
Microsoft Windows
X-BOX 360
PlayStation 3
macOS
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
Android (operating system)
IOS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Netherlands	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
XGN	Netherlands	2012

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