Life Is Strange: 14 Game of the Year awards

No: Life Is Strange collected 14 Game of the Year awards in 2015 and finished No. 5; 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.

Life Is Strange is an episodic adventure game developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix. The first installment of the Life Is Strange series, the game was released in five episodes periodically throughout 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

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Life Is Strange finished #5 in the 2015 race, with 14 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

14Total awards
11Media outlets
3Readers' choice
6Countries

Also in the 2015 season: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (281), Fallout 4 (65), Bloodborne (34), Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (31), Super Mario Maker (8), Rocket League (7), Undertale (7) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Life Is Strange win?

Life Is Strange won 14 Game of the Year awards in the 2015 season — 2.9% of every award tracked that season. 11 came from editorial picks and 3 from readers' polls, across 6 countries.

Did Life Is Strange win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 5 in 2015, behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which collected 281 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released30 January 2015
DeveloperDon’t Nod
PublisherSquare Enix, Feral Interactive

graphic adventure game
LGBT-themed video game
video game with LGBT character
interactive film
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
X-BOX 360
PlayStation 3
Linux
macOS
Android (operating system)
IOS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	6
United Kingdom	3
Canada	2
France	1
Australia	1
Norway	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
ActuGaming.net Readers' Choice Readers	France	2015
Chom 97.7 FM - Girls on Games Readers' Choice Readers	Canada	2015
Details Magazine	United States	2015
Digitally Downloaded	Australia	2015
Dork Shelf	Canada	2015
Entertainment Focus	United Kingdom	2015
Game Developers Choice Awards	United States	2015
Gamereactor Norge	Norway	2015
Houston Press	United States	2015
IBTimes UK	United Kingdom	2015
Mega Dads (timestamp: 1:22:24)	United States	2015
New Statesman Magazine	United Kingdom	2015
The Toledo Blade	United States	2015
Vulture	United States	2015

← Full 2015 results

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