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2008

LittleBigPlanet: 27 Game of the Year awards

No: LittleBigPlanet collected 27 Game of the Year awards in 2008 and finished No. 4; the season went to Fallout 3 with 69. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto IV its Game of the Year.

LittleBigPlanet is a 2008 platform video game developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. In LittleBigPlanet, the player controls Sackboy, a customizable ragged doll as they explore the titular realm.

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LittleBigPlanet finished #4 in the 2008 race, with 27 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 27Total awards
  • 26Media outlets
  • 1Readers' choice
  • 7Countries

Also in the 2008 season: Fallout 3 (69), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (41), Grand Theft Auto IV (40), Gears of War 2 (8), Left 4 Dead (7), Fable II (6) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did LittleBigPlanet win?

LittleBigPlanet won 27 Game of the Year awards in the 2008 season — 12.4% of every award tracked that season. 26 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 7 countries.

Did LittleBigPlanet win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 4 in 2008, behind Fallout 3, which collected 69 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Up to four players on one screen, or the same four online.

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opYes
  • Couch co-opYes
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opYes
  • Players on one console4
  • Players online4
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerYes
  • Released27 October 2008
  • DeveloperMedia Molecule
  • PublisherSony Interactive Entertainment
  • puzzle video game
  • platformer
  • PlayStation 3

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States14
United Kingdom7
Italy2
Australia1
Germany1
Sweden1
Norway1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
AIAS - Interactive Achievement AwardsUnited States2008
CBN Media - CyberShackAustralia2008
Cheat Code CentralUnited States2008
Contra Costa TimesUnited States2008
Daily RecordUnited Kingdom2008
Daily StarUnited Kingdom2008
Deutscher ComputerspielpreisGermany2008
EdgeUnited Kingdom2008
EurogamerUnited Kingdom2008
EVERYEYE.ITItaly2008
EVERYEYE.IT Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2008
FZSweden2008
Game RevolutionUnited States2008
GameProUnited States2008
GamereactorNorway2008
GameZoneUnited States2008
Geek.comUnited States2008
KomboUnited States2008
NAViGaTR AwardsUnited States2008
NinsoxUnited States2008
Salt Lake TribuneUnited States2008
Sun-TimesUnited States2008
The Gaming PlanetUnited States2008
TheSixthAxis ReadersUnited Kingdom2008
VGChartzUnited Kingdom2008
Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget AwardsUnited Kingdom2008
WiredUnited States2008

← Full 2008 results

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