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2014

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor: 52 Game of the Year awards

No: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor collected 52 Game of the Year awards in 2014 and finished No. 2; the season went to Dragon Age: Inquisition with 139. The Game Awards named Dragon Age: Inquisition its Game of the Year.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor finished #2 in the 2014 race, with 52 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 52Total awards
  • 48Media outlets
  • 4Readers' choice
  • 14Countries

Also in the 2014 season: Dragon Age: Inquisition (139), Mario Kart 8 (31), Super Smash Bros. (28), Far Cry 4 (28) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor win?

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor won 52 Game of the Year awards in the 2014 season — 11.8% of every award tracked that season. 48 came from editorial picks and 4 from readers' polls, across 14 countries.

Did Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2014, behind Dragon Age: Inquisition, which collected 139 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • action role-playing game
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • PlayStation 3
  • X-BOX 360
  • Microsoft Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States20
Spain6
United Kingdom5
Denmark4
Brazil3
Italy3
South Africa3
Australia2
Canada1
Finland1
Greece1
Czechia1
Hungary1
Germany1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
411maniaUnited States2014
99Vidas (timestamp: 1:36:20)Brazil2014
Alfa Beta Juega Readers' Choice ReadersSpain2014
AmazonUnited States2014
Baixaki JogosBrazil2014
Canada.comCanada2014
CyberLudusItaly2014
Daily Joystick PodcastAustralia2014
Daily RushDenmark2014
Danish Game Awards Critics' ChoiceDenmark2014
DealspwnUnited Kingdom2014
Dome.fiFinland2014
Enternity GRGreece2014
ExplosionItaly2014
Front Towards GamerUnited States2014
Fun & Serious Game FestivalSpain2014
Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2014
Game ItSpain2014
Game RantUnited States2014
GameplanetAustralia2014
Gamereactor DanmarkDenmark2014
GameSpotUnited States2014
GameVicio Readers' Choice ReadersBrazil2014
Giant BombUnited States2014
Giant Bomb Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2014
High Score ReviewsUnited Kingdom2014
High-Def DigestUnited States2014
HipertextualSpain2014
Hobby ConsolasSpain2014
hrej.czCzechia2014
HunGamerHungary2014
IBTimesUnited States2014
InformatBlogItaly2014
JoystiqUnited States2014
JuegosdBSpain2014
LazygamerSouth Africa2014
Library Journal ReviewsUnited States2014
New York Daily NewsUnited States2014
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteUnited States2014
Pixel.tvDenmark2014
PixelburgGermany2014
play.tmUnited Kingdom2014
RealGamerNewz Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2014
SA GamerSouth Africa2014
TechCentralSouth Africa2014
The Denver PostUnited States2014
The KoalitionUnited States2014
The Washington TimesUnited States2014
TheGamersHubUnited Kingdom2014
UPROXXUnited States2014
WorthPlayingUnited States2014
WOW247United Kingdom2014

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