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2016

Overwatch: 114 Game of the Year awards

No: Overwatch collected 114 Game of the Year awards in 2016 and finished No. 2; the season went to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End with 191. The Game Awards did name it Game of the Year.

Overwatch (retroactively referred to as Overwatch Classic) was a 2016 live service multiplayer first-person shooter video game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2016 and Nintendo Switch in October 2019, with cross-platform play supported across all platforms.

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Overwatch finished #2 in the 2016 race, with 114 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #17 of all time in this database.

  • 114Total awards
  • 102Media outlets
  • 12Readers' choice
  • 23Countries

Also in the 2016 season: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (191), DOOM (37), Battlefield 1 (20), The Last Guardian (17) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Overwatch win?

Overwatch won 114 Game of the Year awards in the 2016 season — 23.6% of every award tracked that season. 102 came from editorial picks and 12 from readers' polls, across 23 countries.

Did Overwatch win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2016, behind Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which collected 191 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Team-based online shooter with co-operative PvE events. No local play and no single-player campaign.

  • first-person shooter
  • science fiction video game
  • hero shooter
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States41
United Kingdom11
Brazil9
Australia6
Italy6
Sweden5
Netherlands5
Russia4
Poland3
Canada3
Spain2
France2
New Zealand2
India2
Norway2
Czechia2
Germany2
Singapore2
Indonesia1
Iran1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
AIAS - D.I.C.E. AwardsUnited States2016
AmazonUnited States2016
App TriggerUnited States2016
Ars TechnicaUnited States2016
Bleeding CoolUnited States2016
Brutal GamerUnited States2016
Cheat Code CentralUnited States2016
Checkpoint on JOY 94.9Australia2016
CINEMABLENDUnited States2016
ClipsetSpain2016
Combo InfinitoBrazil2016
CraveOnlineUnited States2016
Critical Hits Readers' Choice ReadersBrazil2016
CtrlAltEliteSweden2016
DailySocialIndonesia2016
DarkZeroUnited Kingdom2016
Den Of GeekUnited States2016
DestructoidUnited States2016
DigiatoIran2016
Digital TrendsUnited States2016
Editorial Prensa IbéricaSpain2016
EGMUnited States2016
ENTER.COColombia2016
Entertainment BuddhaUnited States2016
Eurogamer BeneluxNetherlands2016
Eurogamer.netUnited Kingdom2016
FilmGamesEtcUnited States2016
Filmweb.plPoland2016
francetv infoFrance2016
FZSweden2016
GAMbIT MagazineUnited States2016
Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2016
Game InformerUnited States2016
Game RantUnited States2016
Game RevolutionUnited States2016
Game-eXperienceItaly2016
GameCrateCanada2016
GameGrinUnited Kingdom2016
GamekingsNetherlands2016
GamepartyNetherlands2016
Gameplanet Readers' Choice ReadersNew Zealand2016
GamepurIndia2016
Gamer Assault WeeklyUnited States2016
Gamer.no Readers' Choice ReadersNorway2016
Gamereactor UKUnited Kingdom2016
Games.czCzechia2016
GameShotSouth Korea2016
GamesourceItaly2016
GameSpotUnited States2016
gamesTM MagazineUnited Kingdom2016
GAMETECHRussia2016
Globo - G1Brazil2016
GMX / WEB.DE MagazineGermany2016
God is a GeekUnited Kingdom2016
GoHa.RuRussia2016
GoHa.Ru Readers' Choice ReadersRussia2016
GoliathCanada2016
HWM+Hardwarezone.com Tech AwardsSingapore2016
IBTimes UKUnited Kingdom2016
IDigital TimesUnited States2016
IGNUnited States2016
IGN BrasilBrazil2016
IGN ItaliaItaly2016
JVFranceFrance2016
KeenGamerCzechia2016
Kotaku Australia Readers' Choice ReadersAustralia2016
Kotaku Speakys Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2016
Magazyn T3Poland2016
MashableUnited States2016
Middle Of Nowhere GamingUnited States2016
Movies RoomPoland2016
MovieZineSweden2016
mxdwnUnited States2016
NAVGTR AwardsUnited States2016
NDTV Gadgets 360India2016
Nerd Much?United States2016
Nerd ReactorUnited States2016
New Game Plus.tvAustralia2016
NRK FilmpolitietNorway2016
NZGamer.com Readers' Choice ReadersNew Zealand2016
OverloadrBrazil2016
Overloadr Readers' Choice ReadersBrazil2016
PixelcakeNetherlands2016
Power Up GamingUnited Kingdom2016
Press Start Australia Readers' Choice ReadersAustralia2016
SpazioGamesItaly2016
Sunraysia DailyAustralia2016
SvampriketSweden2016
TechRadarUnited Kingdom2016
TechTudoBrazil2016
The A.V. Club Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2016
the AU review - The IrisAustralia2016
The Auburn CitizenUnited States2016
The EscapistUnited States2016
The Fresno BeeUnited States2016
The Game AwardsUnited States2016
The Mercury NewsUnited States2016
The Straits Times Digital AwardsSingapore2016
TheSixthAxisUnited Kingdom2016
Tom's GuideUnited States2016
TONIGHTGermany2016
Trusted ReviewsUnited Kingdom2016
UOL JogosBrazil2016
USgamerUnited States2016
VarvatSweden2016
VentureBeatUnited States2016
Videogame MaisBrazil2016
Videogamer Italia Readers' Choice ReadersItaly2016
Vigamus MagazineItaly2016
WatchMojoCanada2016
WiredUnited States2016
Zona ITRomania2016
Zoomin.TV Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2016
Навигатор игрового мираRussia2016

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