Pokémon GO: 3 Game of the Year awards

Pokémon Go (stylized as Pokémon GO) is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game originally developed and published by Niantic and since 2025 by Scopely Explore, in partnership with Nintendo and the Pokémon Company, for iOS and Android devices. The game uses GPS to locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon.

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Pokémon GO finished #14 in the 2016 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

3Total awards
2Media outlets
1Readers' choice
3Countries

Game facts

Campaign lengthNot documented
Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Couch co-opNot documented
Split screenNo
Online co-opNot documented
Players on one consoleNot documented
Players onlineNot documented
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released6 July 2016
DeveloperScopely, Niantic Games Team
PublisherNintendo, Niantic Games Team, The Pokémon Company

augmented reality
location-based game
Android (operating system)
IOS
iPadOS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
France	1
Singapore	1
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Les Inrockuptibles	France	2016
The Straits Times Digital Awards Readers' Choice Readers	Singapore	2016
UPROXX	United States	2016

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Pokémon GO: 3 Game of the Year awards

Game facts

Where the awards came from

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year