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2019

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice: 83 Game of the Year awards

No: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice collected 85 Game of the Year awards in 2019 (83 counting every season) and finished No. 3; the season went to Death Stranding with 118. The Game Awards did name it Game of the Year.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by FromSoftware. It was released in Japan by FromSoftware and internationally by Activision for the PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One in March 2019 and for Stadia in October 2020.

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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice finished #3 in the 2019 race, with 83 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #24 of all time in this database.

  • 83Total awards
  • 69Media outlets
  • 14Readers' choice
  • 33Countries

Also in the 2019 season: Death Stranding (118), Resident Evil 2 (95), Control (36), Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (21), Disco Elysium (21) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice win?

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice won 85 Game of the Year awards in the 2019 season — 18.0% of every award tracked that season. 83 of them are on record here as individual awards; the season figure is the archive's published count. 69 came from editorial picks and 14 from readers' polls, across 33 countries.

Did Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 3 in 2019, behind Death Stranding, which collected 118 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • soulslike
  • dark fantasy video game
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • Microsoft Windows

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States11
Spain10
Brazil6
Germany4
Greece4
Mexico3
Iran3
Italy3
United Kingdom3
Canada3
France2
Sweden2
South Korea2
India2
Croatia2
Hungary2
UAE2
Malaysia2
Russia2
Peru2

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
3DJuegosSpain2019
3DJuegos Readers' Choice ReadersSpain2019
ActuGaming.netFrance2019
Akihabara BluesSpain2019
Akihabara Blues, Readers' Choice ReadersSpain2019
Ali213 ReadersChina2019
Alza.czCzechia2019
AnaitGames Readers' Choice ReadersSpain2019
Atomix.vgMexico2019
BeartaiThailand2019
Brazil Game AwardsBrazil2019
CNewsFrance2019
Critical HitSouth Africa2019
Easy AlliesUnited States2019
EFESpain2019
El EspectadorColombia2019
El MundoSpain2019
FextralifeUnited States2019
FZ Readers' Choice ReadersSweden2019
Game-DNAGermany2019
GamefaIran2019
GameOverLADominican Republic2019
Gamereactor DanmarkDenmark2019
Gamereactor EspañaSpain2019
Gamereactor PortugalPortugal2019
GameShotSouth Korea2019
GameSpotUnited States2019
GameSpot BrasilBrazil2019
GamesweltGermany2019
Gametime ReadersItaly2019
GameVicioBrazil2019
GameWorldGreece2019
GamikaSpain2019
GamingBoltIndia2019
HCL Gaming PortalCroatia2019
HCL Gaming Portal Readers' Choice ReadersCroatia2019
Hobby ConsolasSpain2019
Hooked Readers' Choice ReadersGermany2019
HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech AwardsSingapore2019
IGN BrasilBrazil2019
IGN HungaryHungary2019
IGN India Readers' Choice ReadersIndia2019
IGN JapanJapan2019
IGN Middle EastUAE2019
InsomniaGreece2019
Jogabilidade (timestamp: 03:03:03)Brazil2019
KakuchopureiMalaysia2019
LevelUpMexico2019
MANIAC.deGermany2019
Merlin'in Kazanı Readers' Choice ReadersTurkey2019
Metro - GameCentralUnited Kingdom2019
Minimap ReadersSouth Korea2019
mxdwnUnited States2019
National Post - Post ArcadeCanada2019
NAVGTR AwardsUnited States2019
NerdandoItaly2019
New Game Plus.tvAustralia2019
New York Daily NewsUnited States2019
Niche GamerUnited States2019
PlayDome Readers' Choice ReadersHungary2019
PlayGround.ruRussia2019
Pod CavernCanada2019
RedCapesItaly2019
RPP - Mas ConsolasPeru2019
RTL 5minutesLuxembourg2019
SXSW Gaming AwardsUnited States2019
TECPeru2019
TechTudoBrazil2019
The Game AwardsUnited States2019
The Magic RainMalaysia2019
The TelegraphUnited Kingdom2019
ThrillistUnited States2019
UnboxholicsGreece2019
Unboxholics Readers' Choice ReadersGreece2019
UnwinnableUnited States2019
VanguardiaMexico2019
VarvatSweden2019
VigiatoIran2019
WatchMojoCanada2019
WccftechUAE2019
WhatCultureUnited Kingdom2019
ZoomgIran2019
КанобуRussia2019

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