Shadowrun Returns: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Shadowrun Returns collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2013 and finished No. 23; the season went to The Last of Us with 257. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto V its Game of the Year.

Shadowrun Returns is a 2013 tactical role-playing game developed and published by Harebrained Schemes. It takes place in the science fantasy setting of the Shadowrun tabletop role-playing game.

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Shadowrun Returns finished #23 in the 2013 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2013 season: The Last of Us (257), Grand Theft Auto V (165), BioShock Infinite (47), Kerbal Space Program (1), The Swapper (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Shadowrun Returns win?

Shadowrun Returns won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2013 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Shadowrun Returns win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 23 in 2013, behind The Last of Us, which collected 257 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released25 July 2013
DeveloperHarebrained Schemes, Behaviour Rotterdam
PublisherParadox Interactive

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Where the awards came from

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United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Diehard Gamefan	United States	2013

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