Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 5 Game of the Year awards

No: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate collected 5 Game of the Year awards in 2018 and finished No. 8; the season went to God of War with 264. The Game Awards named God of War its Game of the Year.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a 2018 crossover fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate finished #8 in the 2018 race, with 5 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

5Total awards
5Media outlets
0Readers' choice
2Countries

Also in the 2018 season: God of War (264), Red Dead Redemption 2 (179), Marvel's Spider-Man (24), Monster Hunter: World (6), Fortnite Battle Royale (5), Return of the Obra Dinn (5), Astro Bot Rescue Mission (4), Tetris Effect (4) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Super Smash Bros. Ultimate win?

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate won 5 Game of the Year awards in the 2018 season — 1.0% of every award tracked that season. 5 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did Super Smash Bros. Ultimate win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 8 in 2018, behind God of War, which collected 264 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released7 December 2018
DeveloperSora Ltd., Bandai Namco Studios
PublisherNintendo

platform fighter
crossover fiction
Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	3
United Kingdom	2

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Cubed3	United Kingdom	2018
GameFAQs	United States	2018
GameTyrant	United States	2018
Gaming Access Weekly	United States	2018
n3rdabl3	United Kingdom	2018

← Full 2018 results

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