The Evil Within: 2 Game of the Year awards

No: The Evil Within collected 2 Game of the Year awards in 2014 and finished No. 24; the season went to Dragon Age: Inquisition with 139. The Game Awards named Dragon Age: Inquisition its Game of the Year.

The Evil Within is a 2014 survival horror game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was directed by Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami.

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The Evil Within finished #24 in the 2014 race, with 2 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2014 season: Dragon Age: Inquisition (139), Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (52), Mario Kart 8 (31), South Park: The Stick of Truth (2), The Talos Principle (2), The Walking Dead: Season Two (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Evil Within win?

The Evil Within won 2 Game of the Year awards in the 2014 season — 0.5% of every award tracked that season. 2 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did The Evil Within win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 24 in 2014, behind Dragon Age: Inquisition, which collected 139 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released26 August 2014
DeveloperTango Gameworks
PublisherBethesda Softworks

survival horror
third-person shooter
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
X-BOX 360
Xbox One

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1
Canada	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
BagoGames	United States	2014
CTV News	Canada	2014

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