The Sims 2: 1 Game of the Year award

No: The Sims 2 collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2004 and finished No. 11; the season went to Half-Life 2 with 26. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas its Game of the Year.

The Sims 2 is a 2004 social simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major title in The Sims series, and is the sequel to The Sims.

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The Sims 2 finished #11 in the 2004 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2004 season: Half-Life 2 (26), Halo 2 (13), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (9), Call of Duty (1), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1), City of Heroes (1), Fable (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Sims 2 win?

The Sims 2 won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2004 season — 1.5% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did The Sims 2 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 11 in 2004, behind Half-Life 2, which collected 26 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released16 September 2004
DeveloperMaxis
PublisherElectronic Arts, Aspyr

life simulation game
video game with LGBT character
social simulation game
Xbox (console)
PlayStation 2
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo DS
Nintendo GameCube
GBA
macOS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
TIME	United States	2004

← Full 2004 results

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