Valheim: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Valheim collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2021 and finished No. 46; the season went to It Takes Two with 89. The Game Awards named It Takes Two its Game of the Year.

Valheim is an upcoming survival video game by the Swedish developer Iron Gate Studio and published by Coffee Stain Publishing. It was released in early access for Linux and Microsoft Windows via Steam on 2 February 2021, and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 14 March 2023.

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Valheim finished #46 in the 2021 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2021 season: It Takes Two (89), Resident Evil Village (62), Forza Horizon 5 (54), The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (1), The Forgotten City (1), Wildermyth (1), Cyberpunk 2077 (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Valheim win?

Valheim won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2021 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Valheim win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 46 in 2021, behind It Takes Two, which collected 89 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released2 February 2021
DeveloperIron Gate Studio
PublisherCoffee Stain Studios

survival game
Microsoft Windows
Linux
macOS
Xbox Series X and Series S
Xbox One
PlayStation 5
Nintendo Switch 2

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Game Developers Choice Awards / GDC	United States	2021

← Full 2021 results

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