Game of the Year 1990
2 games, level
2 games tied on 1 award
No game leads 1990. Strider and Dragon Quest IV each took 1 of the 2 awards we can source for this season. With a field this small a tie is not a close race, it is the absence of a result.
Partial season.
Our census begins in 2003. For 1990 we list only the awards we could source one at a time, so this is a record that these awards happened — not a count of how many were given. It must not be compared with a tracked season; see the methodology.
Award totals — 1990
Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 1990, ranked by wins.
Who voted for what
All 2 tracked awards for 1990, from 2 countries. 0 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.
| Media outlet | Country | Their GOTY |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) | United States | Strider |
| Famitsu | Japan | Dragon Quest IV |