Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
18 Game of the Year awards
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was the most-awarded game of 2003 with 18 Game of the Year awards (40.9% of the 44 tracked). Spike Video Game Awards named Madden NFL 2004 its Game of the Year. Behind it in the count: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Call of Duty. Wikipedia
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic won the 2003 season with 18 Game of the Year awards, 40.9% of the season's awards, ahead of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with 8.
Spike Video Game Awards named Madden NFL 2004 its Game of the Year for 2003. Across all outlets, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic collected the most awards.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, with 18 Game of the Year awards - 40.9% of every award tracked that season. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was second with 8.
Counted across every outlet that gave an award, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: 18 Game of the Year awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.
No. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker finished second in 2003 with 8 awards, behind Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
This site documents 42 Game of the Year awards for 2003, from 42 outlets in 6 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.
| Ceremony | Game of the Year | Same as the count? |
|---|---|---|
| Spike Video Game Awards | Madden NFL 2004 | No |
| D.I.C.E. Awards | Call of Duty | No |
| Game Developers Choice Awards | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Yes |
| BAFTA Games Awards | Call of Duty | No |
| Golden Joystick Awards | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | No |
1 of 5 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →
3 of the 2003 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players and press split this season: the public's most-voted game was Call of Duty while the editorial vote went to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
Thin sample. Only 3 readers' votes are documented for 2003 — read this as a glimpse, not a verdict. Coverage grows sharply from 2008 on.
Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2003, ranked by wins.
All 42 tracked awards for 2003, from 6 countries. 3 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.
Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.