Game of the Year 2014

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2014?

Dragon Age: Inquisition won the 2014 season with 139 Game of the Year awards, 31.5% of the season's awards, ahead of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor with 52.

What won Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2014?

The Game Awards named Dragon Age: Inquisition its Game of the Year for 2014. The same game collected the most awards across all outlets.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2014?

Dragon Age: Inquisition, with 139 Game of the Year awards - 31.5% of every award tracked that season. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was second with 52.

What was the best game of 2014?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, Dragon Age: Inquisition: 139 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.

Did Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor win Game of the Year 2014?

No. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor finished second in 2014 with 52 awards, behind Dragon Age: Inquisition.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2014?

This site documents 440 Game of the Year awards for 2014, from 436 outlets in 41 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2014

2 of 7 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →

The players' verdict — 2014

92 of the 2014 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players agreed with the press: Dragon Age: Inquisition topped the public vote too.

1. Dragon Age: Inquisition34
2. Far Cry 417
3. Mario Kart 810
4. Super Smash Bros.7
5. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor4

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2014, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2014, ranked by wins.

1. Dragon Age: Inquisition139
   Media outlets: 103 · Readers' choice: 36
2. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor52
   Media outlets: 48 · Readers' choice: 4
3. Mario Kart 8includes researched awards31
   Media outlets: 21 · Readers' choice: 10
4. Super Smash Bros.28
   Media outlets: 20 · Readers' choice: 8
5. Far Cry 4includes researched awards28
   Media outlets: 10 · Readers' choice: 18
6. Bayonetta 226
   Media outlets: 21 · Readers' choice: 5
7. Alien Isolation24
   Media outlets: 20 · Readers' choice: 4
8. Dark Souls II15
   Media outlets: 12 · Readers' choice: 3
9. Destiny14
   Media outlets: 12 · Readers' choice: 2
10. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft8
11. Divinity: Original Sin5
12. Kentucky Route Zero - Act III5
13. Sunset Overdrive5
14. Forza Horizon 25
15. Shovel Knight4
16. This War of Mine4
17. Wolfenstein: The New Order4
18. Titanfall3
19. Transistor3
20. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare2
21. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc2
22. Elite: Dangerous2
23. South Park: The Stick of Truth2
24. The Evil Within2
25. The Talos Principle2
26. The Walking Dead: Season Two2
27. Assassin's Creed Unity1
28. Banished1
29. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!1
30. Child of Light1
31. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair1
32. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls1
33. FIFA 151
34. Hohokum1
35. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes1
36. Monument Valley1
37. Papers, Please1
38. Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth1
39. Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire1
40. Sportsfriends1
41. The Banner Saga1
42. The Crew1
43. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter1
44. The Wolf Among Us1
45. TxK1
46. Valiant Hearts: The Great War1
47. Velocity 2X1
48. 80 Days1
49. Yo-kai Watch 2researched addition1
    Media outlets: 0 · Readers' choice: 1
50. Legend of Grimrock IIresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 1 · Readers' choice: 0

Who voted for what

All 440 tracked awards for 2014, from 41 countries. 92 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.