Destructoid: 24 Game of the Year awards

Destructoid is a website from United States, founded in 2006. It appears in this database with 24 Game of the Year picks across 20 award seasons (2006–2025); its most frequent pick was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

In the seasons tracked at full breadth, 12 of its 24 picks went to the game that won the season overall; the most recent was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in 2025.

Destructoid launched in 2006, so no awards exist for 2003-2005; its documented GOTY history in the supplied data begins in 2006.

What "2006–2025" means.

It is the first and last year this outlet appears in our award data — not necessarily its founding or closing date. An outlet may have existed longer, or simply skipped a year's award.

Every Game of the Year it picked

Year	Game of the Year	Vote type
2025	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	Editorial
2025	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	Readers' choice
2024	Astro Bot	Editorial
2023	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom	Editorial
2022	Elden Ring	Editorial
2022	Elden Ring	Readers' choice
2021	Chicory: A Colorful Tale	Editorial
2021	Deathloop	Readers' choice
2020	Hades	Editorial
2020	The Last of Us Part II	Readers' choice
2019	The Outer Worlds	Editorial
2018	God of War	Editorial
2017	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Editorial
2016	Overwatch	Editorial
2015	Bloodborne	Editorial
2014	Bayonetta 2	Editorial
2013	The Last of Us	Editorial
2012	The Walking Dead: The Game	Editorial
2011	Portal 2	Editorial
2010	Super Mario Galaxy 2	Editorial
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Editorial
2008	Left 4 Dead	Editorial
2007	BioShock	Editorial
2006	Gears of War	Editorial

References

Primary sources cited while researching this outlet's award history.

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