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Statistics from 8,976 Game of the Year awards
8,976 awards from 3,360 outlets in 100 countries can answer questions no single ceremony can: which race was closest, which year had no consensus, which country's press reliably goes its own way. These are the ones worth reading.
- The closest races ever2007 came down to 2 awards
- The most divisive years2012 was won with 18.7%
- Countries that vote differentlySingapore agrees only 26.9% of the time
- Outlets that never pick the winnerDiehard Gamefan: 0% agreement
- Readers vs critics7 of 23 seasons split
- Split seasons7 player revolts, measured
- Studio leaderboardNaughty Dog: 913 awards
- Who still votes1,901 outlets voted only once
- Why Naughty Dog wins4 seasons, 913 awards
- Awards per yearPeak: 760 awards in 2025
Game of the Year, country by country
The same season looks different depending on where you read about it. One page per year, with every country, every region and every outlet's pick.
- 2025Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 71% · lost 7 of 59 countries
- 2024Astro Bot · 36% · lost 18 of 45 countries
- 2023Baldur's Gate 3 · 53% · lost 13 of 49 countries
- 2022Elden Ring · 72% · lost 4 of 58 countries
- 2021It Takes Two · 20% · lost 30 of 48 countries
- 2020The Last of Us Part II · 50% · lost 16 of 58 countries
- 2019Death Stranding · 25% · lost 33 of 51 countries
- 2018God of War · 51% · lost 20 of 54 countries
- 2017The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild · 57% · lost 12 of 47 countries
- 2016Uncharted 4: A Thief's End · 40% · lost 19 of 49 countries
- 2015The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · 58% · lost 6 of 48 countries
- 2014Dragon Age: Inquisition · 32% · lost 16 of 41 countries
- 2013The Last of Us · 47% · lost 19 of 45 countries
- 2012The Walking Dead: The Game · 19% · lost 29 of 38 countries
- 2011The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim · 55% · lost 12 of 39 countries
- 2010Red Dead Redemption · 37% · lost 17 of 33 countries
- 2009Uncharted 2: Among Thieves · 52% · lost 11 of 30 countries
- 2008Fallout 3 · 31% · lost 13 of 21 countries
- 2007BioShock · 28% · lost 12 of 16 countries
- 2006The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion · 34% · lost 9 of 14 countries
- 2005Resident Evil 4 · 55% · lost 7 of 13 countries
- 2004Half-Life 2 · 41% · lost 2 of 11 countries
- 2003Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic · 40% · lost 3 of 6 countries
The console war, generation by generation
Hardware sales next to the award-winning software each machine could play.
- Gen 1Magnavox Odyssey²
2M units - Gen 2Atari 2600
30M units - Gen 3Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
62M units - Gen 4Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
49M units - Gen 5PlayStation
102M units - Gen 6PlayStation 2
160M units - Gen 7Wii
102M units - Gen 8Nintendo Switch
157M units - Gen 9PlayStation 5
95M units
By manufacturer
Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.