Game of the Year 2012 country by country

11 February 2026

The Walking Dead: The Game won 2012 with 75 of 401 tracked Game of the Year awards — 18.7%, and the top spot in 9 of 38 countries. But a global majority is not a global consensus: 29 countries handed their most awards to something else, and 15 different games won at least one country outright. In Spain, Canada, Brazil, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Norway, Iran, Czechia, New Zealand, Hungary and Mexico, The Walking Dead: The Game did not receive a single award.

• 19%The Walking Dead: The Game worldwide
• 38Countries with data
• 29Backed someone else
• 15Games that won a country

Where the winner was strong, and where it was not

Grouped by region, sorted by how much of each region's vote The Walking Dead: The Game took. The spread is the story: the same game can be near-unanimous in one region and absent in another.

The countries that picked something else

29 of 38 countries gave their most awards to a game other than The Walking Dead: The Game: Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, Brazil, France, Netherlands, Russia, Poland, South Africa, Norway, Iran, Czechia, New Zealand, Hungary, Mexico. Below, each of those with at least 3 tracked outlets gets its full breakdown — every game and every outlet that named it.

Spain: Dishonored

20 tracked outlets, 7 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 8× Dishonored
   3DJuegos, Akihabara Blues, Akihabara Blues Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), Clipset, El Destilador Cultural, Hobby Consolas, Meristation, Mundogamers
2. 3× Assassin's Creed III
   3DJuegos Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), GameProTV, VidaExtra
3. 3× Journey
   AnaitGames, Eurogamer.es, GameDynamo Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)
4. 2× Halo 4
   Fun & Serious Game Festival, Meristation Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)
5. 2× Borderlands 2
   Gamereactor, Generacion Pixel (timestamp: 56:30)

Italy: Dishonored

18 tracked outlets, 7 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 1 of them (6%).

1. 6× Dishonored
   Eurogamer.it Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), Everyeye.it, IGN Italia, Matt's Games, VGNetwork.it, Z-Giochi
2. 4× Assassin's Creed III
   4News, GameSoul, Premio Drago D'Oro, VGNetwork.it Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)
3. 4× Far Cry 3
   Gamemag, Gamesblog.it, Multiplayer.it Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), SpazioGames
4. 1× Mass Effect 3
   Everyeye.it Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)
5. 1× XCOM: Enemy Unknown
   Game Republic Magazine

Germany: Assassin's Creed III / Far Cry 3 / Mass Effect 3

18 tracked outlets, 9 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 2 of them (11%).

1. 3× Assassin's Creed III
   BILD.de, Gameswelt Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), Looki.de
2. 3× Far Cry 3
   Demo News, Gamezone, gamona.de
3. 3× Mass Effect 3
   Eurogamer.de Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), Gamereactor, GamingXP
4. 2× Journey
   4Players, GIGA
5. 2× Dishonored
   GamersGlobal, MANIAC.de

Canada: Halo 4

12 tracked outlets, 8 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 3× Halo 4
   Canada.com, Extreme Gamer, The Controller Online
2. 2× Dishonored
   GameFocus, GamerSyndrome
3. 2× Journey
   Giant Fire Breathing Robot, Neoseeker
4. 1× XCOM: Enemy Unknown
   Game Rant
5. 1× Far Cry 3
   La Presse

Brazil: Assassin's Creed III / Far Cry 3

8 tracked outlets, 4 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 3× Assassin's Creed III
   Baixaki Jogos, Baixaki Jogos Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), Brasilgamer Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)
2. 3× Far Cry 3
   INFO Games, Paraiba, TechTudo
3. 1× Journey
   99Vidas (timestamp: 1:30:20)
4. 1× Call of Duty: Black Ops II
   INFO Games Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)

France: Dishonored

8 tracked outlets, 5 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 1 of them (12%).

1. 3× Dishonored
   GamAlive, Gamekult, Jeux Vidéo Magazine
2. 2× Assassin's Creed III
   Fnac Gaming Network, GamAlive Editor's Choice GOTY
3. 1× Journey
   GAMEBLOG.fr
4. 1× The Walking Dead: The Game
   GAMEBLOG.fr Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)
5. 1× Far Cry 3
   GameFocus

Netherlands: Far Cry 3

8 tracked outlets, 5 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 3× Far Cry 3
   fokgames.nl, Gamed, Gamekings
2. 2× Assassin's Creed III
   Gameliner, GamersNET
3. 1× Guild Wars 2
   Gamer.nl
4. 1× Borderlands 2
   InsideGamer
5. 1× Hitman: Absolution
   XGN

Russia: Far Cry 3

8 tracked outlets, 5 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 3× Far Cry 3
   Gmbox, PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), VGTimes
2. 2× Journey
   PlayGround.ru, Игромания
3. 1× Max Payne 3
   GameMAG
4. 1× Warface
   Mail.Ru
5. 1× Dishonored
   MGnews

Poland: Far Cry 3

6 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 2 of them (33%).

1. 3× Far Cry 3
   Eurogamer.pl Readers' Choice GOTY (readers), gram.pl, MiastoGier (readers)
2. 2× The Walking Dead: The Game
   GRY-OnLine.pl, Polygamia.pl
3. 1× Mass Effect 3
   GameFaction

South Africa: Borderlands 2

5 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 3× Borderlands 2
   El33tonline, Lazygamer, TechCentral
2. 1× Journey
   eGamer
3. 1× Halo 4
   G3AR

Norway: Dishonored

4 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 3× Dishonored
   ITavisen, PressFire.no, VG Nett
2. 1× Journey
   Gamereactor

Iran: Far Cry 3 / Halo 4 / Max Payne 3

3 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 1× Halo 4
   BaziCenter
2. 1× Far Cry 3
   BaziCenter Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)
3. 1× Max Payne 3
   PardisGame (readers)

Czechia: Far Cry 3 / Journey / The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

3 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 1× Far Cry 3
   Eurogamer.cz Readers' Choice GOTY (readers)
2. 1× Journey
   Games.cz
3. 1× The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
   Konzolista

New Zealand: Far Cry 3

3 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Far Cry 3
   Gameplanet, NZGamer
2. 1× Halo 4
   The New Zealand Herald

Hungary: Far Cry 3

3 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Far Cry 3
   Gamer365, PlayDome (readers)
2. 1× Mass Effect 3
   HunGamer

Mexico: Dishonored

3 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. The Walking Dead: The Game took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Dishonored
   Netmedia, unocero
2. 1× Journey
   Netmedia

Every game that won at least one country

All 38 countries