The Game Award for Game of the Year
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The Game Award for Game of the Year is an award presented annually by The Game Awards. It is given to a video game judged to deliver the best experience across creative and technical fields. The award is traditionally accepted by the game's directors or studio executives. The process begins with over 100 video game publications and websites, which collectively name six games as nominees. After the nominees are selected, the winner is chosen by a combined vote between the jury (90%) and public voting (10%).
| The Game Award for Game of the Year | |
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| Awarded for | Best video game of the year |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Game Awards |
| First award | December 5, 2014 |
| Most recent winner | Astro Bot (2024) |
| Most awards | |
| Most nominations | Sony Interactive Entertainment (13) |
| Website | thegameawards |
Since its inception, the award has been given to eleven video games. Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment has won the award three times and been nominated a record thirteen times, while FromSoftware is the only developer with more than one win. Bethesda Softworks and Capcom are the most nominated companies without a win at four. The most recent winner is Astro Bot by Team Asobi.
Process and history
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The Game Awards has a voting jury consisting of over 100 video game media and influencer outlets, which have been specifically selected for their work in critically evaluating video games. Each outlet completes an unranked ballot listing its top five choices; games with the most appearances across the ballots are selected as the nominees. The winners are determined between the jury (90%) and public voting (10%).[1] The public vote is held via the official website and social media platforms such as Discord, Facebook, and Twitter;[2][3] in China, fan voting is held via Bilibili.[1]
Any game released before a certain date in November prior to the ceremony is eligible for award consideration.[4] As a result, any game released after the cutoff date is eligible in the following year's ceremony,[1] such as 2018's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate nominations at the Game Awards 2019;[5] similarly, games released between the ballot due date in early November and the cutoff date in mid-to-late November are often overlooked, such as Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in both 2019 and 2020[a] and Demon's Souls and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales in 2020.[4] Early access games available before the cutoff date are eligible, as are live service games regardless of their release year:[1] 2018's Among Us received several nominations in 2020.[9]
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The Game Award for Game of the Year is given to a video game judged to deliver the best experience across creative and technical fields.[10] It is presented as the final award of the ceremony and is widely considered its most prestigious honor.[11][12][13] Since 2017, the announcement of the winner has been preceded by a medley performance of the scores of each nominee by the Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by Lorne Balfe.[14][15] The category was expanded from five to six nominees in 2018.[16]
The award is traditionally accepted by the director of the winning game or an executive from the studio; the first award in 2014 was accepted by Dragon Age: Inquisition executive producer Mark Darrah and BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn.[17] The Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley presented the award for the first four ceremonies.[11][18][19][20] Other presenters include directors of past winners—such as 2016 winner Overwatch's lead director Jeff Kaplan in 2018,[21] 2020 winner The Last of Us Part II's creative director Neil Druckmann in 2021,[12] 2021 winner It Takes Two's director Josef Fares in 2022,[22] and 2023 winner Baldur's Gate 3's director Swen Vincke in 2024[23]—and celebrity guests like Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez in 2019,[24] Christopher Nolan in 2020,[25] and Timothée Chalamet in 2023.[26]
Winners and nominees
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Winners are listed first, highlighted in yellow and boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Multiple nominations and awards
Developers
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| FromSoftware | 5 | 2 |
| Nintendo EPD | 1 | |
| Capcom | 4 | 0 |
| Insomniac Games | 3 | |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 2 | 1 |
| Naughty Dog | ||
| Santa Monica Studio | ||
| Guerrilla Games | 0 | |
| id Software | ||
| Kojima Productions | ||
| Remedy Entertainment | ||
| Square Enix |
Publishers
| Publisher | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Sony Interactive Entertainment[c] | 13 | 3 |
| Nintendo | 10 | 1 |
| Bethesda Softworks | 4 | 0 |
| Capcom | ||
| Electronic Arts | 3 | 2 |
| Bandai Namco Entertainment[d] | 1 | |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 2 | |
| Square Enix | 0 |
Franchises
| Franchise | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil | 3 | 0 |
| Super Mario | ||
| Elden Ring | 2 | 1 |
| God of War | ||
| The Legend of Zelda | ||
| Doom | 0 | |
| Final Fantasy | ||
| Horizon | ||
| Marvel's Spider-Man |
Notes
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was released prior to the cutoff date of The Game Awards 2019 but was considered ineligible and did not receive any formal nominations[4][6] (it placed third in the fan-voted Player's Voice Award);[7] it received one nomination in 2020.[8]
- Published in Japan by subsidiary company Atlus
- Known as Sony Computer Entertainment until April 2016[48]
- Known as Bandai Namco Games from January 2014 to April 2015[49][50]
References
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