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2009

Batman: Arkham Asylum: 30 Game of the Year awards

No: Batman: Arkham Asylum collected 30 Game of the Year awards in 2009 and finished No. 2; the season went to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 117. Spike Video Game Awards named Uncharted 2: Among Thieves its Game of the Year.

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum finished #2 in the 2009 race, with 30 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 30Total awards
  • 29Media outlets
  • 1Readers' choice
  • 10Countries

Also in the 2009 season: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (117), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (27), Dragon Age: Origins (22), Assassin's Creed II (14) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Batman: Arkham Asylum win?

Batman: Arkham Asylum won 30 Game of the Year awards in the 2009 season — 13.2% of every award tracked that season. 29 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 10 countries.

Did Batman: Arkham Asylum win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2009, behind Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which collected 117.

Game facts

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  • PlayStation 4

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States14
United Kingdom7
Australia2
South Africa1
Italy1
Sweden1
CA/FR1
Norway1
Finland1
US/UK1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
AceGamezUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive
ActiontripUnited States2009Internet Archive
All Age GamingAustralia2009Internet Archive
BAFTA AwardsUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive
BitmobUnited States2009Internet Archive
Box Office Prophet - Calvin AwardsUnited States2009Internet Archive
Crispy GamerUnited States2009Internet Archive
Diehard GameFANUnited States2009Internet Archive
eGamerSouth Africa2009Internet Archive
EVERYEYE.ITItaly2009Internet Archive
Game ObserverUnited States2009Internet Archive
Game RevolutionUnited States2009Internet Archive
GAMEcore.seSweden2009Internet Archive
GameFocusCA/FR2009Internet Archive
GamereactorNorway2009Internet Archive
Gamesmagazine-onlineUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive
GamesRadarUnited States2009Internet Archive
GamesweaselUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive
God is a GeekUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive
InThisWeek.comUnited States2009Internet Archive
Kotaku AUAustralia2009Internet Archive
NAViGaTR AwardsUnited States2009Internet Archive
OrangeUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive
Pelit MagazineFinland2009pelit.fi
Sarcastic Gamer Tweep's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2009Internet Archive
Silicon SasquatchUnited States2009Internet Archive
The A.V. ClubUnited States2009Internet Archive
The LedgerUnited States2009Internet Archive
ThunderboltUS/UK2009Internet Archive
VG-ReloadedUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive

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Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.