Destiny: 14 Game of the Year awards

No: Destiny collected 14 Game of the Year awards in 2014 and finished No. 9; the season went to Dragon Age: Inquisition with 139. The Game Awards named Dragon Age: Inquisition its Game of the Year.

Destiny is an online first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie. It was released worldwide on September 9, 2014, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One consoles.

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Destiny finished #9 in the 2014 race, with 14 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

14Total awards
12Media outlets
2Readers' choice
8Countries

Also in the 2014 season: Dragon Age: Inquisition (139), Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (52), Mario Kart 8 (31), Bayonetta 2 (26), Alien Isolation (24), Dark Souls II (15), Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (8), Divinity: Original Sin (5) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Destiny win?

Destiny won 14 Game of the Year awards in the 2014 season — 3.2% of every award tracked that season. 12 came from editorial picks and 2 from readers' polls, across 8 countries.

Did Destiny win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 9 in 2014, behind Dragon Age: Inquisition, which collected 139.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Online only: three-player fireteams, six for raids. No local play.

Single-playerYes
Co-opYes
Couch co-opNo
Split screenNo
Online co-opYes
Players online6
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerYes
Released9 September 2014
DeveloperBungie
PublisherActivision

first-person shooter
action role-playing game
science fiction video game
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
X-BOX 360

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	4
Italy	3
Spain	2
United Kingdom	1
Netherlands	1
Sweden	1
Singapore	1
Argentina	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year	Source
BAFTA Awards	United Kingdom	2014	Internet Archive
Cheat Code Central	United States	2014	Internet Archive
CoPlaNet	Italy	2014	Internet Archive
Digital Trends	United States	2014	Internet Archive
Gamekings	Netherlands	2014	Internet Archive
GamesRadar	United States	2014	Internet Archive
Playerselect	Sweden	2014	Internet Archive
Premio Drago D'Oro	Italy	2014	Internet Archive
Premios Xataka	Spain	2014	Internet Archive
The Straits Times Digital Life Awards Readers' Choice Readers	Singapore	2014	Internet Archive
Vigamus Magazine	Italy	2014	Internet Archive
VOS	Argentina	2014	Internet Archive
XGN Readers' Choice Readers	Spain	2014	Internet Archive
XXL Magazine	United States	2014	Internet Archive

← Full 2014 results

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