Diablo II: 1 Game of the Year award

No count exists for 2000: Diablo II holds 1 of the 7 Game of the Year awards on record for a season from before the census, so no winner is named. D.I.C.E. Awards did name it Game of the Year.

Diablo II is a 2000 action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and OS X. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who, with Max Schaefer, acted as project leads on the game.

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Diablo II collected Game of the Year awards in 2000, a season with no full count, with 1 award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2000 season: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (3), Deus Ex (2), The Sims (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Diablo II win?

Diablo II won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2000 season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Diablo II win Game of the Year?

There is no full count for 2000, so this site names no winner. Diablo II holds 1 of the 7 Game of the Year awards on record for that season.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released28 June 2000
DeveloperBlizzard North
PublisherBlizzard Entertainment

action role-playing game
role-playing video game
hack and slash
dark fantasy video game
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Classic Mac OS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year	Source
D.I.C.E. Awards	United States	2000	interactive.org

← Full 2000 results

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