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2009

Dragon Age: Origins: 22 Game of the Year awards

No: Dragon Age: Origins collected 22 Game of the Year awards in 2009 and finished No. 4; the season went to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 117. Spike Video Game Awards named Uncharted 2: Among Thieves its Game of the Year.

Dragon Age: Origins is a 2009 role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise.

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Dragon Age: Origins finished #4 in the 2009 race, with 22 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 22Total awards
  • 13Media outlets
  • 9Readers' choice
  • 11Countries

Also in the 2009 season: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (117), Batman: Arkham Asylum (30), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (27), Assassin's Creed II (14), Demon's Souls (5), Fallout 3 (3) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Dragon Age: Origins win?

Dragon Age: Origins won 22 Game of the Year awards in the 2009 season — 9.6% of every award tracked that season. 13 came from editorial picks and 9 from readers' polls, across 11 countries.

Did Dragon Age: Origins win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 4 in 2009, behind Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which collected 117.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released3 November 2009
  • DeveloperBioWare
  • PublisherElectronic Arts
  • role-playing video game
  • LGBT-themed video game
  • video game with LGBT character
  • dark fantasy video game
  • X-BOX 360
  • PlayStation 3
  • Microsoft Windows
  • macOS

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States9
Germany2
Sweden2
United Kingdom2
Finland1
Canada1
Italy1
New Zealand1
Spain1
Russia1
Romania1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
Actiontrip People's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2009Internet Archive
Computer BildGermany2009Internet Archive
DOME.fiFinland2009Internet Archive
e-AAGH.netUnited States2009Internet Archive
Elder-GeekUnited States2009Internet Archive
FZSweden2009fz.se
GamasutraUnited States2009Internet Archive
GameFocus Community choice GOTY ReadersCanada2009Internet Archive
Gamemag Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2009Internet Archive
GameplanetNew Zealand2009Internet Archive
Gameplayer.seSweden2009Internet Archive
GamesharkUnited States2009Internet Archive
Gameswelt Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersGermany2009Internet Archive
GameZoneUnited States2009Internet Archive
GWJUnited States2009Internet Archive
HEXUS.netUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive
Hooked GamersUnited States2009Internet Archive
MeristationSpain2009Internet Archive
MygamerUnited States2009Internet Archive
PlayGround.ruRussia2009Internet Archive
SoftpediaRomania2009Internet Archive
UFO GamersUnited Kingdom2009Internet Archive

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