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2012

Far Cry 3: 53 Game of the Year awards

No: Far Cry 3 collected 53 Game of the Year awards in 2012 and finished No. 3; the season went to The Walking Dead: The Game with 75. Spike Video Game Awards named The Walking Dead: The Game its Game of the Year.

Far Cry 3 is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third main installment in the Far Cry series after Far Cry 2.

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Far Cry 3 finished #3 in the 2012 race, with 53 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 53Total awards
  • 25Media outlets
  • 28Readers' choice
  • 24Countries

Also in the 2012 season: The Walking Dead: The Game (75), Journey (58), Dishonored (52), Mass Effect 3 (32), Borderlands 2 (28) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Far Cry 3 win?

Far Cry 3 won 53 Game of the Year awards in the 2012 season — 13.2% of every award tracked that season. 25 came from editorial picks and 28 from readers' polls, across 24 countries.

Did Far Cry 3 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 3 in 2012, behind The Walking Dead: The Game, which collected 75.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. A separate four-player co-op campaign, playable two-up in split screen on console.

  • action-adventure game
  • first-person shooter
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 3
  • X-BOX 360

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States7
United Kingdom5
Italy4
Australia3
Germany3
Poland3
Netherlands3
Russia3
Brazil3
Denmark2
New Zealand2
Hungary2
Romania2
Iran1
Czechia1
Switzerland1
Spain1
France1
Finland1
Ireland1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
Actiontrip Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2012Internet Archive
All Age GamingAustralia2012Internet Archive
BaziCenter Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersIran2012Internet Archive
CalmDownTomUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
Contra Costa Times / San Jose Mercury NewsUnited States2012Internet Archive
Daily RushDenmark2012Internet Archive
Danish Game AwardsDenmark2012Internet Archive
Demo NewsGermany2012Internet Archive
EGMUnited States2012Internet Archive
Eurogamer.cz Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersCzechia2012Internet Archive
Eurogamer.pl Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersPoland2012Internet Archive
fokgames.nlNetherlands2012Internet Archive
Game Chronicles HD - Video Game NetworkUnited States2012Internet Archive
GameCity SchweizSwitzerland2012Internet Archive
GamedNetherlands2012Internet Archive
GameDynamoSpain2012Internet Archive
GameFocusFrance2012Internet Archive
GamekingsNetherlands2012Internet Archive
GamemagItaly2012Internet Archive
GameplanetNew Zealand2012Internet Archive
Gamer365Hungary2012Internet Archive
Gamereactor Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersFinland2012Internet Archive
Gamers@PlayIreland2012Internet Archive
Gamesblog.itItaly2012Internet Archive
GameSpot Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2012Internet Archive
GamezoneGermany2012Internet Archive
GamingBoltIndia2012Internet Archive
gamona.deGermany2012Internet Archive
GmboxRussia2012Internet Archive
gram.plPoland2012Internet Archive
Hardcore GamerUnited States2012Internet Archive
IGNBenelux2012Internet Archive
INFO GamesBrazil2012Internet Archive
La PresseCanada2012Internet Archive
ManiaUnited States2012Internet Archive
Metro - GameCentral Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
MiastoGier ReadersPoland2012Internet Archive
MMGNAustralia2012Internet Archive
Multiplayer.it Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2012Internet Archive
NZGamerNew Zealand2012Internet Archive
OXCGNAustralia2012Internet Archive
ParaibaBrazil2012Internet Archive
PlayDome ReadersHungary2012Internet Archive
PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersRussia2012Internet Archive
Playtech.roRomania2012Internet Archive
PowerGamer Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSweden2012Internet Archive
Shortlist MagazineUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
SoftpediaRomania2012Internet Archive
SpazioGamesItaly2012Internet Archive
TechTudoBrazil2012Internet Archive
The ListUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
VGTimesRussia2012Internet Archive
ZavviUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive

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