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2012

Journey: 58 Game of the Year awards

No: Journey collected 58 Game of the Year awards in 2012 and finished No. 2; 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.

Journey is an adventure game developed by Thatgamecompany and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The indie game was released on the PlayStation Network in March 2012 and ported to PlayStation 4 in July 2015.

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Journey finished #2 in the 2012 race, with 58 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 58Total awards
  • 50Media outlets
  • 8Readers' choice
  • 17Countries

Also in the 2012 season: The Walking Dead: The Game (75), Far Cry 3 (53), Dishonored (52), Mass Effect 3 (32) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Journey win?

Journey won 58 Game of the Year awards in the 2012 season — 14.4% of every award tracked that season. 50 came from editorial picks and 8 from readers' polls, across 17 countries.

Did Journey win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2012, behind The Walking Dead: The Game, which collected 75.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. You are silently paired with one other player online. There is no voice chat, no names, and no way to invite anyone.

  • action-adventure game
  • art game
  • walking simulator
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4
  • IOS
  • Microsoft Windows

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States24
United Kingdom11
Spain3
Sweden3
Germany2
Australia2
Canada2
Russia2
UAE1
Brazil1
South Africa1
France1
India1
Norway1
Czechia1
Mexico1
Lebanon1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
4PlayersGermany2012Internet Archive
7DAYS in DubaiUAE2012Internet Archive
99Vidas (timestamp: 1:30:20)Brazil2012Internet Archive
AIAS - D.I.C.E. AwardsUnited States2012Internet Archive
AmazonUnited States2012Internet Archive
AnaitGamesSpain2012Internet Archive
DarkZeroUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
Denver PostUnited States2012Internet Archive
Dusty CartridgeAustralia2012Internet Archive
eGamerSouth Africa2012Internet Archive
Entertainment WeeklyUnited States2012Internet Archive
Eurogamer.esSpain2012Internet Archive
Eurogamer.se Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSweden2012Internet Archive
Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2012Internet Archive
GAMEBLOG.frFrance2012Internet Archive
GameCity PrizeUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
GameColaUnited States2012Internet Archive
GameDynamo Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSpain2012Internet Archive
GamepurIndia2012Internet Archive
GamereactorSweden2012Internet Archive
GamereactorNorway2012Internet Archive
Gamereactor GRTVUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
GamerNodeUnited States2012Internet Archive
Games.comUnited States2012Internet Archive
Games.czCzechia2012Internet Archive
GameSpotUnited States2012Internet Archive
Gaming UnionUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
gamrReviewUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
Giant Fire Breathing RobotCanada2012Internet Archive
GIGAGermany2012Internet Archive
IGNUnited States2012Internet Archive
JoystiqUnited States2012Internet Archive
Kill Screen MagazineUnited States2012Internet Archive
LevelSaveUnited States2012Internet Archive
MonsterVineUnited States2012Internet Archive
NAVGTR AwardsUnited States2012Internet Archive
NeoGAFUnited States2012Internet Archive
NeoseekerCanada2012Internet Archive
NetmediaMexico2012Internet Archive
NGBUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
Noble PressUnited States2012Internet Archive
One Hit PixelUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
One Hit Pixel Community GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
OXCGN Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersAustralia2012Internet Archive
PlayGround.ruRussia2012Internet Archive
Pocket-lint Gadget AwardsUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
Revision3United States2012Internet Archive
Sound+Vision MagazineUnited States2012Internet Archive
Tech-TickerLebanon2012Internet Archive
The Arts DeskUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
The Austin ChronicleUnited States2012Internet Archive
The Game EffectUnited States2012Internet Archive
The Game Effect Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2012Internet Archive
TheSixthAxis Community Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
UnwinnableUnited States2012Internet Archive
Varvat.seSweden2012Internet Archive
VGRevolutionUnited States2012Internet Archive
ИгроманияRussia2012Internet Archive

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