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2008

LittleBigPlanet: 27 Game of the Year awards

No: LittleBigPlanet collected 27 Game of the Year awards in 2008 and finished No. 4; the season went to Fallout 3 with 69. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto IV its Game of the Year.

LittleBigPlanet is a 2008 platform video game developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. In LittleBigPlanet, the player controls Sackboy, a customizable ragged doll as they explore the titular realm.

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LittleBigPlanet finished #4 in the 2008 race, with 27 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 27Total awards
  • 26Media outlets
  • 1Readers' choice
  • 7Countries

Also in the 2008 season: Fallout 3 (69), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (41), Grand Theft Auto IV (40), Gears of War 2 (8), Left 4 Dead (7), Fable II (6) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did LittleBigPlanet win?

LittleBigPlanet won 27 Game of the Year awards in the 2008 season — 12.4% of every award tracked that season. 26 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 7 countries.

Did LittleBigPlanet win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 4 in 2008, behind Fallout 3, which collected 69.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Up to four players on one screen, or the same four online.

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opYes
  • Couch co-opYes
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opYes
  • Players on one console4
  • Players online4
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerYes
  • Released27 October 2008
  • DeveloperMedia Molecule
  • PublisherSony Interactive Entertainment
  • puzzle video game
  • platformer
  • PlayStation 3

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States14
United Kingdom7
Italy2
Australia1
Germany1
Sweden1
Norway1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
AIAS - Interactive Achievement AwardsUnited States2008Internet Archive
CBN Media - CyberShackAustralia2008Internet Archive
Cheat Code CentralUnited States2008Internet Archive
Contra Costa TimesUnited States2008Internet Archive
Daily RecordUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
Daily StarUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
Deutscher ComputerspielpreisGermany2008Internet Archive
EdgeUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
EurogamerUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
EVERYEYE.ITItaly2008Internet Archive
EVERYEYE.IT Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2008Internet Archive
FZSweden2008fz.se
Game RevolutionUnited States2008Internet Archive
GameProUnited States2008Internet Archive
GamereactorNorway2008Internet Archive
GameZoneUnited States2008Internet Archive
Geek.comUnited States2008Internet Archive
KomboUnited States2008Internet Archive
NAViGaTR AwardsUnited States2008Internet Archive
NinsoxUnited States2008Internet Archive
Salt Lake TribuneUnited States2008Internet Archive
Sun-TimesUnited States2008Internet Archive
The Gaming PlanetUnited States2008Internet Archive
TheSixthAxis ReadersUnited Kingdom2008thesixthaxis.com
VGChartzUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget AwardsUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
WiredUnited States2008Internet Archive

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