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2014

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor: 52 Game of the Year awards

No: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor collected 52 Game of the Year awards in 2014 and finished No. 2; the season went to Dragon Age: Inquisition with 139. The Game Awards named Dragon Age: Inquisition its Game of the Year.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor finished #2 in the 2014 race, with 52 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 52Total awards
  • 48Media outlets
  • 4Readers' choice
  • 14Countries

Also in the 2014 season: Dragon Age: Inquisition (139), Mario Kart 8 (31), Super Smash Bros. (28), Far Cry 4 (28) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor win?

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor won 52 Game of the Year awards in the 2014 season — 11.8% of every award tracked that season. 48 came from editorial picks and 4 from readers' polls, across 14 countries.

Did Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2014, behind Dragon Age: Inquisition, which collected 139.

Game facts

  • action role-playing game
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • PlayStation 3
  • X-BOX 360
  • Microsoft Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States20
Spain6
United Kingdom5
Denmark4
Brazil3
Italy3
South Africa3
Australia2
Canada1
Finland1
Greece1
Czechia1
Hungary1
Germany1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
411maniaUnited States2014Internet Archive
99Vidas (timestamp: 1:36:20)Brazil2014Internet Archive
Alfa Beta Juega Readers' Choice ReadersSpain2014Internet Archive
AmazonUnited States2014Internet Archive
Baixaki JogosBrazil2014Internet Archive
Canada.comCanada2014Internet Archive
CyberLudusItaly2014Internet Archive
Daily Joystick PodcastAustralia2014Internet Archive
Daily RushDenmark2014Internet Archive
Danish Game Awards Critics' ChoiceDenmark2014Internet Archive
DealspwnUnited Kingdom2014Internet Archive
Dome.fiFinland2014Internet Archive
Enternity GRGreece2014Internet Archive
ExplosionItaly2014Internet Archive
Front Towards GamerUnited States2014Internet Archive
Fun & Serious Game FestivalSpain2014Internet Archive
Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2014Internet Archive
Game ItSpain2014Internet Archive
Game RantUnited States2014Internet Archive
GameplanetAustralia2014Internet Archive
Gamereactor DanmarkDenmark2014Internet Archive
GameSpotUnited States2014Internet Archive
GameVicio Readers' Choice ReadersBrazil2014Internet Archive
Giant BombUnited States2014Internet Archive
Giant Bomb Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2014Internet Archive
High Score ReviewsUnited Kingdom2014Internet Archive
High-Def DigestUnited States2014Internet Archive
HipertextualSpain2014Internet Archive
Hobby ConsolasSpain2014Internet Archive
hrej.czCzechia2014Internet Archive
HunGamerHungary2014Internet Archive
IBTimesUnited States2014Internet Archive
InformatBlogItaly2014Internet Archive
JoystiqUnited States2014Internet Archive
JuegosdBSpain2014Internet Archive
LazygamerSouth Africa2014Internet Archive
Library Journal ReviewsUnited States2014Internet Archive
New York Daily NewsUnited States2014Internet Archive
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteUnited States2014Internet Archive
Pixel.tvDenmark2014Internet Archive
PixelburgGermany2014Internet Archive
play.tmUnited Kingdom2014Internet Archive
RealGamerNewz Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2014Internet Archive
SA GamerSouth Africa2014Internet Archive
TechCentralSouth Africa2014Internet Archive
The Denver PostUnited States2014Internet Archive
The KoalitionUnited States2014Internet Archive
The Washington TimesUnited States2014Internet Archive
TheGamersHubUnited Kingdom2014Internet Archive
UPROXXUnited States2014Internet Archive
WorthPlayingUnited States2014Internet Archive
WOW247United Kingdom2014Internet Archive

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