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2016

Overwatch: 114 Game of the Year awards

No: Overwatch collected 114 Game of the Year awards in 2016 and finished No. 2; the season went to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End with 191. The Game Awards did name it Game of the Year.

Overwatch (retroactively referred to as Overwatch Classic) was a 2016 live service multiplayer first-person shooter video game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2016 and Nintendo Switch in October 2019, with cross-platform play supported across all platforms.

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Overwatch finished #2 in the 2016 race, with 114 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #17 of all time in this database.

  • 114Total awards
  • 102Media outlets
  • 12Readers' choice
  • 23Countries

Also in the 2016 season: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (191), DOOM (37), Battlefield 1 (20), The Last Guardian (17) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Overwatch win?

Overwatch won 114 Game of the Year awards in the 2016 season — 23.6% of every award tracked that season. 102 came from editorial picks and 12 from readers' polls, across 23 countries.

Did Overwatch win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2016, behind Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which collected 191.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Team-based online shooter with co-operative PvE events. No local play and no single-player campaign.

  • Single-playerNo
  • Co-opYes
  • Couch co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opYes
  • Players online6
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerYes
  • Released24 May 2016
  • DeveloperBlizzard Entertainment
  • PublisherBlizzard Entertainment
  • first-person shooter
  • science fiction video game
  • hero shooter
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States41
United Kingdom11
Brazil9
Australia6
Italy6
Sweden5
Netherlands5
Russia4
Poland3
Canada3
Spain2
France2
New Zealand2
India2
Norway2
Czechia2
Germany2
Singapore2
Indonesia1
Iran1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
AIAS - D.I.C.E. AwardsUnited States2016Internet Archive
AmazonUnited States2016Internet Archive
App TriggerUnited States2016Internet Archive
Ars TechnicaUnited States2016Internet Archive
Bleeding CoolUnited States2016Internet Archive
Brutal GamerUnited States2016Internet Archive
Cheat Code CentralUnited States2016Internet Archive
Checkpoint on JOY 94.9Australia2016Internet Archive
CINEMABLENDUnited States2016Internet Archive
ClipsetSpain2016Internet Archive
Combo InfinitoBrazil2016Internet Archive
CraveOnlineUnited States2016Internet Archive
Critical Hits Readers' Choice ReadersBrazil2016Internet Archive
CtrlAltEliteSweden2016Internet Archive
DailySocialIndonesia2016Internet Archive
DarkZeroUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
Den Of GeekUnited States2016Internet Archive
DestructoidUnited States2016Internet Archive
DigiatoIran2016Internet Archive
Digital TrendsUnited States2016Internet Archive
Editorial Prensa IbéricaSpain2016Internet Archive
EGMUnited States2016Internet Archive
ENTER.COColombia2016Internet Archive
Entertainment BuddhaUnited States2016Internet Archive
Eurogamer BeneluxNetherlands2016Internet Archive
Eurogamer.netUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
FilmGamesEtcUnited States2016Internet Archive
Filmweb.plPoland2016Internet Archive
francetv infoFrance2016Internet Archive
FZSweden2016Internet Archive
GAMbIT MagazineUnited States2016Internet Archive
Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2016Internet Archive
Game InformerUnited States2016Internet Archive
Game RantUnited States2016Internet Archive
Game RevolutionUnited States2016Internet Archive
Game-eXperienceItaly2016Internet Archive
GameCrateCanada2016Internet Archive
GameGrinUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
GamekingsNetherlands2016Internet Archive
GamepartyNetherlands2016Internet Archive
Gameplanet Readers' Choice ReadersNew Zealand2016Internet Archive
GamepurIndia2016Internet Archive
Gamer Assault WeeklyUnited States2016Internet Archive
Gamer.no Readers' Choice ReadersNorway2016Internet Archive
Gamereactor UKUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
Games.czCzechia2016Internet Archive
GameShotSouth Korea2016Internet Archive
GamesourceItaly2016Internet Archive
GameSpotUnited States2016Internet Archive
gamesTM MagazineUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
GAMETECHRussia2016Internet Archive
Globo - G1Brazil2016Internet Archive
GMX / WEB.DE MagazineGermany2016Internet Archive
God is a GeekUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
GoHa.RuRussia2016Internet Archive
GoHa.Ru Readers' Choice ReadersRussia2016Internet Archive
GoliathCanada2016Internet Archive
HWM+Hardwarezone.com Tech AwardsSingapore2016Internet Archive
IBTimes UKUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
IDigital TimesUnited States2016Internet Archive
IGNUnited States2016Internet Archive
IGN BrasilBrazil2016Internet Archive
IGN ItaliaItaly2016Internet Archive
JVFranceFrance2016Internet Archive
KeenGamerCzechia2016Internet Archive
Kotaku Australia Readers' Choice ReadersAustralia2016Internet Archive
Kotaku Speakys Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2016Internet Archive
Magazyn T3Poland2016Internet Archive
MashableUnited States2016Internet Archive
Middle Of Nowhere GamingUnited States2016Internet Archive
Movies RoomPoland2016Internet Archive
MovieZineSweden2016Internet Archive
mxdwnUnited States2016Internet Archive
NAVGTR AwardsUnited States2016Internet Archive
NDTV Gadgets 360India2016Internet Archive
Nerd Much?United States2016Internet Archive
Nerd ReactorUnited States2016Internet Archive
New Game Plus.tvAustralia2016Internet Archive
NRK FilmpolitietNorway2016Internet Archive
NZGamer.com Readers' Choice ReadersNew Zealand2016Internet Archive
OverloadrBrazil2016Internet Archive
Overloadr Readers' Choice ReadersBrazil2016Internet Archive
PixelcakeNetherlands2016Internet Archive
Power Up GamingUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
Press Start Australia Readers' Choice ReadersAustralia2016Internet Archive
SpazioGamesItaly2016Internet Archive
Sunraysia DailyAustralia2016Internet Archive
SvampriketSweden2016Internet Archive
TechRadarUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
TechTudoBrazil2016Internet Archive
The A.V. Club Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2016Internet Archive
the AU review - The IrisAustralia2016Internet Archive
The Auburn CitizenUnited States2016Internet Archive
The EscapistUnited States2016Internet Archive
The Fresno BeeUnited States2016Internet Archive
The Game AwardsUnited States2016Internet Archive
The Mercury NewsUnited States2016Internet Archive
The Straits Times Digital AwardsSingapore2016Internet Archive
TheSixthAxisUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
Tom's GuideUnited States2016Internet Archive
TONIGHTGermany2016Internet Archive
Trusted ReviewsUnited Kingdom2016Internet Archive
UOL JogosBrazil2016Internet Archive
USgamerUnited States2016Internet Archive
VarvatSweden2016Internet Archive
VentureBeatUnited States2016Internet Archive
Videogame MaisBrazil2016Internet Archive
Videogamer Italia Readers' Choice ReadersItaly2016Internet Archive
Vigamus MagazineItaly2016Internet Archive
WatchMojoCanada2016Internet Archive
WiredUnited States2016Internet Archive
Zona ITRomania2016Internet Archive
Zoomin.TV Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2016Internet Archive
Навигатор игрового мираRussia2016Internet Archive

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