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2005 · Game of the Year

Resident Evil 4: 38 Game of the Year awards

Yes: Resident Evil 4 won Game of the Year 2005. Its 38 awards were the most of any game that season (53.5%). Spike Video Game Awards named it Game of the Year as well.

Resident Evil 4 is a 2005 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. Players control the special agent Leon S.

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Resident Evil 4 won Game of the Year 2005 in this tracker, with 38 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 38Total awards
  • 31Media outlets
  • 7Readers' choice
  • 7Countries

Also in the 2005 season: Shadow of the Colossus (6), God of War (4), Civilization IV (4) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Resident Evil 4 win?

Resident Evil 4 won 38 Game of the Year awards in the 2005 season — 53.5% of every award tracked that season. 31 came from editorial picks and 7 from readers' polls, across 7 countries.

Did Resident Evil 4 win Game of the Year?

Yes. Resident Evil 4 won the 2005 season: no other game collected as many Game of the Year awards that year.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released11 January 2005
  • DeveloperCapcom
  • PublisherCapcom
  • action-adventure game
  • third-person shooter
  • survival horror
  • Wii
  • X-BOX 360
  • PlayStation 2
  • PlayStation 3
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation Portable
  • Nintendo GameCube
  • IOS
  • PlayStation 4
  • Android (operating system)
  • Zeebo
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States25
United Kingdom7
Australia2
Germany1
Japan1
Italy1
US/UK1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
1UPUnited States2005Internet Archive
4PLAYER.DEGermany2005Internet Archive
BC MagazineUnited States2005Internet Archive
Box Office Prophet - Calvin AwardsUnited States2005Internet Archive
Cheat Code CentralUnited States2005Internet Archive
Chicago TribuneUnited States2005Internet Archive
DarkZeroUnited Kingdom2005Internet Archive
Edge MagazineUnited Kingdom2005Internet Archive
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)United States2005videogamegeek.com
Eurogamer Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2005Internet Archive
Famitsu ReadersJapan2005famitsu.com
Game InformerUnited States2005Internet Archive
Game-RevolutionUnited States2005Internet Archive
GAME.co.ukUnited Kingdom2005Internet Archive
GAME.co.uk People's Choice Awards ReadersUnited Kingdom2005Internet Archive
GameFAQsUnited States2005Internet Archive
GameFly Q AwardsUnited States2005Internet Archive
GameProUnited States2005Internet Archive
GameSpotUnited States2005Internet Archive
GameSpot Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2005Internet Archive
GametrailersUnited States2005Internet Archive
GameZoneUnited States2005Internet Archive
IGN Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2005Internet Archive
Multiplayer.itItaly2005multiplayer.it
NeoGAFUnited States2005Internet Archive
NTSC-ukUnited Kingdom2005Internet Archive
NTSC-uk Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2005Internet Archive
NZGamerUnited States2005Internet Archive
PALGNAustralia2005Internet Archive
PALGN Reader's Choice ReadersAustralia2005Internet Archive
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteUnited States2005Internet Archive
River Front TimesUnited States2005Internet Archive
Spike TV Video Game AwardsUnited States2005Internet Archive
ThunderboltUS/UK2005Internet Archive
UGOUnited States2005Internet Archive
WorthPlayingUnited States2005Internet Archive
X-PlayUnited States2005Internet Archive
ZTGDUnited States2005Internet Archive

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