Sonic the Hedgehog: 2 Game of the Year awards

No count exists for 1991: Sonic the Hedgehog holds 2 of the 3 Game of the Year awards on record for a season from before the census, so no winner is named.

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 1991 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It was released in North America and PAL regions in June and in Japan the following month.

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Sonic the Hedgehog collected Game of the Year awards in 1991, a season with no full count, with 2 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

2Total awards
2Media outlets
0Readers' choice
2Countries

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Sonic the Hedgehog win?

Sonic the Hedgehog won 2 Game of the Year awards in the 1991 season. 2 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did Sonic the Hedgehog win Game of the Year?

There is no full count for 1991, so this site names no winner. Sonic the Hedgehog holds 2 of the 3 Game of the Year awards on record for that season.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released23 June 1991
DeveloperSonic Team
PublisherSega

platformer
Sega Genesis
Wii
Nintendo GameCube
Android (operating system)
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
X-BOX 360
IOS
arcade video game
mobile phone
GBA
Java Platform, Micro Edition
BlackBerry
Nintendo 3DS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1
United Kingdom	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year	Source
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	United States	1991	Electronic Gaming Monthly's 1992 Video Game Buyer's Guide, pages 60-61
Golden Joystick Awards	United Kingdom	1991	archive.org

← Full 1991 results

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