Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: 18 Game of the Year awards

Yes: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic won Game of the Year 2003. Its 18 awards were the most of any game that season (40.9%). Spike Video Game Awards named Madden NFL 2004 its Game of the Year.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (often abbreviated KOTOR or KotOR) is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. The first installment of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series, it was released for the Xbox on July 16, 2003 and Windows on November 19, 2003, and it was ported to Mac OS X, iOS, and Android by Aspyr.

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic won Game of the Year 2003 in this tracker, with 18 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

18Total awards
17Media outlets
1Readers' choice
3Countries

Also in the 2003 season: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (8), Call of Duty (6), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (3) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic win?

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic won 18 Game of the Year awards in the 2003 season — 40.9% of every award tracked that season. 17 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 3 countries.

Did Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic win Game of the Year?

Yes. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic won the 2003 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
Released1 January 2003
DeveloperBioWare
PublisherLucasfilm Games

role-playing video game
space opera video game
Xbox (console)
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Android (operating system)
IOS
Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	15
United Kingdom	2
Canada	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year	Source
Actiontrip	United States	2003	Internet Archive
Amazon.com	United States	2003	Internet Archive
Console Gold	United States	2003	Internet Archive
DailyGame	United States	2003	Internet Archive
Extremegamer	Canada	2003	Internet Archive
Game Developers Choice Awards	United States	2003	Internet Archive
Game-Revolution	United States	2003	Internet Archive
GameFly Q Awards	United States	2003	Internet Archive
Games Domain	United Kingdom	2003	Internet Archive
Gamespy	United States	2003	Internet Archive
IGN	United States	2003	Internet Archive
International Press Academy Satellite Awards	United States	2003	Internet Archive
JIVE Magazine	United States	2003	Internet Archive
Marin Independent Journal	United States	2003	Internet Archive
NTSC-uk Reader's Choice GOTY Readers	United Kingdom	2003	Internet Archive
Pittsburgh Tribune	United States	2003	Internet Archive
X-Play	United States	2003	Internet Archive
G4TV G-phoria 2004	United States	2004	Internet Archive

← Full 2003 results

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