Strider: 1 Game of the Year award

No count exists for 1990: Strider holds 1 of the 2 Game of the Year awards on record for a season from before the census, so no winner is named.

Strider, released in Japan as Strider Hiryū, is a 1989 hack and slash platform game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. Set in a dystopian future in which Earth is ruled by the tyrannical Grandmaster Meio, it follows the titular Strider named Hiryu as he attempts to end Meio's tyrannical reign for good.

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Strider collected Game of the Year awards in 1990, a season with no full count, with 1 award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Strider win?

Strider won 1 Game of the Year award in the 1990 season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Strider win Game of the Year?

It shares the top of 1990 with Dragon Quest IV on 1 award each. A tied season has no winner on this site.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released7 March 1989
DeveloperCapcom
PublisherCapcom

platformer
action game
cyberpunk video game
science fiction video game
ZX Spectrum
Amstrad CPC
Sega Genesis
Commodore 64
TurboGrafx-16
PlayStation (console)
Wii
Atari ST
arcade video game

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year	Source
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	United States	1990	Electronic Gaming Monthly Presents The 1991 Video Game Buyer's Guide, pages 14-16

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