The King of Fighters XV: 1 Game of the Year award

No: The King of Fighters XV collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2022 and finished No. 28; the season went to Elden Ring with 436. The Game Awards named Elden Ring its Game of the Year.

The King of Fighters XV is a 2022 fighting game developed and published by SNK in Japan and Koch Media internationally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. It is the fifteenth main installment in The King of Fighters series.

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The King of Fighters XV finished #28 in the 2022 race, with 1 award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2022 season: Elden Ring (436), God of War Ragnarök (109), Immortality (9), Norco (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The King of Fighters XV win?

The King of Fighters XV won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2022 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did The King of Fighters XV win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 28 in 2022, behind Elden Ring, which collected 436.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released17 February 2022
DeveloperSNK
PublisherSNK, Plaion

fighting game
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X and Series S

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Italy	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year	Source
PowerWave83	Italy	2022	powerwave83.com

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