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2013 · Game of the Year

The Last of Us: 257 Game of the Year awards

Yes: The Last of Us won Game of the Year 2013. Its 257 awards were the most of any game that season (47.1%). Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto V its Game of the Year.

The Last of Us is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States.

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The Last of Us won Game of the Year 2013 in this tracker, with 257 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #8 of all time in this database.

  • 257Total awards
  • 199Media outlets
  • 58Readers' choice
  • 34Countries

Also in the 2013 season: Grand Theft Auto V (165), BioShock Infinite (47), Super Mario 3D World (13) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Last of Us win?

The Last of Us won 257 Game of the Year awards in the 2013 season — 47.1% of every award tracked that season. 199 came from editorial picks and 58 from readers' polls, across 34 countries.

Did The Last of Us win Game of the Year?

Yes. The Last of Us won the 2013 season: no other game collected as many Game of the Year awards that year.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • survival horror
  • stealth game
  • post-apocalyptic video game
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States102
United Kingdom25
Italy15
Australia12
Brazil11
South Africa10
Spain8
Canada8
Germany6
Netherlands6
Sweden6
Russia5
France5
Portugal5
Iran3
Denmark3
Norway3
New Zealand2
Belgium2
Ireland2

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
3 NewsNew Zealand2013Internet Archive
3DJuegosSpain2013Internet Archive
3DNewsRussia2013Internet Archive
4Gamers Readers' Choice ReadersBelgium2013Internet Archive
4Player Network Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2013Internet Archive
4PlayersGermany2013Internet Archive
4Players Readers' Choice ReadersGermany2013Internet Archive
99Vidas (timestamp: 1:03:45)Brazil2013Internet Archive
ABC Good GameAustralia2013Internet Archive
AIAS - D.I.C.E. AwardsUnited States2013Internet Archive
Akihabara BluesSpain2013Internet Archive
ALT1040Spain2013Internet Archive
AmazonUnited States2013Internet Archive
Amazon Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2013Internet Archive
AMH NetworkAustralia2013Internet Archive
Analog AddictionUnited States2013Internet Archive
Arcade SushiUnited States2013Internet Archive
AreaGamesGermany2013Internet Archive
AskMenAustralia2013Internet Archive
Atlantico - Playerone.tvFrance2013Internet Archive
Aussie Game GeekAustralia2013Internet Archive
BAFTA AwardsUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
Baixaki JogosBrazil2013Internet Archive
BaziCenter Readers' Choice ReadersIran2013Internet Archive
Better With PopcornCanada2013Internet Archive
Bn DeStemNetherlands2013Internet Archive
BootHammerUnited States2013Internet Archive
Brasilgamer Readers' Choice ReadersBrazil2013Internet Archive
BTUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
CalmDownTomUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
Canada.comCanada2013Internet Archive
Cape Breton PostCanada2013Internet Archive
Capsule ComputersAustralia2013Internet Archive
carbonated.tvUnited States2013Internet Archive
Casually AddictedUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
CeXUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
CGMagazineCanada2013Internet Archive
Cheat Code CentralUnited States2013Internet Archive
ChillopediaPakistan2013Internet Archive
Chunk.ieIreland2013Internet Archive
Combo CasterPortugal2013Internet Archive
Console DominationAustralia2013Internet Archive
Contactmusic.comUnited States2013Internet Archive
Contra Costa TimesUnited States2013Internet Archive
Counter AttackUnited States2013Internet Archive
DarkStationUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
DarkZeroUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
DataspelsgalanSweden2013Internet Archive
Dataspelsgalan Readers' Choice ReadersSweden2013Internet Archive
De MorgenBelgium2013Internet Archive
DestructoidUnited States2013Internet Archive
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Did Not FinishUnited States2013Internet Archive
DorkBrazil2013Internet Archive
E! OnlineUnited States2013Internet Archive
eGamerSouth Africa2013Internet Archive
eGamer Community Choice ReadersSouth Africa2013Internet Archive
EGM Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2013Internet Archive
Einfo GamesUnited States2013Internet Archive
Enternity GRGreece2013Internet Archive
entertainment.ieIreland2013Internet Archive
Eurogamer.dkDenmark2013Internet Archive
Eurogamer.itItaly2013Internet Archive
Eurogamer.it Readers' Choice ReadersItaly2013Internet Archive
Eurogamer.net Readers' Choice ReadersUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
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Everyeye.itItaly2013Internet Archive
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Examiner.comUnited States2013Internet Archive
FinalBossBrazil2013Internet Archive
Freakin' Awesome Network Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2013Internet Archive
Free For AllUnited States2013Internet Archive
Front Towards GamerUnited States2013Internet Archive
Furious FanboysUnited States2013Internet Archive
Fyens.dkDenmark2013Internet Archive
G33KPRONCanada2013Internet Archive
G3ARSouth Africa2013Internet Archive
GamAliveFrance2013Internet Archive
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Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2013Internet Archive
Game GenerationBrazil2013Internet Archive
Game InformerUnited States2013Internet Archive
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Game RevolutionUnited States2013Internet Archive
Game SêniorBrazil2013Internet Archive
Game*Spark Readers' Choice ReadersJapan2013Internet Archive
Game4AnythingUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
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Gamecca MagazineSouth Africa2013Internet Archive
GameCity Schweiz Readers' Choice ReadersSwitzerland2013Internet Archive
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Gamekings Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2013Internet Archive
Gamekult Readers' Choice ReadersFrance2013Internet Archive
GameMAGRussia2013Internet Archive
GameMAG Readers' Choice ReadersRussia2013Internet Archive
Gamer HorizonUnited States2013Internet Archive
Gamereactor DanmarkDenmark2013Internet Archive
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Gamereactor SverigeSweden2013Internet Archive
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Gamereactor UKUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
GamerHub.TVUnited States2013Internet Archive
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Gamers HeroesUnited States2013Internet Archive
GamersGlobalGermany2013Internet Archive
GamesBoard.plPoland2013Internet Archive
GameShotSouth Korea2013Internet Archive
GameSpot Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2013Internet Archive
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htxtSouth Africa2013Internet Archive
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India TVIndia2013Internet Archive
INFOBrazil2013Internet Archive
InsideGamer Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2013Internet Archive
InTheGame Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2013Internet Archive
InvestireOggiItaly2013Internet Archive
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IT News AfricaSouth Africa2013Internet Archive
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JoystiqUnited States2013Internet Archive
JugaccinoUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
KonzolistaCzechia2013Internet Archive
KotakuUnited States2013Internet Archive
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KSalueKuwait2013Internet Archive
LevelUpMexico2013Internet Archive
LeviathynUnited States2013Internet Archive
Looki.de Readers' Choice ReadersGermany2013Internet Archive
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melty.fr Coca-Cola zero Gaming ZoneFrance2013Internet Archive
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Redactia 4 funRomania2013Internet Archive
Reviews on the Run - Rocket & Raygun AwardsUnited States2013Internet Archive
SalonUnited States2013Internet Archive
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Sound on SightCanada2013Internet Archive
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The EscapistUnited States2013Internet Archive
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The Gamer AccessUnited States2013Internet Archive
The InquisitrUnited States2013Internet Archive
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The LedgerUnited States2013Internet Archive
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The NerdistUnited States2013Internet Archive
The New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand2013Internet Archive
The Toronto StarCanada2013Internet Archive
TheSixthAxisUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
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ThunderboltUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
Tom's GuideUnited States2013Internet Archive
Tom's Hardware Readers' Choice ReadersItaly2013Internet Archive
Tyler Morning TelegraphUnited States2013Internet Archive
Undercover-Network Readers' Choice ReadersNetherlands2013Internet Archive
UPROXXUnited States2013Internet Archive
USA TODAYUnited States2013Internet Archive
VarvatSweden2013Internet Archive
VentureBeatUnited States2013Internet Archive
VG NettNorway2013Internet Archive
VG247 Readers' Choice ReadersUnited Kingdom2013Internet Archive
VGNetwork.itItaly2013Internet Archive
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Video Game ShelfNetherlands2013Internet Archive
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We Got This CoveredUnited States2013Internet Archive
What's Your Tag? Readers' Choice ReadersUnited States2013Internet Archive
WhatCultureUnited States2013Internet Archive
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XXL MagazineUnited States2013Internet Archive
Yahoo GamesUnited States2013Internet Archive
YourTechReport.comUnited States2013Internet Archive
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Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.