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2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: 113 Game of the Year awards

No: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom collected 113 Game of the Year awards in 2023 and finished No. 2; the season went to Baldur's Gate 3 with 289. The Game Awards named Baldur's Gate 3 its Game of the Year.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Nintendo EPD for the Nintendo Switch. The player controls Link as he searches for Princess Zelda and fights to prevent Ganondorf from destroying Hyrule.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom finished #2 in the 2023 race, with 113 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #18 of all time in this database.

  • 113Total awards
  • 84Media outlets
  • 29Readers' choice
  • 30Countries

Also in the 2023 season: Baldur's Gate 3 (289), Alan Wake 2 (62), Resident Evil 4 (2023) (16), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (13) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom win?

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won 113 Game of the Year awards in the 2023 season — 20.8% of every award tracked that season. 84 came from editorial picks and 29 from readers' polls, across 30 countries.

Did The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2023, behind Baldur's Gate 3, which collected 289.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • post-apocalyptic video game
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch 2

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States40
United Kingdom17
Spain10
Netherlands7
Japan5
Germany4
Mexico3
France2
Norway2
Brazil2
Russia2
India1
Singapore1
Chile1
Switzerland1
Canada1
Argentina1
Australia1
South Africa1
China1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
1UpsmanshipUnited States2023patreon.com
3dJuegos LatamMexico20233djuegos.lat
4Player NetworkUnited States20234playernetwork.com
ABPLiveIndia2023news.abplive.com
Alfa Beta JuegaSpain2023mundodeportivo.com
AtomixMexico2023atomix.vg
AugustmanSingapore2023overplay.com.br
Chiclana & FriendsSpain2023twitter.com
Chile Tech Awards ReadersChile2023youtube.com
Colemono ReadersSwitzerland2023colemono.com
ComicBook.comUnited States2023comicbook.com
Console CreaturesCanada2023consolecreatures.com
ConsoleWars ReadersGermany2023consolewars.de
CooldownTimeUnited States2023cooldowntime.com
De StandaardGermany2023standaard.be
DestructoidUnited States2023destructoid.com
EDGE MagazineUnited Kingdom2023resetera.com
EE Pocket-lint AwardsUnited Kingdom2023pocket-lint.com
El PaísSpain2023elpais.com
ElderPlayersArgentina2023elderplayers.com
Eurogamer ReadersUnited Kingdom2023eurogamer.net
Famitsu ReadersJapan2023famitsu.com
Filthy Casuals ReadersAustralia2023shows.acast.com
Fire EscapeUnited States2023open.spotify.com
FlipScreen GamesUnited States2023youtu.be
Frotress of SolitudeSouth Africa2023fortressofsolitude.co.za
Game InformerUnited States2023gameinformer.com
Game RantUnited States2023gamerant.com
Game*Spark ReadersJapan2023gamespark.jp
Game8United States2023game8.co
Gameliner ReadersNetherlands2023youtube.com
GameOneFrance2023instagram.com
Gamer.nl ReadersNetherlands2023youtube.com
Gamereactor NorwayNorway2023gamereactor.no
Gamereactor SpainSpain2023gamereactor.es
GameRevolutionUnited States2023gamerevolution.com
GamersGlobalGermany2023gamersglobal.de
GamerSky ReadersChina2023gamersky.com
GameShotSouth Korea2023gameshot.net
Gaming in the Wild ReadersIceland2023youtu.be
GAMINGbibleUnited Kingdom2023gamingbible.com
Geeks Under GraceUnited States2023geeksundergrace.com
Giant BombUnited States2023giantbomb.com
Giant Bomb ReadersUnited States2023giantbomb.com
GigaBootsUnited States2023youtu.be
Good Vibes GamingUnited States2023resetera.com
GQ MagazineUnited Kingdom2023gq-magazine.co.uk
GRCade ReadersUnited Kingdom2023grcade.co.uk
Grumpy GamersUnited Kingdom2023podcasts.google.com
Hit KillBrazil2023open.spotify.com
HITBOX!United States2023rss.com
Hobby Consolas ReadersSpain2023hobbyconsolas.com
IGNUnited States2023ign.com
IGN JapanJapan2023youtube.com
IGN Japan ReadersJapan2023jp.ign.com
Into The Aether ReadersUnited States2023player.fm
Kinda FunnyUnited States2023youtube.com
Kit & Krysta ReadersUnited States2023youtube.com
Laptop MagUnited States2023laptopmag.com
Link To The CastUnited Kingdom2023soundcloud.com
Log On GamesUnited States2023youtube.com
MeriStationSpain2023as.com
Metro GameCentralUnited Kingdom2023metro.co.uk
Metro GameCentral ReadersUnited Kingdom2023metro.co.uk
MinnMax ReadersUnited States2023youtu.be
Mirf.ruRussia2023mirf.ru
Mirror GamingUnited Kingdom2023youtu.be
NiewsbladBelgium2023nieuwsblad.be
No Soy GamerPeru2023youtu.be
Noisy Pixel ReadersUnited States2023noisypixel.net
NPlusXGermany2023nplusx.de
NPRUnited States2023wbur.org
NRCNetherlands2023nrc.nl
OverplayBrazil2023overplay.com.br
PC GuruHungary2023pcguru.hu
PCBFinland2023pelaajaboardcast.fi
PolygonUnited States2023polygon.com
Power UnlimitedNetherlands2023youtu.be
Power Unlimited ReadersNetherlands2023youtu.be
RadCrewNorway2023radcrew.net
ResetERA ReadersUnited States2023resetera.com
RollingStoneUnited States2023rollingstone.com
Root NationRussia2023root-nation.com
SaveTheGameUnited States2023instagram.com
SensCritique ReadersFrance2023senscritique.com
SER JugonesSpain2023cadenaser.com
ShacknewsUnited States2023shacknews.com
SiliconeraUnited States2023siliconera.com
Spawn Wave ReadersUnited States2023youtube.com
StarGamersNetherlands2023facebook.com
StarGamers ReadersNetherlands2023facebook.com
Stuff.tvUnited Kingdom2023stuff.tv
Svampriket ReadersSweden2023svampriket.se
The A.V. ClubUnited States2023avclub.com
The Daily MirrorUnited Kingdom2023mirror.co.uk
The FamicastJapan2023thefamicast.com
The GuardianUnited Kingdom2023theguardian.com
The Podcast of Social ResearchUnited States2023thebrooklyninstitute.com
The SunUnited Kingdom2023thesun.co.uk
The-Avocado ReadersUnited States2023the-avocado.org
Titanium AwardsSpain2023ad.dlh.net
Tom’s GuideUnited States2023tomsguide.com
Topal GamesSpain2023ivoox.com
Triple ClickUnited States2023maximumfun.org
TrueGamingSaudi Arabia2023true-gaming.net
Trusted ReviewsUnited Kingdom2023trustedreviews.com
Twisted VoxelUnited States2023twistedvoxel.com
TYGAwards ReadersSpain2023tygawards.com
VG24Greece2023vg24.gr
VGChartzUnited Kingdom2023www-vgchartz-com.translate.goog
Video TimeHN2023videotimehn.com
Waypoint ReadersUnited States2023discourse.zone
Xataka MéxicoMexico2023xataka.com.mx

← Full 2023 results

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