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2012

XCOM: Enemy Unknown: 21 Game of the Year awards

No: XCOM: Enemy Unknown collected 21 Game of the Year awards in 2012 and finished No. 9; the season went to The Walking Dead: The Game with 75. Spike Video Game Awards named The Walking Dead: The Game its Game of the Year.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a 2012 turn-based tactics video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is a "reimagining" of the 1994 strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown (also known as X-COM: UFO Defense).

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown finished #9 in the 2012 race, with 21 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 21Total awards
  • 21Media outlets
  • 0Readers' choice
  • 7Countries

Also in the 2012 season: The Walking Dead: The Game (75), Journey (58), Far Cry 3 (53), Borderlands 2 (28), Assassin's Creed III (26), Halo 4 (21), Guild Wars 2 (5), Max Payne 3 (5) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did XCOM: Enemy Unknown win?

XCOM: Enemy Unknown won 21 Game of the Year awards in the 2012 season — 5.2% of every award tracked that season. 21 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 7 countries.

Did XCOM: Enemy Unknown win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 9 in 2012, behind The Walking Dead: The Game, which collected 75.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released9 October 2012
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive
  • Publisher2K, Feral Interactive
  • turn-based strategy video game
  • science fiction video game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • X-BOX 360
  • PlayStation 3
  • macOS
  • IOS
  • Android (operating system)
  • Linux

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States14
United Kingdom2
Germany1
Canada1
Italy1
Unknown1
Bangladesh1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
ActiontripUnited States2012Internet Archive
AreaGamesGermany2012Internet Archive
Diehard GamefanUnited States2012Internet Archive
Game RantCanada2012Internet Archive
Game Republic MagazineItaly2012Internet Archive
Gamer LivingUnited States2012Internet Archive
GameranxUnited States2012Internet Archive
GameTrailersUnited States2012Internet Archive
Giant BombUnited States2012Internet Archive
Hooked GamersUnited States2012Internet Archive
KotakuUnited States2012Internet Archive
Level7Unknown2012Internet Archive
Metro - GameCentralUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
MTV MultiplayerUnited States2012Internet Archive
NoobFeedBangladesh2012Internet Archive
Strategy InformerUnited States2012Internet Archive
TechthirstyUnited States2012Internet Archive
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionUnited States2012Internet Archive
The Charleston GazetteUnited States2012Internet Archive
The GuardianUnited Kingdom2012Internet Archive
Vagary.TVUnited States2012Internet Archive

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