Game of the Year 1991
3 awards on record
Partial season
There is no full count for 1991, so this site names no winner. Of the 3 awards on record, Sonic the Hedgehog holds 2.
Partial season.
Our census begins in 2003. For 1991 we list only the awards we could source one at a time, so this is a record that these awards happened — not a count of how many were given. It must not be compared with a tracked season; see the methodology.
Quick answers
Who won Game of the Year 1991?
There is no full count for 1991, so this site names no winner. Of the 3 Game of the Year awards on record, Sonic the Hedgehog holds 2, Final Fantasy IV 1.
How many Game of the Year awards were given in 1991?
This site documents 3 Game of the Year awards for 1991, from 3 outlets in 3 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.
Major ceremonies 1991
| Ceremony | Game of the Year | Same as the count? |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Joystick Awards | Sonic the Hedgehog | Yes |
1 of 1 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →
Every award on record for 1991
The games the outlets we can source named Game of the Year for 1991.
Who voted for what
All 3 tracked awards for 1991, from 3 countries. 0 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.
| Media outlet | Country | Their GOTY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) | United States | Sonic the Hedgehog | Electronic Gaming Monthly's 1992 Video Game Buyer's Guide, pages 60-61 |
| Famitsu | Japan | Final Fantasy IV | archive.org |
| Golden Joystick Awards | United Kingdom | Sonic the Hedgehog | archive.org |
Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.