Game of the Year 2004

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2004?

Half-Life 2 won the 2004 season with 26 Game of the Year awards, 40.0% of the season's awards, ahead of Halo 2 with 13.

What won Game of the Year at the Spike Video Game Awards 2004?

Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas its Game of the Year for 2004. Across all outlets, Half-Life 2 collected the most awards.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2004?

Half-Life 2, with 26 Game of the Year awards - 40.0% of every award tracked that season. Halo 2 was second with 13.

What was the best game of 2004?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, Half-Life 2: 26 awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did Halo 2 win Game of the Year 2004?

No. Halo 2 finished second in 2004 with 13 awards, behind Half-Life 2.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2004?

This site documents 63 Game of the Year awards for 2004, from 62 outlets in 12 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2004

3 of 5 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →

The players' verdict — 2004

7 of the 2004 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players and press split this season: the public's most-voted game was Halo 2 while the editorial vote went to Half-Life 2.

1. Halo 23
2. Half-Life 22
3. Doom 32

Thin sample. Only 7 readers' votes are documented for 2004 — read this as a glimpse, not a verdict. Coverage grows sharply from 2008 on.

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2004, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2004, ranked by wins.

1. Half-Life 2includes researched awards26
2. Halo 2including 1 award from 2005 · includes researched awards13
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreasincluding 1 award from 20059
4. Katamari Damacy3
5. World of Warcraft3
6. Doom 3includes researched awards3
7. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2
8. Call of Dutycounted toward 20031
9. Rome Total War1
10. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republiccounted toward 20031
11. The Sims 21
12. City of Heroes1
13. Fable1

Who voted for what

All 63 tracked awards for 2004, from 12 countries. 7 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.