Resident Evil 4

The players' verdict — 2005

10 of the 2005 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players agreed with the press: Resident Evil 4 topped the public vote too.

1. Resident Evil 47
2. F.E.A.R.1
3. Kingdom Hearts II1
4. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas1

Thin sample. Only 10 readers' votes are documented for 2005 — read this as a glimpse, not a verdict. Coverage grows sharply from 2008 on.

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Award totals — 2005

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2005, ranked by wins.

1. Resident Evil 4includes researched awards37
2. Shadow of the Colossusincluding 2 awards from 20066
3. God of War4
4. Civilization IV3
5. F.E.A.R.3
6. Psychonauts3
7. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreascounted toward 2004 · includes researched awards2
8. Battlefield 21
9. Burnout Revenge1
10. Digital Devil Saga1
11. Guild Wars1
12. Guitar Hero1
13. Halo 2counted toward 20041
14. Jade Empire1
15. Myst V: End of Ages1
16. Tekken 51
17. Kingdom Hearts IIresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 0 · Readers' choice: 1
18. World of Warcraftresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 1 · Readers' choice: 0
19. Sid Meier's Civilization IVresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 1 · Readers' choice: 0

Who voted for what

All 68 tracked awards for 2005, from 14 countries. 10 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.