Game of the Year 2006

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2006?

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion won the 2006 season with 42 Game of the Year awards, 33.9% of the season's awards, ahead of Gears of War with 34.

What won Game of the Year at the Spike Video Game Awards 2006?

Spike Video Game Awards named The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion its Game of the Year for 2006. The same game collected the most awards across all outlets.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2006?

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, with 42 Game of the Year awards - 33.9% of every award tracked that season. Gears of War was second with 34.

What was the best game of 2006?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: 42 awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did Gears of War win Game of the Year 2006?

No. Gears of War finished second in 2006 with 34 awards, behind The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2006?

This site documents 121 Game of the Year awards for 2006, from 119 outlets in 14 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2006

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

The players' verdict — 2006

18 of the 2006 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 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess while the editorial vote went to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess6
2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion5
3. Gears of War5
4. Final Fantasy XII1
5. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl1

Thin sample. Only 18 readers' votes are documented for 2006 — 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 2006, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2006, ranked by wins.

1. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivionincluding 1 award from 2007 · includes researched awards42
2. Gears of Warincluding 2 awards from 200734
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princessincludes researched awards28
4. Okami3
5. Wii Sports3
6. Final Fantasy XIIincludes researched awards3
7. Company of Heroes2
8. Shadow of the Colossuscounted toward 20052
9. Guitar Heroincludes researched awards2
10. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighterincludes researched awards2
11. Dead Rising1
12. Destroy All Humans! 21
13. Pokémon Diamond and Pearlresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 0 · Readers' choice: 1

Who voted for what

All 121 tracked awards for 2006, from 14 countries. 18 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.