Game of the Year 2008

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2008?

Fallout 3 won the 2008 season with 69 Game of the Year awards, 31.8% of the season's awards, ahead of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots with 41.

What won Game of the Year at the Spike Video Game Awards 2008?

Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto IV its Game of the Year for 2008. Across all outlets, Fallout 3 collected the most awards.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2008?

Fallout 3, with 69 Game of the Year awards - 31.8% of every award tracked that season. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was second with 41.

What was the best game of 2008?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, Fallout 3: 69 awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots win Game of the Year 2008?

No. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots finished second in 2008 with 41 awards, behind Fallout 3.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2008?

This site documents 214 Game of the Year awards for 2008, from 212 outlets in 23 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2008

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

The players' verdict — 2008

27 of the 2008 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 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots while the editorial vote went to Fallout 3.

1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots10
2. Grand Theft Auto IV8
3. Fallout 34
4. Gears of War 22
5. LittleBigPlanet2

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2008, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2008, ranked by wins.

1. Fallout 3including 3 awards from 200969
   Media outlets: 51 · Readers' choice: 18
2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriotsincludes researched awards41
   Media outlets: 26 · Readers' choice: 15
3. Grand Theft Auto IVincludes researched awards40
   Media outlets: 26 · Readers' choice: 14
4. LittleBigPlanetincludes researched awards27
   Media outlets: 25 · Readers' choice: 2
5. Gears of War 28
6. Left 4 Dead7
7. Fable II6
8. Super Smash Bros. Brawl3
9. Rock Band 22
10. Wii Fit2
11. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfarecounted toward 20071
12. Call of Duty: World at War1
13. Dead Space1
14. Guitar Hero World Tour1
15. Halo 3counted toward 20071
16. Saints Row 21
17. Spore1
18. Super Mario Galaxycounted toward 20071
19. Valkyria Chronicles1
20. World of Goo1
21. Monster Hunter Freedom Uniteresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 0 · Readers' choice: 1
22. The World Ends with Youresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 1 · Readers' choice: 0

Who voted for what

All 214 tracked awards for 2008, from 23 countries. 27 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.