Game of the Year 2009

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2009?

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves won the 2009 season with 117 Game of the Year awards, 51.3% of the season's awards, ahead of Batman: Arkham Asylum with 30.

What won Game of the Year at the Spike Video Game Awards 2009?

Spike Video Game Awards named Uncharted 2: Among Thieves its Game of the Year for 2009. The same game collected the most awards across all outlets.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2009?

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, with 117 Game of the Year awards - 51.3% of every award tracked that season. Batman: Arkham Asylum was second with 30.

What was the best game of 2009?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 117 awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did Batman: Arkham Asylum win Game of the Year 2009?

No. Batman: Arkham Asylum finished second in 2009 with 30 awards, behind Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2009?

This site documents 227 Game of the Year awards for 2009, from 225 outlets in 32 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2009

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 — 2009

33 of the 2009 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players agreed with the press: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves topped the public vote too.

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves18
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
3. Dragon Age: Origins4
4. Assassin's Creed II3
5. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies1

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2009, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2009, ranked by wins.

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thievesincludes researched awards117
   Media outlets: 78 · Readers' choice: 39
2. Batman: Arkham Asylumincludes researched awards30
   Media outlets: 29 · Readers' choice: 1
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2including 1 award from 2010 · includes researched awards27
   Media outlets: 14 · Readers' choice: 13
4. Dragon Age: Originsincludes researched awards22
   Media outlets: 13 · Readers' choice: 9
5. Assassin's Creed II14
   Media outlets: 9 · Readers' choice: 5
6. Demon's Soulsincludes researched awards5
7. Fallout 3counted toward 20083
8. Borderlands2
9. Street Fighter IV2
10. Anno 14041
11. Call of Duty: World at War1
12. Dead Space Extraction1
13. Killzone 21
14. Left 4 Dead 21
15. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skiesresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 0 · Readers' choice: 1

Who voted for what

All 227 tracked awards for 2009, from 32 countries. 33 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.