Game of the Year 2018

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2018?

God of War won the 2018 season with 264 Game of the Year awards, 50.7% of the season's awards, ahead of Red Dead Redemption 2 with 179.

What won Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2018?

The Game Awards named God of War its Game of the Year for 2018. The same game collected the most awards across all outlets.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2018?

God of War, with 264 Game of the Year awards - 50.7% of every award tracked that season. Red Dead Redemption 2 was second with 179.

What was the best game of 2018?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, God of War: 264 awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did Red Dead Redemption 2 win Game of the Year 2018?

No. Red Dead Redemption 2 finished second in 2018 with 179 awards, behind God of War.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2018?

This site documents 516 Game of the Year awards for 2018, from 497 outlets in 54 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2018

5 of 7 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →

The players' verdict — 2018

133 of the 2018 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players agreed with the press: God of War topped the public vote too.

1. God of War83
2. Red Dead Redemption 243
3. Kingdom Come: Deliverance2
4. Fortnite Battle Royale1
5. Celeste1

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2018, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2018, ranked by wins.

1. God of Warincludes researched awards264
   Media outlets: 177 · Readers' choice: 87
2. Red Dead Redemption 2including 3 awards from 2019 · includes researched awards179
   Media outlets: 129 · Readers' choice: 50
3. Marvel's Spider-Man24
   Media outlets: 23 · Readers' choice: 1
4. Celeste9
5. Monster Hunter: World6
6. Fortnite Battle Royale5
7. Return of the Obra Dinn5
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate5
9. Astro Bot Rescue Mission4
10. Tetris Effect4
11. Kingdom Come: Deliverance3
12. Florence2
13. Assassin's Creed Odyssey1
14. Beat Saber1
15. Detroit: Become Human1
16. Frostpunk1
17. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrificecounted toward 20171
18. Into the Breach1
19. PUBG Mobile1
20. Subnautica1
21. Two Point Hospital1
22. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life1
23. 11-11: Memories Retold1

Who voted for what

All 516 tracked awards for 2018, from 54 countries. 133 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.