Game of the Year 2019

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2019?

Death Stranding won the 2019 season with 118 Game of the Year awards, 24.9% of the season's awards, ahead of Resident Evil 2 with 95.

What won Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2019?

The Game Awards named Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice its Game of the Year for 2019. Across all outlets, Death Stranding collected the most awards.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2019?

Death Stranding, with 118 Game of the Year awards - 24.9% of every award tracked that season. Resident Evil 2 was second with 95.

What was the best game of 2019?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, Death Stranding: 118 awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did Resident Evil 2 win Game of the Year 2019?

No. Resident Evil 2 finished second in 2019 with 95 awards, behind Death Stranding.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2019?

This site documents 471 Game of the Year awards for 2019, from 455 outlets in 51 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2019

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

The players' verdict — 2019

112 of the 2019 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players agreed with the press: Death Stranding topped the public vote too.

1. Death Stranding38
2. Resident Evil 225
3. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice13
4. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order9
5. Metro Exodus3

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2019, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2019, ranked by wins.

1. Death Stranding118
   Media outlets: 77 · Readers' choice: 41
2. Resident Evil 2includes researched awards95
   Media outlets: 65 · Readers' choice: 30
3. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice85
   Media outlets: 71 · Readers' choice: 14
4. Control36
   Media outlets: 35 · Readers' choice: 1
5. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order21
   Media outlets: 10 · Readers' choice: 11
6. Disco Elysiumincludes researched awards21
   Media outlets: 18 · Readers' choice: 3
7. Fire Emblem: Three Houses12
   Media outlets: 11 · Readers' choice: 1
8. The Outer Worlds11
   Media outlets: 9 · Readers' choice: 2
9. Outer Wilds10
10. Untitled Goose Game8
11. Devil May Cry 57
12. Metro Exodus6
13. A Plague Tale: Innocence5
14. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare5
15. Gears 53
16. Red Dead Redemption 2counted toward 20183
17. Astral Chain2
18. Borderlands 32
19. Days Gone2
20. Judgment2
21. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield2
22. Super Mario Maker 22
23. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening2
24. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown1
25. Assetto Corsa Competizione1
26. Baba Is You1
27. FIFA 201
28. Knights and Bikes1
29. Life Is Strange 21
30. Luigi's Mansion 31
31. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne1
32. Sky: Children of the Light1
33. Spirit Hunter: NG1
34. Sunless Skies1
35. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair1
36. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rimcounted toward 20201

Who voted for what

All 471 tracked awards for 2019, from 51 countries. 112 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.