Game of the Year 2020

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2020?

The Last of Us Part II won the 2020 season with 325 Game of the Year awards, 49.5% of the season's awards, ahead of Ghost of Tsushima with 75.

What won Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2020?

The Game Awards named The Last of Us Part II its Game of the Year for 2020. The same game collected the most awards across all outlets.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2020?

The Last of Us Part II, with 325 Game of the Year awards - 49.5% of every award tracked that season. Ghost of Tsushima was second with 75.

What was the best game of 2020?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, The Last of Us Part II: 325 awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did Ghost of Tsushima win Game of the Year 2020?

No. Ghost of Tsushima finished second in 2020 with 75 awards, behind The Last of Us Part II.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2020?

This site documents 649 Game of the Year awards for 2020, from 564 outlets in 59 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2020

2 of 6 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →

These countries voted differently

The world gave 2020 to The Last of Us Part II — but 16 of the 59 voting countries crowned someone else. Tap a country to see only its outlets in the vote list below; tap again to lift the filter. Without JavaScript the cards lead to the full country-by-country breakdown.

• 🇨🇳ChinaTheir GOTY: Cyberpunk 20774 of 5 votes
• 🇯🇵JapanTheir GOTY: Ghost of Tsushima3 of 5 votes
• 🇦🇪UAETheir GOTY: Ghost of Tsushima3 of 5 votes
• 🇦🇷ArgentinaTheir GOTY: Animal Crossing: New Horizons2 of 3 votes
• 🇨🇷Costa RicaTheir GOTY: Ghost of Tsushima2 of 3 votes
• 🇫🇮FinlandTheir GOTY: Cyberpunk 20772 of 4 votes
• 🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaTheir GOTY: Ghost of Tsushima2 of 3 votes
• 🇰🇷South KoreaTheir GOTY: Half Life: Alyx2 of 3 votes
• 🇨🇭SwitzerlandTheir GOTY: Cyberpunk 20772 of 3 votes
• 🇬🇪GeorgiaTheir GOTY: Hades1 of 1 votes
• 🇮🇸IcelandTheir GOTY: Ghost of Tsushima1 of 1 votes
• 🇮🇱IsraelTheir GOTY: Hades1 of 2 votes
• 🇲🇾MalaysiaTheir GOTY: Yakuza: Like a Dragon1 of 2 votes
• 🇲🇹MaltaTheir GOTY: Hades1 of 1 votes
• 🇸🇬SingaporeTheir GOTY: Ghost of Tsushima1 of 2 votes
• 🇻🇳VietnamTheir GOTY: Assassin's Creed Valhalla1 of 1 votes

The players' verdict — 2020

179 of the 2020 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players agreed with the press: The Last of Us Part II topped the public vote too.

1. The Last of Us Part II115
2. Cyberpunk 207729
3. Ghost of Tsushima15
4. Hades7
5. Final Fantasy VII Remake5

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2020, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2020, ranked by wins.

1. The Last of Us Part IIincludes researched awards325
   Media outlets: 210 · Readers' choice: 115
2. Ghost of Tsushimaincludes researched awards75
   Media outlets: 59 · Readers' choice: 16
3. Hades74
   Media outlets: 67 · Readers' choice: 7
4. Cyberpunk 2077including one award from 2021 · includes researched awards42
   Media outlets: 12 · Readers' choice: 30
5. Final Fantasy VII Remakeincludes researched awards37
   Media outlets: 32 · Readers' choice: 5
6. Animal Crossing: New Horizonsincludes researched awards33
   Media outlets: 29 · Readers' choice: 4
7. Doom Eternal14
   Media outlets: 14 · Readers' choice: 0
8. Half Life: Alyxincludes researched awards14
   Media outlets: 14 · Readers' choice: 0
9. Assassin's Creed Valhalla6
10. Yakuza: Like a Dragon6
11. Ori and the Will of the Wisps5
12. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Moralesincluding two awards from 20214
13. Microsoft Flight Simulator4
14. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rimincluding one award from 20193
15. Immortals Fenyx Rising3
16. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+22
17. Cyberpunk 2077 (PC Version only)including one award from 20211
18. Demon's Souls1
19. Dreams1
20. Kentucky Route Zero1
21. Persona 5 Royal1
22. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin1
23. Spiritfarer1
24. Streets of Rage 41
25. Tell Me Why1

Who voted for what

All 649 tracked awards for 2020, from 59 countries. 179 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.

🇨🇳 China: 4 of its 5 GOTY votes went to Cyberpunk 2077. Show every country again

🇯🇵 Japan: 3 of its 5 GOTY votes went to Ghost of Tsushima. Show every country again

🇦🇪 UAE: 3 of its 5 GOTY votes went to Ghost of Tsushima. Show every country again

🇦🇷 Argentina: 2 of its 3 GOTY votes went to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Show every country again

🇨🇷 Costa Rica: 2 of its 3 GOTY votes went to Ghost of Tsushima. Show every country again

🇫🇮 Finland: 2 of its 4 GOTY votes went to Cyberpunk 2077. Show every country again

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 2 of its 3 GOTY votes went to Ghost of Tsushima. Show every country again

🇰🇷 South Korea: 2 of its 3 GOTY votes went to Half Life: Alyx. Show every country again

🇨🇭 Switzerland: 2 of its 3 GOTY votes went to Cyberpunk 2077. Show every country again

🇬🇪 Georgia: 1 of its 1 GOTY votes went to Hades. Show every country again

🇮🇸 Iceland: 1 of its 1 GOTY votes went to Ghost of Tsushima. Show every country again

🇮🇱 Israel: 1 of its 2 GOTY votes went to Hades. Show every country again

🇲🇾 Malaysia: 1 of its 2 GOTY votes went to Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Show every country again

🇲🇹 Malta: 1 of its 1 GOTY votes went to Hades. Show every country again

🇸🇬 Singapore: 1 of its 2 GOTY votes went to Ghost of Tsushima. Show every country again

🇻🇳 Vietnam: 1 of its 1 GOTY votes went to Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Show every country again