Game of the Year 2023

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2023?

Baldur's Gate 3 won the 2023 season with 289 Game of the Year awards, 53.2% of the season's awards, ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with 113.

What won Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2023?

The Game Awards named Baldur's Gate 3 its Game of the Year for 2023. The same game collected the most awards across all outlets.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2023?

Baldur's Gate 3, with 289 Game of the Year awards - 53.2% of every award tracked that season. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was second with 113.

What was the best game of 2023?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, Baldur's Gate 3: 289 awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom win Game of the Year 2023?

No. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom finished second in 2023 with 113 awards, behind Baldur's Gate 3.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2023?

This site documents 543 Game of the Year awards for 2023, from 458 outlets in 49 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2023

6 of 8 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →

The players' verdict — 2023

141 of the 2023 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players agreed with the press: Baldur's Gate 3 topped the public vote too.

1. Baldur's Gate 388
2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom29
3. Marvel’s Spider-Man 27
4. Alan Wake 26
5. Hogwarts Legacy4

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2023, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2023, ranked by wins.

1. Baldur's Gate 3289
2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom113
3. Alan Wake 262
4. Resident Evil 4 (2023)16
5. Marvel’s Spider-Man 213
6. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon8
7. Super Mario Bros. Wonder7
8. Hogwarts Legacy5
9. Lies of P3
10. Sea of Stars3
11. Final Fantasy XVI3
12. Cocoon2
13. Starfield2
14. Octopath Traveler 22
15. A Space for the Unbound2
16. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak1
17. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty1
18. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew1
19. Dave the Diver1
20. Amnesia: The Bunker1
21. Diablo IV1
22. Hi-Fi Rush1
23. The Talos Principle 21
24. Atomic Heart1
25. Remnant 21
26. Venba1
27. Slay the Princess1
28. Disney Illusion Island1

Who voted for what

All 543 tracked awards for 2023, from 49 countries. 141 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.