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Which game franchise has won the most Game of the Year awards?

Single games get the headlines — series do the long haul. Every game in the database is matched to its franchise and the awards are added up: The Last of Us leads with 584 GOTY awards across 3 games. A game with no sequels still counts as a body of work: 5 standalone titles won enough on their own to rank among the franchises, and are marked as such.

  • 95Franchises tracked
  • 584The Last of Us (most awards)
  • 292Games covered
  • 25Seasons won by a series

The top 15 franchises

  1. The Last of Us3 games584
    Seasons won: 2 · active 2013–2022
  2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33standalone544
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2025–2025
  3. Elden Ring3 games444
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2022–2025
  4. The Legend of Zelda8 games441
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2003–2024
  5. God of War3 games383
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2005–2022
  6. Uncharted4 games328
    Seasons won: 2 · active 2009–2017
  7. The Witcher5 games298
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2007–2016
  8. Baldur's Gate 3standalone292
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2023–2023
  9. Red Dead2 games291
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2010–2019
  10. The Elder Scrolls3 games273
    Seasons won: 2 · active 2003–2012
  11. Grand Theft Auto5 games221
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2001–2013
  12. Resident Evil5 games215
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2005–2023
  13. Astro Bot2 games189
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2018–2024
  14. Dragon Age3 games165
    Seasons won: 1 · active 2009–2024
  15. Mass Effect3 games141
    Seasons won: 0 · active 2007–2012

Every tracked franchise

Tap a column heading to sort. A season is "won" when a series game was the most-awarded title of its year.

How this list stays current.

Nothing here is maintained by hand. On every build, series membership is recomputed from the game titles themselves: a sequel joins its series automatically, and a curated rule file only covers what a title cannot express — Zelda and Souls entries share no common prefix, and a few games need excluding. A game without sequels enters the ranking on its own once its award total would place it inside the top 20 — a bar that rises with the database rather than a fixed number, currently 82 awards. So when new awards arrive, this ranking re-sorts itself on the next build.

FranchiseGames AwardsActive Seasons won
The Last of Us35842013–20222
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 standalone15442025–20251
Elden Ring34442022–20251
The Legend of Zelda84412003–20241
God of War33832005–20221
Uncharted43282009–20172
The Witcher52982007–20161
Baldur's Gate 3 standalone12922023–20231
Red Dead22912010–20191
The Elder Scrolls32732003–20122
Grand Theft Auto52212001–20131
Resident Evil52152005–20231
Astro Bot21892018–20241
Dragon Age31652009–20241
Mass Effect31412007–20120
Fallout31382008–20151
Super Mario71352007–20230
Death Stranding21342019–20251
Final Fantasy71142006–20240
Overwatch standalone11142016–20160
BioShock3942007–20131
Hades2892020–20250
It Takes Two standalone1892021–20211
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice standalone1832019–20190
Call of Duty13822003–20240
Far Cry3822012–20210
Halo7772001–20210
The Walking Dead2772012–20141
Batman: Arkham3762009–20150
Metal Gear5762001–20150
Portal2732007–20110
Assassin's Creed10702007–20200
Alan Wake2632010–20230
Dishonored2622012–20160
Forza Horizon3602014–20210
Doom3542004–20200
Kingdom Come2512018–20250
Gears of War4502006–20190
Cyberpunk2442020–20230
Star Wars4442003–20191
Half-Life2392004–20201
Dark Souls4362011–20160
Super Smash Bros.3362008–20180
Battlefield7352002–20250
Animal Crossing2342012–20200
Borderlands5342009–20190
Mario Kart2342014–20250
Bayonetta2312010–20140
LittleBigPlanet2282008–20110
Marvel's Spider-Man2282018–20210
Hollow Knight2252017–20250
XCOM2242012–20160
Disco Elysium2232019–20210
Psychonauts2222005–20210
Ratchet & Clank3212003–20210
NieR2192017–20210
Persona4192014–20240
Life Is Strange3162015–20210
Monster Hunter9162008–20230
Divinity: Original Sin2152014–20170
Tomb Raider2142013–20150
Pokémon7112006–20210
Xenoblade3102012–20220
Deus Ex392000–20160
Titanfall292014–20160
Wolfenstein292014–20170
A Plague Tale282019–20220
Left 4 Dead282008–20090
Prince of Persia282003–20240
Rock Band282007–20080
Yakuza382017–20200
Fable272004–20080
Kentucky Route Zero272013–20200
StarCraft272010–20100
Civilization362005–20160
Guild Wars262005–20120
Ori262015–20200
Guitar Hero352005–20080
Hitman352012–20210
Microsoft Flight Simulator252020–20240
Tony Hawk's Pro252000–20201
FIFA442012–20190
Dead Space332008–20110
Diablo332000–20230
Ghost Recon232006–20170
The Talos Principle232014–20230
Amnesia222010–20230
Anno222009–20250
Danganronpa222014–20140
Digimon Story222015–20250
Disgaea222003–20110
Dragon Quest222009–20170
Killzone222009–20110
Luigi's Mansion222013–20190
The Sims222000–20040

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