It seems like Elden Ring is the winningest video game of 2022, and it’s not even close. A recent tally done over on Resetera cites over 200 media outlets giving the latest FromSoftware title a Game of the Year award.
The main post details the entire tallying project and includes the games with the most GOTY Awards. It also explains what classifies as a “media outlet” and other technicalities if you’re interested in the specifics. Here’s the full list as of January 1:
Most GOTY Awards (As of January 1, 2023)
Elden Ring – 225
FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One & Xbox Series
Media Outlets: 204 | Readers’ Choice: 21 | Total + Ineligible Outlets: 233
God of War Ragnarök – 43
Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4 & PS5
Media Outlets: 35 | Readers’ Choice: 8| Total + Ineligible Outlets: 49
Immortality – 5
Sam Barlow / Half Mermaid Productions – PC, Xbox Series, Android, iOS & macOS
Media Outlets: 5
Pentiment – 4
Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios – PC, Xbox One & Xbox Series
Media Outlets: 4
Citizen Sleeper – 2
Jump Over the Age / Fellow Traveller – Switch, PC, Xbox Series & macOS
Media Outlets: 2
Vampire Survivors – 2
Luca Galante – PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Android, iOS & macOS
Media Outlets: 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – 2
Monolith Soft / Nintendo – Switch
Media Outlets: 2
Horizon Forbidden West – 2
Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4 & PS5
Media Outlets: 1 | Readers’ Choice: 1
A Plague Tale Requiem – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Cult of the Lamb – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Just Dance 2023 – 1
Media Outlets: 1
The King of Fighters XV – 1
Media Outlets: 1
The Last of Us Part 1 – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Marvel’s Midnight Suns – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Neon White – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Norco – 1
Media Outlets: 1
PowerWash Simulator – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Rogue Legacy 2 – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Sniper Elite 5 – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Tunic – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Wordle – 1
Media Outlets: 1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – 1
Readers’ Choice: 1
If you want to continue following the thread as it gets updated, you can check it out here, where you can find links to all the tallied awards.
Incidentally, we’re one of the 200+ outlets that gave Elden Ring a GOTY award. If you’re interested, check out our top 10 games of 2022, where we go over some of our favorite titles of the year.
Source: Resetera
