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2009

Batman: Arkham Asylum: 30 Game of the Year awards

No: Batman: Arkham Asylum collected 30 Game of the Year awards in 2009 and finished No. 2; the season went to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 117. Spike Video Game Awards named Uncharted 2: Among Thieves its Game of the Year.

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum finished #2 in the 2009 race, with 30 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 30Total awards
  • 29Media outlets
  • 1Readers' choice
  • 10Countries

Also in the 2009 season: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (117), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (27), Dragon Age: Origins (22), Assassin's Creed II (14) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Batman: Arkham Asylum win?

Batman: Arkham Asylum won 30 Game of the Year awards in the 2009 season — 13.2% of every award tracked that season. 29 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 10 countries.

Did Batman: Arkham Asylum win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2009, behind Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which collected 117 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

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  • X-BOX 360
  • PlayStation 3
  • Microsoft Windows
  • macOS
  • PlayStation 4

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States14
United Kingdom7
Australia2
South Africa1
Italy1
Sweden1
CA/FR1
Norway1
Finland1
US/UK1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
AceGamezUnited Kingdom2009
ActiontripUnited States2009
All Age GamingAustralia2009
BAFTA AwardsUnited Kingdom2009
BitmobUnited States2009
Box Office Prophet - Calvin AwardsUnited States2009
Crispy GamerUnited States2009
Diehard GameFANUnited States2009
eGamerSouth Africa2009
EVERYEYE.ITItaly2009
Game ObserverUnited States2009
Game RevolutionUnited States2009
GAMEcore.seSweden2009
GameFocusCA/FR2009
GamereactorNorway2009
Gamesmagazine-onlineUnited Kingdom2009
GamesRadarUnited States2009
GamesweaselUnited Kingdom2009
God is a GeekUnited Kingdom2009
InThisWeek.comUnited States2009
Kotaku AUAustralia2009
NAViGaTR AwardsUnited States2009
OrangeUnited Kingdom2009
Pelit MagazineFinland2009
Sarcastic Gamer Tweep's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2009
Silicon SasquatchUnited States2009
The A.V. ClubUnited States2009
The LedgerUnited States2009
ThunderboltUS/UK2009
VG-ReloadedUnited Kingdom2009

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.