Detroit: Become Human: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Detroit: Become Human collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2018 and finished No. 15; the season went to God of War with 264. The Game Awards named God of War its Game of the Year.

Detroit: Become Human is a 2018 adventure game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in May 2018.

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Detroit: Become Human finished #15 in the 2018 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2018 season: God of War (264), Red Dead Redemption 2 (179), Marvel's Spider-Man (24), Assassin's Creed Odyssey (1), Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (1), Into the Breach (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Detroit: Become Human win?

Detroit: Become Human won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2018 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Detroit: Become Human win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 15 in 2018, behind God of War, which collected 264 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released25 May 2018
DeveloperQuantic Dream
PublisherSony Interactive Entertainment, Quantic Dream

action-adventure game
interactive film
cyberpunk video game
adventure video game
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
France	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Je Suis un Gameur	France	2018

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