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Doom 3: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: Doom 3 collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2004 and finished No. 6; the season went to Half-Life 2 with 26. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas its Game of the Year.

Doom 3 is a 2004 first-person shooter survival horror game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It was originally released for Windows on August 3, 2004, before being adapted for Linux later that year, and ported by Aspyr Media for Mac OS X in 2005.

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Doom 3 finished #6 in the 2004 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 3Total awards
  • 1Media outlets
  • 2Readers' choice
  • 2Countries

Also in the 2004 season: Half-Life 2 (26), Halo 2 (13), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (9), Katamari Damacy (3), World of Warcraft (3), Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2), Call of Duty (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Doom 3 win?

Doom 3 won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2004 season — 4.6% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 2 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did Doom 3 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 6 in 2004, behind Half-Life 2, which collected 26 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • first-person shooter
  • science fiction video game
  • survival horror
  • science fiction horror
  • Linux
  • X-BOX 360
  • Xbox (console)
  • PlayStation 3
  • Microsoft Windows
  • macOS
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Classic Mac OS

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United Kingdom2
United States1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
Golden Joystick Awards ReadersUnited Kingdom2004
Golden JoysticksUnited Kingdom2004
NZGamer Reader's Choice ReadersUnited States2004

← Full 2004 results

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