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2022 · Game of the Year

Elden Ring: 436 Game of the Year awards

Yes: Elden Ring won Game of the Year 2022. Its 436 awards were the most of any game that season (72.2%). The Game Awards named it Game of the Year as well.

Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by the American fantasy writer George R. R.

Description via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Elden Ring won Game of the Year 2022 in this tracker, with 436 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #2 of all time in this database.

  • 436Total awards
  • 357Media outlets
  • 79Readers' choice
  • 56Countries

Also in the 2022 season: God of War Ragnarök (109), Immortality (9), Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (7) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Elden Ring win?

Elden Ring won 436 Game of the Year awards in the 2022 season — 72.2% of every award tracked that season. 357 came from editorial picks and 79 from readers' polls, across 56 countries.

Did Elden Ring win Game of the Year?

Yes. Elden Ring won the 2022 season: no other game collected as many Game of the Year awards that year.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Online co-op by summoning other players into your world; no local co-op.

  • action role-playing game
  • soulslike
  • dark fantasy video game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Xbox One
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox Series X and Series S
  • Nintendo Switch 2

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States104
Spain35
United Kingdom34
Russia23
Italy23
Brazil20
Germany15
France14
Canada14
Mexico11
Poland11
Japan10
Iran9
Australia8
Turkey7
Netherlands7
Sweden7
Czechia5
Slovakia5
UAE5

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
3DNews ReadersRussia2022
3DNewsRussia2022
4Player ReadersUnited States2022
4PlayersGermany2022
ActuGamingFrance2022
ActuGaming ReadersFrance2022
Afisha DailyRussia2022
Akihabara BluesSpain2022
Akihabara Blues ReadersSpain2022
AlertaSpain2022
Ali213China2022
AllGamersInSpain2022
AlzaCzechia2022
AndGamingForAllSpain2022
Animal MXMexico2022
Any Button GamingUnited Kingdom2022
APB LiveIndia2022
Arab Game AwardsSaudi Arabia2022
AreajugonesSpain2022
Ars TechnicaUnited States2022
Art and PiaUnited States2022
AtomixMexico2022
Attack of the FanboyUnited States2022
Automaton MediaJapan2022
Backlog Battle ReadersUnited States2022
Backloggd ReadersUnited States2022
Beauty and the GamerFrance2022
Beauty and the Gamer ReadersFrance2022
BerazateGamesSpain2022
BeyondGamingBelgium2022
BigBadDicePoland2022
BitWaresSpain2022
Blog For LifeRussia2022
Brazil Game AwardsBrazil2022
BRCDEvgMexico2022
Busch League GamingUnited States2022
But Why Tho?United States2022
Cafe BaziIran2022
CassahorroresSpain2022
CentrumHer ReadersSlovakia2022
CepkolikTurkey2022
CerealkillerzAustria2022
CGMagazineCanada2022
CGMagazine ReadersCanada2022
Chicland & Friends ReadersSpain2022
CHIPGermany2022
ChronUnited States2022
Cinelinx ReadersUnited States2022
ClipsetSpain2022
CNN EspañolSpain2022
COGconnectedCanada2022
ComicBook.comUnited States2022
ConsoleWarsGermany2022
Continue MagazineJapan2022
CooldownTimeUnited States2022
Critical RoomBrazil2022
CriticalHitsBrazil2022
CubiqRussia2022
CybersportRussia2022
Cybersport ReadersRussia2022
D.I.C.E. AwardsUnited States2022
DailyNews Thailand/Pee Che GamesThailand2022
Den of GeekUnited States2022
Den of Geek ReadersUnited States2022
Dense PixelsUnited States2022
DesConsoladosSpain2022
DestructoidUnited States2022
Destructoid ReadersUnited States2022
Deutscher ComputerspielpreisGermany2022
Dev.uaUAE2022
Digikala MagIran2022
Digit – SKOAR!India2022
Digit – SKOAR! ReadersIndia2022
Digital SpyUnited Kingdom2022
Digital TrendsUnited States2022
Digitec ReadersSwitzerland2022
Disgusting MenRussia2022
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drops de jogos ReadersBrazil2022
DTF ReadersRussia2022
DualShockersUnited Kingdom2022
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EDGE MagazineUnited Kingdom2022
EGMUnited States2022
El Batallon Pluto ReadersSpain2022
El PaísSpain2022
Electric Playground NetworkCanada2022
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EmpireUnited Kingdom2022
Entertainment.ieIreland2022
Equinox LATAM Game AwardsMexico2022
ErrekGamerSpain2022
EskapisterneDenmark2022
eSport News NetworkUnited States2022
Esports Illustrated FNUnited States2022
EsquireUnited States2022
Estado GamerBrazil2022
ESTNNUnited States2022
EurogamerUnited Kingdom2022
Eurogamer ReadersUnited Kingdom2022
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Eurogamer GermanyGermany2022
Eurogamer PolandPoland2022
Eurogamer SpainSpain2022
Eurogamer.netUnited Kingdom2022
Everyeye ReadersItaly2022
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FamitsuJapan2022
Famitsu Dengeki Game AwardsJapan2022
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FilmwebPoland2022
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Gamer NorwayNorway2022
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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.