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God of War III: 7 Game of the Year awards

No: God of War III collected 7 Game of the Year awards in 2010 and finished No. 5; the season went to Red Dead Redemption with 112. Spike Video Game Awards named Red Dead Redemption its Game of the Year.

God of War III is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. First released for the PlayStation 3 on March 16, 2010, it is the fifth installment in the God of War series, the eighth chronologically, the sequel to 2007's God of War II, and the first mainline title to be produced without the involvement of series creator David Jaffe.

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God of War III finished #5 in the 2010 race, with 7 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 7Total awards
  • 6Media outlets
  • 1Readers' choice
  • 6Countries

Also in the 2010 season: Red Dead Redemption (112), Mass Effect 2 (104), Super Mario Galaxy 2 (22), Heavy Rain (14), StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (7), Call of Duty: Black Ops (6), Bayonetta (5) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did God of War III win?

God of War III won 7 Game of the Year awards in the 2010 season — 2.3% of every award tracked that season. 6 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 6 countries.

Did God of War III win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 5 in 2010, behind Red Dead Redemption, which collected 112 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • hack and slash
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States2
Brazil1
India1
Italy1
Canada1
United Kingdom1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
GameVicioBrazil2010
GamingBolt Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersIndia2010
GunaxinUnited States2010
Just Push StartUnited States2010
Multiplayer.itItaly2010
Suite101.comCanada2010
ZoKnowsGaming.comUnited Kingdom2010

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