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2001

Grand Theft Auto III: 4 Game of the Year awards

Not outright. Grand Theft Auto III finished level at the top of 2001 with 3 awards, so the season has no winner here. D.I.C.E. Awards named Halo: Combat Evolved its Game of the Year.

Grand Theft Auto III is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It is the first 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto series.

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Grand Theft Auto III finished #2 in the 2001 race, with 4 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 4Total awards
  • 4Media outlets
  • 0Readers' choice
  • 2Countries

Also in the 2001 season: Halo: Combat Evolved (3), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Grand Theft Auto III win?

Grand Theft Auto III won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2001 season. Counting every season it holds 4: 1 more was filed under another year. 4 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did Grand Theft Auto III win Game of the Year?

It shares the top of 2001 with Halo: Combat Evolved on 3 awards each. A tied season has no winner on this site. The 2001 season is only partly documented, so this is a record of surviving awards, not a full count.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • PlayStation 2
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Xbox (console)
  • macOS
  • IOS
  • Android (operating system)
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United Kingdom2
United States2

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
EurogamerUnited Kingdom2001
Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2001
GameSpyUnited States2001
Golden Joystick AwardsUnited Kingdom2002

← Full 2001 results

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