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2012

Journey: 58 Game of the Year awards

No: Journey collected 58 Game of the Year awards in 2012 and finished No. 2; the season went to The Walking Dead: The Game with 75. Spike Video Game Awards named The Walking Dead: The Game its Game of the Year.

Journey is an adventure game developed by Thatgamecompany and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The indie game was released on the PlayStation Network in March 2012 and ported to PlayStation 4 in July 2015.

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Journey finished #2 in the 2012 race, with 58 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 58Total awards
  • 50Media outlets
  • 8Readers' choice
  • 17Countries

Also in the 2012 season: The Walking Dead: The Game (75), Far Cry 3 (53), Dishonored (52), Mass Effect 3 (32) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Journey win?

Journey won 58 Game of the Year awards in the 2012 season — 14.4% of every award tracked that season. 50 came from editorial picks and 8 from readers' polls, across 17 countries.

Did Journey win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2012, behind The Walking Dead: The Game, which collected 75 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. You are silently paired with one other player online. There is no voice chat, no names, and no way to invite anyone.

  • action-adventure game
  • art game
  • walking simulator
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4
  • IOS
  • Microsoft Windows

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States24
United Kingdom11
Spain3
Sweden3
Germany2
Australia2
Canada2
Russia2
UAE1
Brazil1
South Africa1
France1
India1
Norway1
Czechia1
Mexico1
Lebanon1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
4PlayersGermany2012
7DAYS in DubaiUAE2012
99Vidas (timestamp: 1:30:20)Brazil2012
AIAS - D.I.C.E. AwardsUnited States2012
AmazonUnited States2012
AnaitGamesSpain2012
DarkZeroUnited Kingdom2012
Denver PostUnited States2012
Dusty CartridgeAustralia2012
eGamerSouth Africa2012
Entertainment WeeklyUnited States2012
Eurogamer.esSpain2012
Eurogamer.se Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSweden2012
Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2012
GAMEBLOG.frFrance2012
GameCity PrizeUnited Kingdom2012
GameColaUnited States2012
GameDynamo Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSpain2012
GamepurIndia2012
GamereactorSweden2012
GamereactorNorway2012
Gamereactor GRTVUnited Kingdom2012
GamerNodeUnited States2012
Games.comUnited States2012
Games.czCzechia2012
GameSpotUnited States2012
Gaming UnionUnited Kingdom2012
gamrReviewUnited Kingdom2012
Giant Fire Breathing RobotCanada2012
GIGAGermany2012
IGNUnited States2012
JoystiqUnited States2012
Kill Screen MagazineUnited States2012
LevelSaveUnited States2012
MonsterVineUnited States2012
NAVGTR AwardsUnited States2012
NeoGAFUnited States2012
NeoseekerCanada2012
NetmediaMexico2012
NGBUnited Kingdom2012
Noble PressUnited States2012
One Hit PixelUnited Kingdom2012
One Hit Pixel Community GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2012
OXCGN Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersAustralia2012
PlayGround.ruRussia2012
Pocket-lint Gadget AwardsUnited Kingdom2012
Revision3United States2012
Sound+Vision MagazineUnited States2012
Tech-TickerLebanon2012
The Arts DeskUnited Kingdom2012
The Austin ChronicleUnited States2012
The Game EffectUnited States2012
The Game Effect Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2012
TheSixthAxis Community Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2012
UnwinnableUnited States2012
Varvat.seSweden2012
VGRevolutionUnited States2012
ИгроманияRussia2012

← Full 2012 results

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