Katamari Damacy: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: Katamari Damacy collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2004 and finished No. 4; the season went to Half-Life 2 with 26. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas its Game of the Year.

Katamari Damacy (lit. 'Clump Spirit') is a 2004 action puzzle video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2.

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Katamari Damacy finished #4 in the 2004 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

3Total awards
3Media outlets
0Readers' choice
2Countries

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

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Katamari Damacy win?

Katamari Damacy won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2004 season — 4.6% of every award tracked that season. 3 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did Katamari Damacy win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 4 in 2004, behind Half-Life 2, which collected 26 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released18 March 2004
DeveloperNamco
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment

puzzle video game
PlayStation 2

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	2
United Kingdom	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Chicago Tribune	United States	2004
Diehard Gamefan	United States	2004
NTSC-uk	United Kingdom	2004

← Full 2004 results

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