Kena: Bridge of Spirits: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: Kena: Bridge of Spirits collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2021 and finished No. 16; the season went to It Takes Two with 89. The Game Awards named It Takes Two its Game of the Year.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a 2021 action-adventure video game developed and published by Ember Lab. The story follows Kena, a young spirit guide who uses her magical abilities to help deceased people move from the physical to the spirit world.

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Kena: Bridge of Spirits finished #16 in the 2021 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2021 season: It Takes Two (89), Resident Evil Village (62), Forza Horizon 5 (54), Unpacking (4), Chicory: A Colorful Tale (3), Halo Infinite (multiplayer) (3), Shin Megami Tensei V (3), Age of Empires IV (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Kena: Bridge of Spirits win?

Kena: Bridge of Spirits won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2021 season — 0.7% of every award tracked that season. 3 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 3 countries.

Did Kena: Bridge of Spirits win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 16 in 2021, behind It Takes Two, which collected 89 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released21 September 2021
DeveloperEmber Lab
PublisherEmber Lab

action-adventure game
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Microsoft Windows
Xbox Series X and Series S
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch 2

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Russia	1
United Kingdom	1
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Afisha Daily	Russia	2021
DualShockers	United Kingdom	2021
Houston Press	United States	2021

← Full 2021 results

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