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2010

Mass Effect 2: 104 Game of the Year awards

No: Mass Effect 2 collected 104 Game of the Year awards in 2010 and finished No. 2; the season went to Red Dead Redemption with 112. Spike Video Game Awards named Red Dead Redemption its Game of the Year.

Mass Effect 2 is a 2010 action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Microsoft Game Studios and Electronic Arts. It was released for Windows and the Xbox 360 in January 2010, as well as the PlayStation 3 the following year.

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Mass Effect 2 finished #2 in the 2010 race, with 104 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #21 of all time in this database.

  • 104Total awards
  • 69Media outlets
  • 35Readers' choice
  • 16Countries

Also in the 2010 season: Red Dead Redemption (112), Super Mario Galaxy 2 (22), Heavy Rain (14), God of War III (7) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Mass Effect 2 win?

Mass Effect 2 won 104 Game of the Year awards in the 2010 season — 34.1% of every award tracked that season. 69 came from editorial picks and 35 from readers' polls, across 16 countries.

Did Mass Effect 2 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2010, behind Red Dead Redemption, which collected 112 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released26 January 2010
  • DeveloperBioWare
  • PublisherElectronic Arts
  • role-playing video game
  • third-person shooter
  • LGBT-themed video game
  • video game with LGBT character
  • X-BOX 360
  • PlayStation 3
  • Microsoft Windows

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States43
United Kingdom25
Canada7
Australia6
Italy5
Sweden3
Finland2
Spain2
Russia2
Poland2
South Africa2
Netherlands1
India1
Ireland1
Iceland1
Singapore1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
AIAS - Interactive Achievement AwardsUnited States2010
All Age GamingAustralia2010
Anime Expo®United States2010
AtomicGamerUnited States2010
BAFTA AwardsUnited Kingdom2010
bit-techUnited Kingdom2010
Brutal GamerUnited Kingdom2010
C&G Monthly MagazineCanada2010
CBC NewsCanada2010
Complex MagazineUnited States2010
Crush! Frag! Destroy!United States2010
D+PAD MagazineUnited Kingdom2010
Daily Record Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2010
Dataspelsgalan 2011Sweden2010
Dataspelsgalan People's Choice GOTY ReadersSweden2010
Destructoid Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2010
Diehard GamefanUnited States2010
DOME.fiFinland2010
Dose.caCanada2010
DualShockersUnited States2010
EmpireUnited Kingdom2010
EurogamerUnited Kingdom2010
Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2010
Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSpain2010
Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2010
Everyday GamersUnited States2010
EVERYEYE.IT Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2010
Everything 4 GamersCanada2010
Evil AvatarUnited States2010
Evil Avatar Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2010
fokgames.nl Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersNetherlands2010
Game RantCanada2010
GameFAQsUnited States2010
GameFocusCanada2010
GameFocus Community choice GOTY ReadersCanada2010
GameMAGRussia2010
Gamemag Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2010
Gameplayer.seSweden2010
Gamer LimitUnited States2010
GameReactorUnited Kingdom2010
GamerNodeUnited States2010
Games On NetAustralia2010
Games On Net Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersAustralia2010
GamestyleUnited Kingdom2010
GametrailersUnited States2010
GameZoneUnited States2010
GamingBitsUnited States2010
GamingBoltIndia2010
GamingLivesUnited Kingdom2010
Giant BombUnited States2010
Giant Bomb Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2010
Go! Gaming GiantUnited Kingdom2010
God is a GeekUnited Kingdom2010
Golden Joystick AwardsUnited Kingdom2010
GRY OnLinePoland2010
HEXUS.netUnited Kingdom2010
HEXUS.net Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2010
Hooked GamersUnited States2010
Horrible NightUnited States2010
iafrica.comSouth Africa2010
IGNUnited States2010
IGN AUAustralia2010
IGN Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2010
IncGamersUnited Kingdom2010
iTWireAustralia2010
JoystiqUnited States2010
Kill Screen MagazineUnited States2010
Kotaku AUAustralia2010
Kotaku Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2010
MediaKickUnited Kingdom2010
Meristation Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSpain2010
MiastoGier ReadersPoland2010
MSN UKUnited Kingdom2010
MSNBCUnited States2010
MTV MultiplayerUnited States2010
Multiplayer.it Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2010
MyGamingSouth Africa2010
MyInsideGamerIreland2010
NeoGAFUnited States2010
Next Gen NewsIceland2010
Pelit MagazineFinland2010
Phoenix New TimesUnited States2010
PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersRussia2010
ScorephoriaUnited States2010
ScrewAttack Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2010
Shiny Media Tech DigestUnited Kingdom2010
SideQuestingUnited States2010
Snackbar GamesUnited States2010
SpazioGamesItaly2010
Talking About GamesUnited States2010
The A.V. ClubUnited States2010
The BitbagUnited States2010
The Epoch TimesUnited States2010
The Gamers' TempleUnited States2010
The Newb ReviewUnited Kingdom2010
The Salt Lake TribuneUnited States2010
TheGamersHubUnited Kingdom2010
TODAYonlineSingapore2010
Vagary.TVUnited States2010
VG-ReloadedUnited Kingdom2010
VGChartzUnited Kingdom2010
VGChartz Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2010
WingDamage.comUnited States2010
X-PlayUnited States2010

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