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2012

Mass Effect 3: 32 Game of the Year awards

No: Mass Effect 3 collected 32 Game of the Year awards in 2012 and finished No. 5; 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.

Mass Effect 3 is a 2012 action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The third major entry in the Mass Effect series and the final installment of the original trilogy, it was released in March 2012 for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

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Mass Effect 3 finished #5 in the 2012 race, with 32 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 32Total awards
  • 21Media outlets
  • 11Readers' choice
  • 12Countries

Also in the 2012 season: The Walking Dead: The Game (75), Journey (58), Far Cry 3 (53), Dishonored (52), Borderlands 2 (28), Assassin's Creed III (26), Halo 4 (21) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Mass Effect 3 win?

Mass Effect 3 won 32 Game of the Year awards in the 2012 season — 8.0% of every award tracked that season. 21 came from editorial picks and 11 from readers' polls, across 12 countries.

Did Mass Effect 3 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 5 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. Four-player online co-op in the separate Galaxy at War mode. The campaign itself is solo.

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opYes
  • Couch co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opYes
  • Players online4
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerYes
  • Released6 March 2012
  • 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
  • Wii U

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States11
United Kingdom6
Australia4
Germany3
Spain1
Italy1
Poland1
Sweden1
Greece1
Hungary1
Finland1
Canada1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
ABC Good GameAustralia2012
All Around Gaming HubUnited States2012
Eurogamer.de Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersGermany2012
Eurogamer.es Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSpain2012
Everyeye.it Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2012
Game InformerUnited States2012
GameFactionPoland2012
GamereactorUnited Kingdom2012
GamereactorGermany2012
Gamereactor Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersSweden2012
GamesRadar Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2012
GameWorldGreece2012
GamingXPGermany2012
Horrible NightUnited States2012
HunGamerHungary2012
NBCNewsUnited States2012
New York Daily NewsUnited States2012
NOLA.comUnited States2012
Pelaaja MagazineFinland2012
Press X or Die Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2012
Ready UpUnited Kingdom2012
Security MagazineUnited Kingdom2012
Sentinel and EnterpriseUnited States2012
Snackbar GamesUnited States2012
Stevivor Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersAustralia2012
The Escapist Community Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2012
The Globe and MailCanada2012
The Salt Lake TribuneUnited States2012
The Sydney Morning Herald - Screen PlayAustralia2012
TheSixthAxisUnited Kingdom2012
TheVineAustralia2012
Virgin MediaUnited Kingdom2012

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