Minecraft: 2 Game of the Year awards

No: Minecraft collected 2 Game of the Year awards in 2011 and finished No. 14; the season went to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with 230. Spike Video Game Awards named The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim its Game of the Year.

Minecraft is a sandbox game developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang Studios. Following its initial public alpha release as an early access title in 2009, it was formally released in November 2011 for personal computers.

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Minecraft finished #14 in the 2011 race, with 2 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

2Total awards
2Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2011 season: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (230), Portal 2 (59), Batman: Arkham City (42), L.A. Noire (4), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (3), Star Wars: The Old Republic (2), Dead Space 2 (1), Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Minecraft win?

Minecraft won 2 Game of the Year awards in the 2011 season — 0.5% of every award tracked that season. 2 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Minecraft win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 14 in 2011, behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which collected 230 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Split screen for up to four players on console, plus online servers.

Single-playerYes
Co-opYes
Couch co-opYes
Split screenYes
Online co-opYes
Players on one console4
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerYes
Released17 May 2009
DeveloperMojang Studios, Microsoft
PublisherXbox Game Studios, Mojang Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment

survival game
action-adventure game
sandbox game
retro-style video game
Microsoft Windows
X-BOX 360
Android (operating system)
Linux
PlayStation 3
macOS
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Windows Phone
IOS
ChromeOS
Ouya
Fire HD

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	2

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
NAVGTR Awards	United States	2011
TIME	United States	2011

← Full 2011 results

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