Monster Hunter: World: 6 Game of the Year awards

No: Monster Hunter: World collected 6 Game of the Year awards in 2018 and finished No. 5; the season went to God of War with 264. The Game Awards named God of War its Game of the Year.

Monster Hunter: World is a 2018 action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom. The fifth mainline installment in the Monster Hunter series, it was released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2018, with a Windows version following in August 2018.

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Monster Hunter: World finished #5 in the 2018 race, with 6 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

6Total awards
5Media outlets
1Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2018 season: God of War (264), Red Dead Redemption 2 (179), Marvel's Spider-Man (24), Celeste (9), Fortnite Battle Royale (5), Return of the Obra Dinn (5), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (5) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Monster Hunter: World win?

Monster Hunter: World won 6 Game of the Year awards in the 2018 season — 1.2% of every award tracked that season. 5 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Monster Hunter: World win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 5 in 2018, behind God of War, which collected 264 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released26 January 2018
DeveloperCapcom
PublisherCapcom

action role-playing game
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	6

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
BGR	United States	2018
Fanbyte	United States	2018
Fextralife	United States	2018
Niche Gamer	United States	2018
Niche Gamer Readers' Choice Readers	United States	2018
Reno Gazette-Journal	United States	2018

← Full 2018 results

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