Okami: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: Okami collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2006 and finished No. 4; the season went to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with 42. Spike Video Game Awards named The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion its Game of the Year.

Ōkami is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia.

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Okami finished #4 in the 2006 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

3Total awards
3Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2006 season: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (42), Gears of War (34), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (28), Wii Sports (3), Final Fantasy XII (3), Company of Heroes (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Okami win?

Okami won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2006 season — 2.4% of every award tracked that season. 3 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Okami win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 4 in 2006, behind The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which collected 42 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released20 April 2006
DeveloperClover Studio, Ready at Dawn
PublisherCapcom

action-adventure game
Wii
PlayStation 2

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	3

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Game-Revolution	United States	2006
IGN	United States	2006
NAViGaTR AWARDS	United States	2006

← Full 2006 results

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