Old World: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Old World collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2021 and finished No. 37; the season went to It Takes Two with 89. The Game Awards named It Takes Two its Game of the Year.

Old World is a historical turn-based strategy 4X video game developed by Mohawk Games for Microsoft Windows and macOS, released on July 1, 2021, and for Steam and GOG alongside Linux support on May 19, 2022.

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Old World finished #37 in the 2021 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2021 season: It Takes Two (89), Resident Evil Village (62), Forza Horizon 5 (54), Life Is Strange: True Colors (1), Loop Hero (1), NEO: The World Ends with You (1), Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (1), Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Old World win?

Old World won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2021 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Old World win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 37 in 2021, behind It Takes Two, which collected 89 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released5 May 2020
DeveloperMohawk Games
PublisherMohawk Games, Hooded Horse

turn-based strategy video game
4X
historical video game
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Linux

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Quarter to Three	United States	2021

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