Owlboy: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Owlboy collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2016 and finished No. 25; the season went to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End with 191. The Game Awards named Overwatch its Game of the Year.

Owlboy is a platform-adventure video game created by Norwegian independent developer D-Pad Studio. The game is notable for its long development cycle, which began in 2007, and was released in November 2016.

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Owlboy finished #25 in the 2016 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2016 season: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (191), Overwatch (114), DOOM (37), Forza Horizon 3 (1), Monster Hunter Generations (1), Rise of the Tomb Raider (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Owlboy win?

Owlboy won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2016 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Owlboy win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 25 in 2016, behind Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which collected 191 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released1 November 2016
DeveloperD-Pad Studio
PublisherD-Pad Studio

Metroidvania
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Linux
Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Hardcore Gamer	United States	2016

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