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2011

Portal 2: 59 Game of the Year awards

No: Portal 2 collected 59 Game of the Year awards in 2011 and finished No. 2; 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.

Portal 2 is a 2011 first person puzzle-platform game developed by Valve for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The retail versions and PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were distributed by Electronic Arts.

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Portal 2 finished #2 in the 2011 race, with 59 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 59Total awards
  • 54Media outlets
  • 5Readers' choice
  • 13Countries

Also in the 2011 season: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (230), Batman: Arkham City (42), Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (20), The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (20) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Portal 2 win?

Portal 2 won 59 Game of the Year awards in the 2011 season — 14.1% of every award tracked that season. 54 came from editorial picks and 5 from readers' polls, across 13 countries.

Did Portal 2 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 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. Separate two-player co-op campaign, playable split screen or online.

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opYes
  • Couch co-opYes
  • Split screenYes
  • Online co-opYes
  • Players on one console2
  • Players online2
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerYes
  • Released18 April 2011
  • DeveloperValve Corporation
  • PublisherValve Corporation
  • puzzle video game
  • first-person shooter
  • science fiction video game
  • post-apocalyptic video game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • macOS
  • PlayStation 3
  • X-BOX 360
  • Linux

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States27
United Kingdom15
Spain3
Sweden3
Germany2
South Africa2
Italy1
Canada1
Czechia1
Latvia1
Portugal1
Norway1
Russia1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
3DJuegosSpain2011
4PLAYERSGermany2011
ABC Action NewsUnited States2011
All Around Gaming HubUnited States2011
AnaitGamesSpain2011
AreaGamesGermany2011
Associated PressUnited States2011
BAFTA AwardsUnited Kingdom2011
Battle Creek EnquirerUnited States2011
BeefjackUnited States2011
Blast MagazineUnited States2011
CNNUnited States2011
Complex MagazineUnited States2011
DestructoidUnited States2011
Digital TrendsUnited States2011
eGamerSouth Africa2011
Eurogamer.esSpain2011
Eurogamer.netUnited Kingdom2011
Eurogamer.seSweden2011
Everyeye.itItaly2011
Freakin' Awesome Network Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2011
FZSweden2011
GamasutraUnited States2011
Game RantCanada2011
Games CatalystUnited Kingdom2011
Games MagazineUnited Kingdom2011
Games.czCzechia2011
GamesRadarUnited States2011
God is a GeekUnited Kingdom2011
Golden Joystick AwardsUnited Kingdom2011
IGNUnited States2011
Kill Screen MagazineUnited States2011
KotakuUnited States2011
LevelUpLatvia2011
Mash Those ButtonsUnited States2011
MirrorUnited Kingdom2011
MSN UKUnited Kingdom2011
MyGamingSouth Africa2011
NeoGAFUnited States2011
NowGamerUnited Kingdom2011
Piki GeekUnited States2011
PixlBitUnited States2011
Portugal GamingPortugal2011
PressFire.noNorway2011
RebornRussia2011
Register Hardware Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2011
Rewind ReplayUnited States2011
Shortlist MagazineUnited Kingdom2011
SideQuestingUnited States2011
Slant MagazineUnited States2011
Snackbar GamesUnited States2011
SvampriketSweden2011
Talking About GamesUnited States2011
The GuardianUnited Kingdom2011
The TradesUnited States2011
TheSixthAxisUnited Kingdom2011
VideoGamerUnited Kingdom2011
VideoGamer Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2011
Vivid GamerUnited States2011

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