Resident Evil 4: 38 Game of the Year awards

Yes: Resident Evil 4 won Game of the Year 2005. Its 38 awards were the most of any game that season (53.5%). Spike Video Game Awards named it Game of the Year as well.

Resident Evil 4 is a 2005 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. Players control the special agent Leon S.

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Resident Evil 4 won Game of the Year 2005 in this tracker, with 38 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

38Total awards
31Media outlets
7Readers' choice
7Countries

Also in the 2005 season: Shadow of the Colossus (6), God of War (4), Civilization IV (3) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Resident Evil 4 win?

Resident Evil 4 won 38 Game of the Year awards in the 2005 season — 53.5% of every award tracked that season. 31 came from editorial picks and 7 from readers' polls, across 7 countries.

Did Resident Evil 4 win Game of the Year?

Yes. Resident Evil 4 won the 2005 season: no other game collected as many Game of the Year awards that year.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released11 January 2005
DeveloperCapcom
PublisherCapcom

action-adventure game
third-person shooter
survival horror
Wii
X-BOX 360
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo GameCube
IOS
PlayStation 4
Android (operating system)
Zeebo
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	25
United Kingdom	7
Australia	2
Germany	1
Japan	1
Italy	1
US/UK	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
1UP	United States	2005
4PLAYER.DE	Germany	2005
BC Magazine	United States	2005
Box Office Prophet - Calvin Awards	United States	2005
Cheat Code Central	United States	2005
Chicago Tribune	United States	2005
DarkZero	United Kingdom	2005
Edge Magazine	United Kingdom	2005
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	United States	2005
Eurogamer Reader's Choice GOTY Readers	United Kingdom	2005
Famitsu Readers	Japan	2005
Game Informer	United States	2005
Game-Revolution	United States	2005
GAME.co.uk	United Kingdom	2005
GAME.co.uk People's Choice Awards Readers	United Kingdom	2005
GameFAQs	United States	2005
GameFly Q Awards	United States	2005
GamePro	United States	2005
GameSpot	United States	2005
GameSpot Reader's Choice GOTY Readers	United States	2005
Gametrailers	United States	2005
GameZone	United States	2005
IGN Reader's Choice GOTY Readers	United States	2005
Multiplayer.it	Italy	2005
NeoGAF	United States	2005
NTSC-uk	United Kingdom	2005
NTSC-uk Reader's Choice GOTY Readers	United Kingdom	2005
NZGamer	United States	2005
PALGN	Australia	2005
PALGN Reader's Choice Readers	Australia	2005
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	United States	2005
River Front Times	United States	2005
Spike TV Video Game Awards	United States	2005
Thunderbolt	US/UK	2005
UGO	United States	2005
WorthPlaying	United States	2005
X-Play	United States	2005
ZTGD	United States	2005

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