Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2020 and finished No. 22; the season went to The Last of Us Part II with 325. The Game Awards named The Last of Us Part II its Game of the Year.

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is an action role-playing simulation video game developed by Edelweiss and published by Marvelous. It was first released in North America on November 10, 2020, for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and the PC through Steam.

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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin finished #22 in the 2020 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2020 season: The Last of Us Part II (325), Ghost of Tsushima (75), Hades (74), Kentucky Route Zero (1), Persona 5 Royal (1), Spiritfarer (1), Streets of Rage 4 (1), Tell Me Why (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin win?

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2020 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 22 in 2020, behind The Last of Us Part II, which collected 325 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released12 November 2020
DeveloperEdelweiss
PublisherMarvelous, Xseed Games

action role-playing game
simulation video game
platformer
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Australia	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Digitally Downloaded	Australia	2020

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