Shadow of the Colossus: 6 Game of the Year awards

No: Shadow of the Colossus collected 6 Game of the Year awards in 2005 and finished No. 2; the season went to Resident Evil 4 with 38. Spike Video Game Awards named Resident Evil 4 its Game of the Year.

Shadow of the Colossus is a 2005 action-adventure game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It takes place in a fantasy setting and follows Wander, a young man who enters an isolated and abandoned region of the realm seeking the power to revive a girl named Mono.

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Shadow of the Colossus finished #2 in the 2005 race, with 6 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

6Total awards
6Media outlets
0Readers' choice
3Countries

Also in the 2005 season: Resident Evil 4 (38), God of War (4), Civilization IV (3), F.E.A.R. (3) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Shadow of the Colossus win?

Shadow of the Colossus won 6 Game of the Year awards in the 2005 season — 8.5% of every award tracked that season. 6 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 3 countries.

Did Shadow of the Colossus win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2005, behind Resident Evil 4, which collected 38 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released18 October 2005
DeveloperTeam Ico
PublisherSony Interactive Entertainment

action-adventure game
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	4
Germany	1
United Kingdom	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Ars Technica	United States	2005
Game Developers Choice Awards	United States	2005
GamesRader	United States	2005
NAViGaTR AWARDS	United States	2005
4PLAYER.DE	Germany	2006
GAME.co.uk	United Kingdom	2006

← Full 2005 results

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