Sid Meier's Civilization VI: 2 Game of the Year awards

No: Sid Meier's Civilization VI collected 2 Game of the Year awards in 2016 and finished No. 17; the season went to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End with 191. The Game Awards named Overwatch its Game of the Year.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI is a 2016 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by American company Firaxis Games and published by 2K. The mobile and Nintendo Switch ports were published by Aspyr Media.

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Sid Meier's Civilization VI finished #17 in the 2016 race, with 2 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

2Total awards
2Media outlets
0Readers' choice
2Countries

Also in the 2016 season: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (191), Overwatch (114), DOOM (37), Pokémon GO (3), XCOM 2 (3), Persona 5 (2), Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Sid Meier's Civilization VI win?

Sid Meier's Civilization VI won 2 Game of the Year awards in the 2016 season — 0.4% of every award tracked that season. 2 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did Sid Meier's Civilization VI win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 17 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
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released21 October 2016
DeveloperFiraxis Games
Publisher2K, Aspyr

turn-based strategy video game
4X
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Linux
IOS
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Android (operating system)

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
France	1
Mexico	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
GamAlive	France	2016
LevelUp	Mexico	2016

← Full 2016 results

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