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1990

Strider: 1 Game of the Year award

Not outright. Strider finished level at the top of 1990 with 1 award, so the season has no winner here.

Strider, released in Japan as Strider Hiryū, is a 1989 hack and slash platform game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. Set in a dystopian future in which Earth is ruled by the tyrannical Grandmaster Meio, it follows the titular Strider named Hiryu as he attempts to end Meio's tyrannical reign for good.

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Strider finished #1 in the 1990 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Strider win?

Strider won 1 Game of the Year award in the 1990 season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Strider win Game of the Year?

It shares the top of 1990 with Dragon Quest IV on 1 award each. A tied season has no winner on this site. The 1990 season is only partly documented, so this is a record of surviving awards, not a full count.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released7 March 1989
  • DeveloperCapcom
  • PublisherCapcom
  • platformer
  • action game
  • cyberpunk video game
  • science fiction video game
  • ZX Spectrum
  • Amstrad CPC
  • Sega Genesis
  • Commodore 64
  • TurboGrafx-16
  • PlayStation (console)
  • Wii
  • Atari ST
  • arcade video game

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)United States1990

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