The King of Fighters XV: 1 Game of the Year award

No: The King of Fighters XV collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2022 and finished No. 28; the season went to Elden Ring with 436. The Game Awards named Elden Ring its Game of the Year.

The King of Fighters XV is a 2022 fighting game developed and published by SNK in Japan and Koch Media internationally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. It is the fifteenth main installment in The King of Fighters series.

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The King of Fighters XV finished #28 in the 2022 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2022 season: Elden Ring (436), God of War Ragnarök (109), Immortality (9), Norco (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The King of Fighters XV win?

The King of Fighters XV won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2022 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did The King of Fighters XV win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 28 in 2022, behind Elden Ring, which collected 436 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released17 February 2022
DeveloperSNK
PublisherSNK, Plaion

fighting game
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X and Series S

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Italy	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
PowerWave83	Italy	2022

← Full 2022 results

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