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2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: 113 Game of the Year awards

No: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom collected 113 Game of the Year awards in 2023 and finished No. 2; the season went to Baldur's Gate 3 with 290. The Game Awards named Baldur's Gate 3 its Game of the Year.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Nintendo EPD for the Nintendo Switch. The player controls Link as he searches for Princess Zelda and fights to prevent Ganondorf from destroying Hyrule.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom finished #2 in the 2023 race, with 113 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #18 of all time in this database.

  • 113Total awards
  • 84Media outlets
  • 29Readers' choice
  • 30Countries

Also in the 2023 season: Baldur's Gate 3 (290), Alan Wake 2 (62), Resident Evil 4 (2023) (16), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (13) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom win?

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won 113 Game of the Year awards in the 2023 season — 20.8% of every award tracked that season. 84 came from editorial picks and 29 from readers' polls, across 30 countries.

Did The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2023, behind Baldur's Gate 3, which collected 290 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • post-apocalyptic video game
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch 2

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States40
United Kingdom17
Spain10
Netherlands7
Japan5
Germany4
Mexico3
France2
Norway2
Brazil2
Russia2
India1
Singapore1
Chile1
Switzerland1
Canada1
Argentina1
Australia1
South Africa1
China1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
1UpsmanshipUnited States2023
3dJuegos LatamMexico2023
4Player NetworkUnited States2023
ABPLiveIndia2023
Alfa Beta JuegaSpain2023
AtomixMexico2023
AugustmanSingapore2023
Chiclana & FriendsSpain2023
Chile Tech Awards ReadersChile2023
Colemono ReadersSwitzerland2023
ComicBook.comUnited States2023
Console CreaturesCanada2023
ConsoleWars ReadersGermany2023
CooldownTimeUnited States2023
De StandaardGermany2023
DestructoidUnited States2023
EDGE MagazineUnited Kingdom2023
EE Pocket-lint AwardsUnited Kingdom2023
El PaísSpain2023
ElderPlayersArgentina2023
Eurogamer ReadersUnited Kingdom2023
Famitsu ReadersJapan2023
Filthy Casuals ReadersAustralia2023
Fire EscapeUnited States2023
FlipScreen GamesUnited States2023
Frotress of SolitudeSouth Africa2023
Game InformerUnited States2023
Game RantUnited States2023
Game*Spark ReadersJapan2023
Game8United States2023
Gameliner ReadersNetherlands2023
GameOneFrance2023
Gamer.nl ReadersNetherlands2023
Gamereactor NorwayNorway2023
Gamereactor SpainSpain2023
GameRevolutionUnited States2023
GamersGlobalGermany2023
GamerSky ReadersChina2023
GameShotSouth Korea2023
Gaming in the Wild ReadersIceland2023
GAMINGbibleUnited Kingdom2023
Geeks Under GraceUnited States2023
Giant BombUnited States2023
Giant Bomb ReadersUnited States2023
GigaBootsUnited States2023
Good Vibes GamingUnited States2023
GQ MagazineUnited Kingdom2023
GRCade ReadersUnited Kingdom2023
Grumpy GamersUnited Kingdom2023
Hit KillBrazil2023
HITBOX!United States2023
Hobby Consolas ReadersSpain2023
IGNUnited States2023
IGN JapanJapan2023
IGN Japan ReadersJapan2023
Into The Aether ReadersUnited States2023
Kinda FunnyUnited States2023
Kit & Krysta ReadersUnited States2023
Laptop MagUnited States2023
Link To The CastUnited Kingdom2023
Log On GamesUnited States2023
MeriStationSpain2023
Metro GameCentralUnited Kingdom2023
Metro GameCentral ReadersUnited Kingdom2023
MinnMax ReadersUnited States2023
Mirf.ruRussia2023
Mirror GamingUnited Kingdom2023
NiewsbladBelgium2023
No Soy GamerPeru2023
Noisy Pixel ReadersUnited States2023
NPlusXGermany2023
NPRUnited States2023
NRCNetherlands2023
OverplayBrazil2023
PC GuruHungary2023
PCBFinland2023
PolygonUnited States2023
Power UnlimitedNetherlands2023
Power Unlimited ReadersNetherlands2023
RadCrewNorway2023
ResetERA ReadersUnited States2023
RollingStoneUnited States2023
Root NationRussia2023
SaveTheGameUnited States2023
SensCritique ReadersFrance2023
SER JugonesSpain2023
ShacknewsUnited States2023
SiliconeraUnited States2023
Spawn Wave ReadersUnited States2023
StarGamersNetherlands2023
StarGamers ReadersNetherlands2023
Stuff.tvUnited Kingdom2023
Svampriket ReadersSweden2023
The A.V. ClubUnited States2023
The Daily MirrorUnited Kingdom2023
The FamicastJapan2023
The GuardianUnited Kingdom2023
The Podcast of Social ResearchUnited States2023
The SunUnited Kingdom2023
The-Avocado ReadersUnited States2023
Titanium AwardsSpain2023
Tom’s GuideUnited States2023
Topal GamesSpain2023
Triple ClickUnited States2023
TrueGamingSaudi Arabia2023
Trusted ReviewsUnited Kingdom2023
Twisted VoxelUnited States2023
TYGAwards ReadersSpain2023
VG24Greece2023
VGChartzUnited Kingdom2023
Video TimeHN2023
Waypoint ReadersUnited States2023
Xataka MéxicoMexico2023

← Full 2023 results

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