The Vanishing of Ethan Carter: 1 Game of the Year award

No: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2014 and finished No. 43; the season went to Dragon Age: Inquisition with 139. The Game Awards named Dragon Age: Inquisition its Game of the Year.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a 2014 horror adventure video game developed and published by The Astronauts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter finished #43 in the 2014 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 2014 season: Dragon Age: Inquisition (139), Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (52), Mario Kart 8 (31), The Banner Saga (1), The Crew (1), The Wolf Among Us (1), Valiant Hearts: The Great War (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Vanishing of Ethan Carter win?

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2014 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did The Vanishing of Ethan Carter win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 43 in 2014, behind Dragon Age: Inquisition, which collected 139 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released25 September 2014
DeveloperThe Astronauts
Publisher—

walking simulator
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Poland	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Polityka	Poland	2014

← Full 2014 results

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