XCOM 2: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: XCOM 2 collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2016 and finished No. 15; the season went to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End with 191. The Game Awards named Overwatch its Game of the Year.

XCOM 2 is a 2016 turn-based tactics video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is the sequel to 2012's reboot of the series, XCOM: Enemy Unknown; it takes place 20 years after the events of Enemy Unknown.

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XCOM 2 finished #15 in the 2016 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

3Total awards
3Media outlets
0Readers' choice
3Countries

Also in the 2016 season: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (191), Overwatch (114), DOOM (37), Titanfall 2 (6), Hitman (3), Pokémon GO (3), Persona 5 (2), Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did XCOM 2 win?

XCOM 2 won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2016 season — 0.6% of every award tracked that season. 3 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 3 countries.

Did XCOM 2 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 15 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
Released5 February 2016
DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive
Publisher2K

turn-based strategy video game
turn-based tactics
tactical role-playing game
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Linux
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United Kingdom	1
Sweden	1
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Metro - GameCentral	United Kingdom	2016
nwt.se	Sweden	2016
Unwinnable	United States	2016

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