Game of the Year 2012

Quick answers

Who won Game of the Year 2012?

The Walking Dead: The Game won the 2012 season with 75 Game of the Year awards, 18.7% of the season's awards, ahead of Journey with 58.

What won Game of the Year at the Spike Video Game Awards 2012?

Spike Video Game Awards named The Walking Dead: The Game its Game of the Year for 2012. The same game collected the most awards across all outlets.

Which game won the most Game of the Year awards in 2012?

The Walking Dead: The Game, with 75 Game of the Year awards - 18.7% of every award tracked that season. Journey was second with 58.

What was the best game of 2012?

Counted across every outlet that gave an award, The Walking Dead: The Game: 75 Game of the Year awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.

Did Journey win Game of the Year 2012?

No. Journey finished second in 2012 with 58 awards, behind The Walking Dead: The Game.

How many Game of the Year awards were given in 2012?

This site documents 401 Game of the Year awards for 2012, from 398 outlets in 40 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.

Major ceremonies 2012

2 of 7 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →

The players' verdict — 2012

58 of the 2012 awards were readers' and community votes — the public's side of the season, counted separately. Players and press split this season: the public's most-voted game was Far Cry 3 while the editorial vote went to The Walking Dead: The Game.

1. Far Cry 312
2. Assassin's Creed III8
3. Mass Effect 38
4. Borderlands 27
5. Journey6

When players and critics disagree, across every season →

Best game of 2012, by every award

Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2012, ranked by wins.

1. The Walking Dead: The Gameincludes researched awards75
   Media outlets: 66 · Readers' choice: 9
2. Journey58
   Media outlets: 50 · Readers' choice: 8
3. Far Cry 353
   Media outlets: 25 · Readers' choice: 28
4. Dishonored52
   Media outlets: 44 · Readers' choice: 8
5. Mass Effect 3includes researched awards32
   Media outlets: 21 · Readers' choice: 11
6. Borderlands 228
   Media outlets: 16 · Readers' choice: 12
7. Assassin's Creed IIIincludes researched awards26
   Media outlets: 11 · Readers' choice: 15
8. Halo 421
   Media outlets: 14 · Readers' choice: 7
9. XCOM: Enemy Unknown21
   Media outlets: 21 · Readers' choice: 0
10. Guild Wars 25
11. Max Payne 35
12. Call of Duty: Black Ops II4
13. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimcounted toward 20113
14. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kingscounted toward 2011 · includes researched awards3
15. Sleeping Dogs2
16. Xenoblade Chronicles2
17. Blade & Soul1
18. Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition1
19. Fez1
20. FIFA Soccer 131
21. Hitman: Absolution1
22. NHL 131
23. Spec Ops: The Line1
24. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordcounted toward 20111
25. Trials Evolution1
26. Tribes: Ascend1
27. Warface1
28. Animal Crossing: New Leafresearched addition1
    Media outlets: 0 · Readers' choice: 1

Who voted for what

All 401 tracked awards for 2012, from 40 countries. 58 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.