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Game of the Year 2026
The 2026 season starts in September
No Game of the Year award has been handed out for 2026 yet. The season opens at Tokyo Game Show in September, runs through the Golden Joysticks and The Game Awards, and does not close until the spring ceremonies. Every award will be counted here as it lands.
The 2026 GOTY calendar
The ten awards that decide how a year is remembered, in the order they arrive — with what each of them picked for 2025.
| Order | Award | When | 2025 winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Game Awards | September, at Tokyo Game Show | — |
| 2 | Golden Joystick Awards | November | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| 3 | Titanium Awards | November, at Fun & Serious Game Festival | — |
| 4 | The Game Awards | Early-to-mid December | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| 5 | The Steam Awards | Voting during the Steam Autumn Sale, winners at the start of January | — |
| 6 | New York Game Awards | January | — |
| 7 | D.I.C.E. Awards | February | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| 8 | Game Developers Choice Awards | March, during GDC | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| 9 | BAFTA Games Awards | March or April | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| 10 | Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards | Spring | — |
While you wait
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