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Game of the Year voters in Japan
19 tracked outlets from Japan handed out 80 Game of the Year awards between 1990 and 2025. The most active is Famitsu with 25.
- 19Outlets tracked
- 80Awards given
- 7With their own page
- 1990–2025Active span
The game outlets from Japan named most often is Elden Ring, with 10 awards. In seasons tracked at full breadth, 22 of their 76 picks went to the game that won the season overall (29%). The country consensus table sets that against every other country.
Every Japan outlet we track
Ranked by how many Game of the Year awards each has handed out. Outlets with 3 or more have their own page.
| Outlet | Country | Awards | Tracked range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Famitsu | Japan | 25 | 1990–2025 |
| IGN Japan | Japan | 18 | 2016–2025 |
| Game*Spark | Japan | 6 | 2020–2024 |
| Game*Spark Readers' Choice | Japan | 5 | 2013–2019 |
| Japan Game Awards | Japan | 5 | 1996–2023 |
| Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards | Japan | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Hokanko-Alt | Japan | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| Continue Magazine | Japan | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| 4gamer.net | Japan | 1 | 2025 |
| Automaton Media | Japan | 1 | 2022 |
| Entermix Magazine industry insiders' Choice | Japan | 1 | 2015 |
| Famitsu & Dengeki Game Awards 2025 | Japan | 1 | 2025 |
| Famitsu / Dengeki Game Awards, Readers' Choice | Japan | 1 | 2019 |
| Game8 | Japan | 1 | 2025 |
| GEMAGA | Japan | 1 | 2007 |
| IGN | Japan | 1 | 2025 |
| IGN Japan Readers' Choice | Japan | 1 | 2019 |
| Oretachino Game Awards | Japan | 1 | 2022 |
| The Famicast | Japan | 1 | 2023 |
Countries with a similar field
- United States (1002)
- United Kingdom (356)
- Spain (162)
- Italy (141)
- Russia (92)
Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.