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Publishers with the most Game of the Year awards
Every GOTY award won by a game, credited to its publisher. Sort by any column.
Regional publishers appear here too.
Our source credits localisation and regional publishers the same way it credits the original one, so a company that only published a game in one territory can appear high in this list. Read a row as "was credited on games that won this many awards", not as "made this many hit games".
How this is counted.
Every credited publisher gets the award, because the credit order in our source carries no meaning — a game listing two studios counts for both. That means this column intentionally does not add up to the 6,547 awards in the database.
| Publisher | Awards | Years won | Titles | Best year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | 1700 | 6 | 40 | 2020 (403) |
| Nintendo | 662 | 1 | 36 | 2017 (302) |
| Bethesda Softworks | 579 | 3 | 16 | 2011 (226) |
| Rockstar Games | 514 | 1 | 8 | 2018 (176) |
| Electronic Arts | 466 | 2 | 23 | 2014 (142) |
| Softclub | 395 | 1 | 3 | 2011 (226) |
| PlayStation PC LLC | 342 | 1 | 4 | 2018 (263) |
| cdp.pl | 296 | 1 | 4 | 2015 (281) |
| Namco | 291 | 1 | 3 | 2015 (281) |
| CD Projekt RED | 281 | 1 | 1 | 2015 (281) |
| Xbox Game Studios | 239 | 0 | 29 | 2021 (105) |
| 1C Company | 234 | 1 | 3 | 2011 (226) |
| Capcom | 221 | 1 | 13 | 2019 (102) |
| 2K | 198 | 2 | 13 | 2012 (50) |
| Square Enix | 183 | 0 | 22 | 2020 (37) |
| Activision | 181 | 0 | 17 | 2019 (88) |
| Ubisoft | 172 | 0 | 26 | 2012 (79) |
| Take-Two Interactive | 167 | 0 | 2 | 2013 (166) |
| 505 Games | 165 | 1 | 5 | 2019 (155) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment America | 136 | 1 | 2 | 2009 (116) |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 134 | 0 | 6 | 2016 (114) |
| Valve Corporation | 126 | 1 | 8 | 2011 (59) |
| Feral Interactive | 123 | 0 | 9 | 2014 (76) |
| FromSoftware | 123 | 1 | 5 | 2019 (83) |
| Bandai Namco Entertainment | 121 | 1 | 15 | 2020 (41) |
| Warner Bros. Games | 102 | 0 | 5 | 2014 (52) |
| Cubejoy | 83 | 0 | 1 | 2019 (83) |
| Annapurna Interactive | 79 | 0 | 7 | 2012 (58) |
| Telltale Games | 79 | 1 | 4 | 2012 (75) |
| Supergiant Games | 77 | 0 | 2 | 2020 (74) |
| Konami | 75 | 0 | 4 | 2008 (41) |
| Spike Chunsoft | 65 | 0 | 3 | 2020 (41) |
| CD Projekt | 55 | 0 | 3 | 2020 (41) |
| Sega | 53 | 0 | 14 | 2014 (24) |
| Vir2L Studios | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2006 (40) |
| Eidos Interactive | 39 | 0 | 3 | 2009 (30) |
| Deep Silver | 27 | 0 | 6 | 2017 (14) |
| Akella | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2012 (26) |
| Larian Studios | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2017 (10) |
| Atlus Co., Ltd. | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2017 (13) |
| ZA/UM | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2019 (21) |
| Lucasfilm Games | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2003 (17) |
| Devolver Digital | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2021 (13) |
| Kepler Interactive | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2025 (15) |
| Noviy Disk | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2016 (15) |
| Playdead | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2016 (14) |
| Krafton | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2017 (12) |
| Private Division | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2019 (11) |
| 3909 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2013 (5) |
| Aspyr | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2003 (4) |
| Fullbright | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2013 (11) |
| THQ | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2005 (3) |
| Maddy Makes Games | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2018 (9) |
| Panic | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2019 (8) |
| The Pokémon Company | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2016 (3) |
| Atari, Inc. | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2011 (4) |
| MTV Games | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2007 (6) |
| NC | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2012 (6) |
| Thekla | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2016 (8) |
| 8-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2015 (7) |
| Cardboard Computer | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2014 (5) |
| Fangamer | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2015 (7) |
| Netflix | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2014 (5) |
| Psyonix | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2015 (7) |
| EA Sports | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2012 (2) |
| Namco Bandai Games America Inc. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2011 (5) |
| Sony Group | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2009 (5) |
| 11 Bit Studios | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2014 (4) |
| Epic Games | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2018 (5) |
| Focus Entertainment | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2019 (5) |
| Lucas Pope | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2018 (5) |
| MediaQuest Holdings | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2003 (4) |
| Enhance | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2018 (4) |
| Finji | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2021 (3) |
| Humble Bundle, Inc. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2021 (4) |
| Humble Games | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2021 (4) |
| Ninja Theory | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2017 (3) |
| Yacht Club Games | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2014 (4) |
| Disney Interactive Studios | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2015 (2) |
| Ember Lab | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2021 (3) |
| Frontier Developments | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2014 (2) |
| Majesco Entertainment | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2005 (3) |
| Niantic Games Team | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2016 (3) |
| RedOctane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2006 (2) |
| Sam Barlow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2015 (3) |
| UTV Ignition Games | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2010 (3) |
| Vivendi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2005 (3) |
| Warhorse Studios | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2018 (3) |
| Activision Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2008 (1) |
| Double Fine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2015 (1) |
| Failbetter Games | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2015 (1) |
| Game Freak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2013 (2) |
| Mojang Studios | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2011 (2) |
| Nippon Ichi Software | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2011 (1) |
| Sledgehammer Games | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2014 (2) |
| Squad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2013 (1) |
| Superhot Team | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2016 (2) |
| Tencent | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2012 (2) |
| 2D Boy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008 (1) |
| Aksys Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 (1) |
| Beat Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 (1) |
| Blendo Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 (1) |
| Coffee Stain Studios | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 (1) |
| Crytek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2012 (1) |
| Curve Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 (1) |
| D-Pad Studio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 (1) |
| Dear Villagers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 (1) |
| Die Gute Fabrik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 (1) |
| DotEmu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2020 (1) |
| Drool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 (1) |
| Facepalm Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2013 (1) |
| Frictional Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010 (1) |
| FuturLab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 (1) |
| Game Science | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 (1) |
| Garena | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2012 (1) |
| Hempuli Oy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 (1) |
| Hi-Rez Studios | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2012 (1) |
| Hooded Horse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 (1) |
| HypeTrain Digital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 (1) |
| IO Interactive | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 (1) |
Who led each season
The publisher that collected the most Game of the Year awards in each individual year, and what share of that season's awards they took.
- 6Sony Interactive Entertainment
years on top - 3Bethesda Softworks
years on top - 1Lucasfilm Games
years on top - 1Valve Corporation
years on top - 1Capcom
years on top
| Year | Publisher | Awards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kepler Interactive | 15 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 3 | 60.0% |
| 2023 | Larian Studios | 9 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | 19 | 90.5% |
| 2021 | Xbox Game Studios | 105 | 23.3% |
| 2020 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 403 | 61.9% |
| 2019 | 505 Games | 155 | 32.8% |
| 2018 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 292 | 56.5% |
| 2017 | Nintendo | 302 | 65.4% |
| 2016 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 208 | 43.2% |
| 2015 | Namco | 281 | 58.3% |
| 2014 | Electronic Arts | 142 | 32.2% |
| 2013 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 259 | 47.5% |
| 2012 | Ubisoft | 79 | 19.7% |
| 2011 | Bethesda Softworks | 226 | 55.0% |
| 2010 | Rockstar Games | 111 | 36.5% |
| 2009 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 117 | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Bethesda Softworks | 66 | 31.0% |
| 2007 | 2K | 47 | 29.4% |
| 2006 | Bethesda Softworks | 40 | 34.8% |
| 2005 | Capcom | 36 | 55.4% |
| 2004 | Valve Corporation | 25 | 41.7% |
| 2003 | Lucasfilm Games | 17 | 42.5% |