Meta Awards Every Game of the Year award, counted
Menu

Explore

Rankings

Database

Seasons

Home › Franchises › Dark Souls

Franchise

Dark Souls: 36 Game of the Year awards

4 awarded games between 2011–2016, 26 media votes and 10 readers' votes — without taking a season title so far.

  • 36Total awards
  • 4Awarded games
  • 0Seasons won
  • 2011–2016Active span

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards has Dark Souls won?

Games in the Dark Souls series have won 36 Game of the Year awards, from 4 games, 2011–2016. Dark Souls II has the most, with 15.

Which Dark Souls game won Game of the Year?

None has won a season outright. The closest is Dark Souls III, No. 6 in 2016.

Franchises with a similar record

Awards per game

  1. Dark Souls II201415
    Media outlets: 12 · Readers' choice: 3
  2. Dark Souls III201615
    Media outlets: 11 · Readers' choice: 4
  3. Dark Souls20115
    Media outlets: 3 · Readers' choice: 2
  4. Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition20121
    Media outlets: 0 · Readers' choice: 1

Awards over time

051015201120122013201420152016Peak — 2014: 15
Counted, not judged.

Membership is matched automatically from game titles at build time, so new entries in the database join this page on the next build. Award totals are a documented minimum — see the methodology.

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