Game of the Year 2019 country by country

11 January 2026

Death Stranding won 2019 with 118 of 472 tracked Game of the Year awards — 25.0%, and the top spot in 18 of 51 countries. But a global majority is not a global consensus: 33 countries handed their most awards to something else, and 9 different games won at least one country outright. In South Africa, India and Peru, Death Stranding did not receive a single award.

• 25%Death Stranding worldwide
• 51Countries with data
• 33Backed someone else
• 9Games that won a country

Where the winner was strong, and where it was not

Grouped by region, sorted by how much of each region's vote Death Stranding took. The spread is the story: the same game can be near-unanimous in one region and absent in another.

The countries that picked something else

33 of 51 countries gave their most awards to a game other than Death Stranding: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Mexico, Greece, Colombia, Portugal, South Africa, Finland, India, UAE, Slovakia, South Korea, Peru. Below, each of those with at least 3 tracked outlets gets its full breakdown — every game and every outlet that named it.

United States: Resident Evil 2

107 tracked outlets, 20 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 9 of them (8%).

1. 25× Resident Evil 2
   Attack of the Fanboy, Cheat Code Central, Chico Enterprise-Record, Destructoid Readers' Choice (readers), Easy Allies Readers' Choice (readers), Game Informer Readers' Choice (readers), Game Revolution, GameFAQs, GameRevolution, Gaming Access Weekly, Gaming Age, Hardcore Gamer, Hey Poor Player, Lords of Gaming, Metacritic Readers' Choice (readers), MP1st, NeoGAF, Red Carpet Report, ResetEra, The Blade, The Free Cheese, The Young Folks, Tom's Guide, Twinfinite, WorthPlaying
2. 15× Control
   Ars Technica, EGM, Game Chronicles, Game Informer, Gameranx, GamesRadar, Geek Girl Authority, Giant Bomb Readers' Choice (readers), IGN, Mashable, MonsterVine, NoobFeed, Paste Magazine, Red Carpet Report, Sick Critic
3. 11× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   Easy Allies, Fextralife, GameSpot, mxdwn, NAVGTR Awards, New York Daily News, Niche Gamer, SXSW Gaming Awards, The Game Awards, Thrillist, Unwinnable
4. 9× Death Stranding
   Bay Area News Group, BGR, CNN, Complex Magazine, IGN Readers' Choice (readers), Popular Mechanics Magazine, Screen Rant, Twinfinite Readers' Choice (readers), W2M Network
5. 8× Fire Emblem: Three Houses
   GotGame, HalfGen, Noisy Pixel, SmashPad, Sword Chomp, The Daily Camera, The Game Awards Player's Voice, VentureBeat

United Kingdom: Resident Evil 2

36 tracked outlets, 12 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 5 of them (14%).

1. 15× Resident Evil 2
   Any Button Gaming, Cubed3, DarkZero, Empire Magazine, Eurogamer Readers' Choice (readers), Gamereactor GRTV, Gamereactor UK, Golden Joystick Awards, Metro - GameCentral Readers' Choice (readers), Stuff Gadget Awards, TechRadar, The Digital Fix, Trusted Reviews, VGC, VGChartz
2. 5× Death Stranding
   DualShockers Readers' Choice (readers), Game-Debate Global Game Awards, Kerrang! Magazine Readers' Choice (readers), Next Gen Base, TheSixthAxis
3. 4× Outer Wilds
   BAFTA Awards, EDGE Magazine, Eurogamer, The Guardian
4. 3× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   Metro - GameCentral, The Telegraph, WhatCulture
5. 2× Control
   Golden Joystick Critics Choice, LADbible

Germany: Resident Evil 2 / Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

18 tracked outlets, 8 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 3 of them (17%).

1. 4× Resident Evil 2
   Eurogamer.de Readers' Choice (readers), NAT-Games, PC Games Readers' Choice (readers), Spieletipps
2. 4× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   Game-DNA, Gameswelt, Hooked Readers' Choice (readers), MANIAC.de
3. 3× Death Stranding
   4Players, 4Players Readers' Choice (readers), GamersGlobal Readers' Choice (readers)
4. 3× Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
   Deutscher Computerspielpreis, GIGA Readers' Choice (readers), Pixelburg (timestamp: 112:40)
5. 1× Days Gone
   BILD Readers' Choice (readers)

Brazil: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

16 tracked outlets, 6 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 2 of them (12%).

1. 6× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   Brazil Game Awards, GameSpot Brasil, GameVicio, IGN Brasil, Jogabilidade (timestamp: 03:03:03), TechTudo
2. 4× Resident Evil 2
   99Vidas, GameVicio Readers' Choice (readers), VOXEL, VOXEL Readers' Choice (readers)
3. 2× Death Stranding
   Canaltech, Rádio JHero (readers)
4. 2× Control
   Globo - G1, Reloading
5. 1× Disco Elysium
   Overloadr

Canada: Resident Evil 2 / Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

14 tracked outlets, 9 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 1 of them (7%).

1. 3× Resident Evil 2
   CGMagazine, Link Cable Gaming, Link Cable Gaming (readers)
2. 3× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   National Post - Post Arcade, Pod Cavern, WatchMojo
3. 2× Fire Emblem: Three Houses
   Geeks and Com', Goomba Stomp
4. 1× Death Stranding
   COGconnected
5. 1× Control
   GameCrate

Australia: Control

13 tracked outlets, 7 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 1 of them (8%).

1. 6× Control
   AusGamers, IGN Australia Select Awards Editor's Choice, Internal Robots (timestamp: 1:51:52), Press Start Australia, Stevivor, The AU Review
2. 2× Resident Evil 2
   Kotaku Australia Readers' Choice (readers), WellPlayed
3. 1× The Outer Worlds
   Checkpoint on JOY 94.9
4. 1× Spirit Hunter: NG
   Digitally Downloaded
5. 1× Death Stranding
   Explosion Network

Sweden: Resident Evil 2

12 tracked outlets, 5 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 2 of them (17%).

1. 5× Resident Evil 2
   Gamereactor Sverige, Gamereactor Sverige Readers' Choice (readers), Loading.se (readers), MovieZine, Svampriket (readers)
2. 2× Death Stranding
   Aftonbladet, M3
3. 2× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   FZ Readers' Choice (readers), Varvat
4. 2× Control
   Nöjesguiden Magazine, Nördliv
5. 1× Disco Elysium
   FZ

Mexico: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

9 tracked outlets, 5 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 2 of them (22%).

1. 3× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   Atomix.vg, LevelUp, Vanguardia
2. 2× Resident Evil 2
   BitMe, unocero
3. 2× Death Stranding
   Código Espagueti, Global Media
4. 1× Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
   Expansión Magazine
5. 1× Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
   LOS40 México

Greece: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

8 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 2 of them (25%).

1. 4× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   GameWorld, Insomnia, Unboxholics, Unboxholics Readers' Choice (readers)
2. 2× Resident Evil 2
   GameOver Readers' Choice (readers), Zougla
3. 2× Death Stranding
   GameWorld Readers' Choice (readers), VideoGames24

Colombia: Resident Evil 2

5 tracked outlets, 4 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 1 of them (20%).

1. 2× Resident Evil 2
   GamerFocus, GamerFocus Readers' Choice (readers)
2. 1× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   El Espectador
3. 1× Fire Emblem: Three Houses
   El Heraldo
4. 1× Death Stranding
   Radionica

Portugal: Resident Evil 2

5 tracked outlets, 4 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 1 of them (20%).

1. 2× Resident Evil 2
   Eurogamer.pt, Eurogamer.pt Readers' Choice (readers)
2. 1× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   Gamereactor Portugal
3. 1× Death Stranding
   Magazine.HD
4. 1× Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
   WASD

South Africa: Control / Disco Elysium / Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice / Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

4 tracked outlets, 4 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 0 of them (0%).

1. 1× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   Critical Hit
2. 1× Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
   Raru (readers)
3. 1× Control
   SA Gamer
4. 1× Disco Elysium
   TechCentral

Finland: Disco Elysium

4 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 1 of them (25%).

1. 2× Disco Elysium
   Pelit Magazine, Pelit Magazine (readers)
2. 1× The Outer Worlds
   Gamereactor Suomi
3. 1× Death Stranding
   Muropaketti

India: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

4 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   GamingBolt, IGN India Readers' Choice (readers)
2. 1× Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
   MensXP
3. 1× Resident Evil 2
   Stuff Gadget Awards

UAE: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

4 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 1 of them (25%).

1. 2× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   IGN Middle East, Wccftech
2. 1× Death Stranding
   IGN Middle East Readers' Choice (readers)
3. 1× Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
   Wccftech Readers' Choice (readers)

Slovakia: Resident Evil 2

4 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 1 of them (25%).

1. 2× Resident Evil 2
   Sector, SomHráč.sk
2. 1× Red Dead Redemption 2
   Sector Readers' Choice (readers)
3. 1× Death Stranding
   Živé.sk

South Korea: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

3 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 1 of them (33%).

1. 2× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   GameShot, Minimap (readers)
2. 1× Death Stranding
   Ruliweb

Peru: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

3 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. Death Stranding took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
   RPP - Mas Consolas, TEC
2. 1× Fire Emblem: Three Houses
   No Soy Gamer

Every game that won at least one country

All 51 countries