Game of the Year 2021 country by country

10 March 2026

It Takes Two won 2021 with 89 of 450 tracked Game of the Year awards — 19.8%, and the top spot in 18 of 48 countries. But a global majority is not a global consensus: 30 countries handed their most awards to something else, and 20 different games won at least one country outright. In Poland, Australia, Slovakia, Japan, Belgium, Switzerland, Estonia, Ireland, Colombia and Finland, It Takes Two did not receive a single award.

• 20%It Takes Two worldwide
• 48Countries with data
• 30Backed someone else
• 20Games 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 It Takes Two 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

30 of 48 countries gave their most awards to a game other than It Takes Two: United Kingdom, Russia, Canada, Poland, Australia, Hungary, UAE, Mexico, Slovakia, Portugal, Japan, Belgium, Ukraine, Switzerland, Estonia, Ireland, Colombia, Finland. Below, each of those with at least 3 tracked outlets gets its full breakdown — every game and every outlet that named it.

United Kingdom: Deathloop / Returnal

38 tracked outlets, 12 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 2 of them (5%).

1. 6× Returnal
   BAFTA Games Awards, DualShockers (readers), GameSpew, Metro - GameCentral, Metro - GameCentral (readers), The Guardian
2. 6× Deathloop
   EDGE Magazine, Empire, Golden Joystick Awards, Stuff.tv, The Telegraph, TheSixthAxis
3. 4× Forza Horizon 5
   DarkZero, Eurogamer (readers), Go2Games, The Click.gg
4. 4× Halo Infinite
   Dexterto, GAMINGbible (readers), Kerrang! Magazine (readers), The Scottish Sun
5. 4× Metroid Dread
   Gamereactor EU, Next Gen Base, NME, VGChartz

Russia: Resident Evil Village

27 tracked outlets, 10 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 5 of them (19%).

1. 9× Resident Evil Village
   3DNews (readers), Gamer-info (readers), KG-Portal (readers), Mir Fantastiki / MIRF (readers), Playground, Playground (readers), Shazoo (readers), xDlate Production (readers), Zone of Games (readers)
2. 5× It Takes Two
   Cadelta, Cubiq, DTF (readers), GameMAG, Mir Fantastiki / MIRF
3. 5× Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
   Championat, Cybersport, DTF, Lifehacker.ru, Mir Fantastiki / MIRF
4. 2× Psychonauts 2
   Disgusting Men, Igromania
5. 1× Black Book
   3DNews

Canada: Resident Evil Village

15 tracked outlets, 7 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 1 of them (7%).

1. 4× Resident Evil Village
   CGMagazine (readers), Link Cable Gaming (readers), WatchMojo, Weekly Recon (readers)
2. 3× Metroid Dread
   COGconnected, Geeks and Com', Goomba Stomp
3. 3× Forza Horizon 5
   Link Cable Gaming, New Game Network, The Game Butler
4. 2× Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
   2P jeux vidéo (readers), CBR
5. 1× Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
   Financial Post - Post Arcade

Poland: Resident Evil Village

12 tracked outlets, 6 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 4× Resident Evil Village
   Eurogamer Poland, GRY OnLine, GRYOnline, Komputer Świat - Tech Awards (readers)
2. 2× Deathloop
   Antyweb, TesterGier
3. 2× Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
   Ekspert Ceneo, Polityka
4. 2× Forza Horizon 5
   Gamerweb, GRYOnline (readers)
5. 1× Halo Infinite
   ITHardware.pl

Australia: Blue Reflection: Second Light / Death's Door / Deathloop / Far Cry 6 / Forza Horizon 5 / Metroid Dread / Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart / Resident Evil Village / Returnal / Unpacking

10 tracked outlets, 10 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 1× Metroid Dread
   AusGamers
2. 1× Death's Door
   Checkpoint
3. 1× Blue Reflection: Second Light
   Digitally Downloaded
4. 1× Far Cry 6
   EFTM
5. 1× Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
   Explosion Network

Hungary: Resident Evil Village

10 tracked outlets, 5 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 2 of them (20%).

1. 5× Resident Evil Village
   Gamekapocs (readers), GameStar Hungary, IGN Hungary, PC Guru (readers), PlayDome (readers)
2. 2× It Takes Two
   GameStar Hungary (readers), GeekVilág
3. 1× Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
   Game Channel
4. 1× Forza Horizon 5
   Gamer365 (readers)
5. 1× Psychonauts 2
   TheGeek

UAE: Resident Evil Village

5 tracked outlets, 4 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 1 of them (20%).

1. 2× Resident Evil Village
   Al-Ain, IGN Middle East (readers)
2. 1× It Takes Two
   IGN Middle East
3. 1× Deathloop
   Wccftech
4. 1× Forza Horizon 5
   Wccftech (readers)

Mexico: Metroid Dread

5 tracked outlets, 4 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 1 of them (20%).

1. 2× Metroid Dread
   Atomix, Xataka México
2. 1× Forza Horizon 5
   CineMedios
3. 1× It Takes Two
   SDP Noticias
4. 1× Resident Evil Village
   Senpai fka BitMe

Slovakia: Forza Horizon 5

5 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 3× Forza Horizon 5
   CentrumHer (readers), Sector.sk, SomHráč
2. 1× Deathloop
   HernáZóna
3. 1× Resident Evil Village
   Sector.sk (readers)

Portugal: Forza Horizon 5

5 tracked outlets, 4 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 1 of them (20%).

1. 2× Forza Horizon 5
   Eurogamer Portugal (readers), Gamereactor Portugal
2. 1× It Takes Two
   MHD / Magazine.hd
3. 1× Resident Evil Village
   Moshbit Gaming (readers)
4. 1× Halo Infinite
   WASD

Japan: Cyberpunk 2077 / Cyberpunk 2077 (PC Version only) / Monster Hunter Rise / Resident Evil Village / Tales of Arise

5 tracked outlets, 5 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 1× Resident Evil Village
   Famitsu
2. 1× Monster Hunter Rise
   Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards (readers)
3. 1× Tales of Arise
   Game*Spark (readers)
4. 1× Cyberpunk 2077 (PC Version only)
   IGN Japan
5. 1× Cyberpunk 2077
   IGN Japan (readers)

Belgium: Forza Horizon 5

4 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Forza Horizon 5
   4Gamers (readers), Le Soir - Geeko
2. 1× Halo Infinite
   Gaming Boulevard
3. 1× Deathloop
   HLN

Ukraine: Resident Evil Village

4 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 1 of them (25%).

1. 2× Resident Evil Village
   Overclockers.ua, Unian (readers)
2. 1× Deathloop
   HB
3. 1× It Takes Two
   Unian

Switzerland: Forza Horizon 5

3 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Forza Horizon 5
   Digitec (readers), Digitec / Galaxus (readers)
2. 1× Halo Infinite
   TicinOnline

Estonia: Deathloop / Forza Horizon 5 / Resident Evil Village

3 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 1× Deathloop
   Diktor
2. 1× Resident Evil Village
   Level1 (readers)
3. 1× Forza Horizon 5
   MKuubis (readers)

Ireland: Deathloop

3 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Deathloop
   Entertainment.ie, The Irish News
2. 1× Hitman 3
   Hot Press

Colombia: Deathloop / Halo Infinite / Metroid Dread

3 tracked outlets, 3 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 1× Metroid Dread
   GamerFocus
2. 1× Halo Infinite
   GamerFocus (readers)
3. 1× Deathloop
   Radiónica

Finland: Metroid Dread

3 tracked outlets, 2 different games awarded. It Takes Two took 0 of them (0%).

1. 2× Metroid Dread
   Pelit Magazine, Pelit Magazine (readers)
2. 1× Returnal
   Muropaketti

Every game that won at least one country

All 48 countries