God of War starting to pull away- current standings:

God of War - 86

The Critics' Picks - 70

The Readers' Picks - 16


Red Dead Redemption 2 - 63

The Critics' Picks - 53

The Readers' Picks - 10


Marvel's Spider-Man - 9

Celeste - 4

Fortnite Battle Royale - 3

Return of the Obra Dinn - 3

Tetris Effect - 3

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 2

Florence - 1

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 1

Monster Hunter: World - 1

11-11: Memories Retold - 1

I will truly never understand how people can consider TWD sea 1 a good game, let alone GOTY contender. I play games primarily for the storytelling, and I’m a bit of a movie buff, yet TWD sea 1 still felt like a complete drag. I thought the acting was mostly painful, and the story felt unimpressive and uninspired. My friend, who’s a filmmaker (but also a gamer), actually came over while I was playing it, and he said too how rough it was. I was bored for most of the game, and I felt little to no emotion—even during the end scene everyone talks about.

I’m not trying to discount or invalidate your or others’ opinions, but I just truly do not get the love this game gets from some people. 

Very cool site to track. I don't remember TWD being that popular, guess I really missed the boat on that one.

God of War - 100 GOTY awards and counting!

They started the formula of a more cinematic quick time event heavy and less adventure and puzzle centric game with Jurassic Park and it was utter garbage. Then they released The Walking Dead S1 and it was a critically acclaimed hit for its characters and storytelling, made them lots of money and rightfully won many game of the year awards.

Also remember that their earlier games like Sam and Max, Monkey Island or Back to the Future were no hits so of course they did stick to their new successful orientation. It wasn't The Walking Dead which bankrupted them but the lack of proper management and a growth that was too rapid for the small company Telltale was. They became too greedy, spent too much for licences and wanted too much in too short of a time.

GOW is 102 awards now, it's crazy !

GOW is great game don't get me wrong, and I feel it set a fantastic stage for the sequels that will be worthy of GOTY title... but this game -in my humble opinion- isn't deserving of game of the year. I've platinum'd the game and I remember so little of it. It wasn't impactful and didn't resonate after completion.

Red Dead started to climb back up - now at almost 100 GOTY awards- but time is winding down. Looks like God of War will edge it out in the end (deservingly so). Also great to see Spider-Man solidly in 3rd place.

Current standings:

God of War - 127

The Critics' Picks - 90

The Readers' Picks - 37


Red Dead Redemption 2 - 99

The Critics' Picks - 78

The Readers' Picks - 21


Marvel's Spider-Man - 16

The Critics' Picks - 16

The Readers' Picks -


Celeste - 6

Fortnite Battle Royale - 4

Return of the Obra Dinn - 4

Tetris Effect - 4

Monster Hunter: World - 3

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 3

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 1

Astro Bot Rescue Mission - 1

Florence - 1

Frostpunk - 1

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 1

Two Point Hospital - 1

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - 1

11-11: Memories Retold - 1

Award year is coming to a close - God of War still with a commanding lead - including a 2:1 fan vote lead:

God of War - 144

The Critics' Picks - 98

The Readers' Picks - 46


Red Dead Redemption 2 - 107

The Critics' Picks - 84

The Readers' Picks - 23


Marvel's Spider-Man - 16

The Critics' Picks - 16

The Readers' Picks -


Celeste - 6

Fortnite Battle Royale - 4

Return of the Obra Dinn - 4

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 4

Tetris Effect - 4

Monster Hunter: World - 3

Astro Bot Rescue Mission - 2

Florence - 2

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 1

Frostpunk - 1

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 1

Subnautica - 1

Two Point Hospital - 1

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - 1

11-11: Memories Retold - 1

Calling it - God of War is the consensus pick for Game Of The Year!

The top 10 GOTY winners were:
1 - God of War 166
2 - Red Dead Redemption 2 117
3 - Marvel's Spider-Man 16
4 - Celeste - 7
5T - Fortnite 4
5T - Monster Hunter: World 4
5T -Return of the Obra Dinn 4
5T - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 4
5T - Tetris Effect 4
10T - Astrobot Rescue Mission 2
10T - Florence 2

God Of War is now the 5th most awarded GOTY in history:

1 - The Witcher 3 257
2 - The Last Of Us 249
3 - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 227
4 - Zelda: Breath of the Wild 189
5 - God of War 166
6 - Uncharted 4 165
7 - GTA V 160
8 - Dragon Age: Inquisition 134
9 - Red Dead Redemption 2 117
10T - Uncharted 2 111
10T - Red Dead Redemption 111