Rank #1
- Score share
- 55.2% 9,100 pts
- Winner selections
- 91
- Sources
- 91
2015 Game of the Year (GOTY) Rankings
Representative GOTY
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Original
- Score share
- 55.2%
- Score
- 9,100 pts
- Sources
- 165
- Review status date
- May 20, 2026
Year context
How the year played out
The 2015 landscape ended as a landslide for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but not as a simple walkover. Witcher 3 spread across both readers' votes and editorial picks, then added The Game Awards, GDC, Golden Joystick, NAVGTR, and SXSW; Fallout 4 answered inside the major-awards circuit with BAFTA and D.I.C.E. top honors. The year reads as broad Witcher 3 dominance with Fallout 4 holding a formal-awards counterweight.
How this year was counted
Trust summary
A compact view of the source pool behind this year's ranking. Public pages show the outlet names and source mix.
Collection complete
Known sources and candidates have been reviewed, with no open items currently pending.
- Sources
- 165
- Review status date
- May 20, 2026
Source mix
- Editorial
- 106
- Reader vote
- 46
- Industry award
- 4
- Mixed award
- 9
Scoring depth
- Public vote count
- 0
- Public vote share
- 0
- Ranked lists
- 106
- Winner and nominees
- 0
- Winner only
- 59
Outlet names included
This list shows verified outlet names, categories, selection types, and scoring bases.
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- 20 Minuten
- 4Gamers
- Akihabara Blues
- All Around Gaming Hub
- AnaitGames (ES)
- Analog Addiction
- AreaGames
- Areajugones
- Ars Technica
- Atomix
- Atomix Community Choice
- Attack of the Fanboy
- Austin Chronicle
- BAFTA Games Awards
- BagoGames
- BGR
- BILD
- bit-tech
- Bleeding Cool
- Blesk.cz
- Blick
- BuzzFeed
- CG Spectrum
- CGMagazine
- Cheat Code Central
- Chom
- City A.M.
- Código Espagueti
- Complex
- Cubed3
- Cultured Vultures
- CyberLudus
- CyprusGamer
- D.I.C.E. Awards
- DarkZero
- Digital Spy (Reader's Choice)
- Digital Spy Reader Awards
- Digital Trends
- Dork Shelf
- Empire
- ENTER.co Readers' Choice
- Entertainment Focus
- Estadão
- Eurogamer
- Eurogamer (GB, Reader's Choice)
- Eurogamer Germany
- Eurogamer Portugal
- Eurogamer Spain
- Eurogamer Spain Readers' Choice
- Everyeye.it
- Fok!
- Forbes
- Franceinfo
- Franceinfo Jeux Video
- GamAlive Readers' Choice
- Game Informer Readers' Choice
- Game It All
- Game Podunk
- Game Rant
- Game*Spark
- Gameblog (FR)
- GameHall
- GameMAG Readers' Choice
- Gameparty
- Gamer.no
- Gamereactor EU
- Gamereactor Norway
- Gamereactor Portugal
- Gamereactor Suomi
- Gamereactor Sweden
- GamerGen Readers' Choice
- Gamers FTW
- GamersGlobal
- Games.CH
- GameSided
- GameSpot
- GamesRadar+
- Gaming Age
- GamingBolt
- GamingShogun
- GDC Awards
- Geekbecois
- GEEKSandCOM
- GINX TV
- Gizmodo en Español
- Golden Joystick Awards
- Gulf News
- hi-Tech.ua
- High-Def Digest
- Horrible Night
- Houston Press
- IBTimes UK
- IGN
- IGN Brasil
- IGN Brasil (BR, Reader's Choice)
- IGN España
- IGN Italy
- IGN Middle East Readers' Choice
- iPrima.cz
- Jagat Play
- JeuxVideo.com
- Kotaku
- lemonde
- LevelUp
- los Premios ADSLZone
- Magazine.HD
- Mashable
- Maxim Magazine
- MeriStation
- Metro GameCentral (Reader's Choice)
- Metro Montreal
- Middle of Nowhere Gaming
- MonsterVine
- MWEB GameZone
- mxdwn
- nachrichten.at
- NAVGTR Awards
- NDTV – Gadgets 360
- New Game Network
- New Statesman Magazine
- Niche Gamer
- Nördliv
- NRK
- NRSGamers
- NWTV (Reader's Choice)
- Panorama Magazine
- Play Legit
- PopOptiq
- Première Magazine
- PróximoNível
- Rádio JHero
- Shacknews
- Slant Magazine
- SmashPad
- Svampriket
- SXSW Gaming Awards
- Tech Insider
- Techpress.gr
- TechSmart
- TechTudo
- The Auburn Citizen
- The Daily Mirror
- The Game Awards
- The Guardian
- The Huffington Post Canada
- The Koalition
- The New York Game Awards
- The Skinny Magazine
- TheSixthAxis
- TheSixthAxis Community Choice
- Thrillist
- Tom's Guide
- Trusted Reviews
- UOL Jogos
- VGChartz
- VICE UK
- Vida Extra Readers' Choice
- Vida Extra Readers' Choice Awards
- Vulture
- WatchMojo
- Wccftech
- We The Nerdy
- WIRED
- Yahoo
- Zonared
Ranking
| Rank | Game | Score share | Winner selections | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 55.2% 9,100 pts | 91 | 91 | |
| #2 | 13.3% 2,200 pts | 22 | 22 | |
| #3 | 7.9% 1,300 pts | 13 | 13 | |
| #4 | 6.7% 1,100 pts | 11 | 11 | |
| #5 | 4.8% 800 pts | 8 | 8 | |
| #6 | 1.8% 300 pts | 3 | 3 | |
| #7 | 1.2% 200 pts | 2 | 2 | |
| #7 | 1.2% 200 pts | 2 | 2 | |
| #7 | 1.2% 200 pts | 2 | 2 | |
| #7 | 1.2% 200 pts | 2 | 2 | |
| #11 | 0.6% 100 pts | 1 | 1 | |
| #11 | 0.6% 100 pts | 1 | 1 | |
| #11 | 0.6% 100 pts | 1 | 1 | |
| #11 | 0.6% 100 pts | 1 | 1 | |
| #11 | 0.6% 100 pts | 1 | 1 | |
| #11 | 0.6% 100 pts | 1 | 1 | |
| #11 | 0.6% 100 pts | 1 | 1 |
Rank #2
- Score share
- 13.3% 2,200 pts
- Winner selections
- 22
- Sources
- 22
Rank #3
- Score share
- 7.9% 1,300 pts
- Winner selections
- 13
- Sources
- 13
Rank #4
- Score share
- 6.7% 1,100 pts
- Winner selections
- 11
- Sources
- 11
Rank #5
- Score share
- 4.8% 800 pts
- Winner selections
- 8
- Sources
- 8
Rank #6
- Score share
- 1.8% 300 pts
- Winner selections
- 3
- Sources
- 3
Rank #7
- Score share
- 1.2% 200 pts
- Winner selections
- 2
- Sources
- 2
Rank #7
- Score share
- 1.2% 200 pts
- Winner selections
- 2
- Sources
- 2
Rank #7
- Score share
- 1.2% 200 pts
- Winner selections
- 2
- Sources
- 2
Rank #7
- Score share
- 1.2% 200 pts
- Winner selections
- 2
- Sources
- 2
Rank #11
- Score share
- 0.6% 100 pts
- Winner selections
- 1
- Sources
- 1
Rank #11
- Score share
- 0.6% 100 pts
- Winner selections
- 1
- Sources
- 1
Rank #11
- Score share
- 0.6% 100 pts
- Winner selections
- 1
- Sources
- 1
Rank #11
- Score share
- 0.6% 100 pts
- Winner selections
- 1
- Sources
- 1
Rank #11
- Score share
- 0.6% 100 pts
- Winner selections
- 1
- Sources
- 1
Rank #11
- Score share
- 0.6% 100 pts
- Winner selections
- 1
- Sources
- 1
Rank #11
- Score share
- 0.6% 100 pts
- Winner selections
- 1
- Sources
- 1
How this year was counted