Game profile
OriginalAnimal Well
Animal Well appears in GOTY Ledger as cumulative rank #49, with public GOTY records for 2024.
- Cumulative rank
- #49
- Cumulative score share
- 5.9%
- Winner selections
- 4
- Sources
- 23
Record profile
Record snapshot
A game page highlights the shape of the record: strongest year, winner conversion, source mix, and the main category behind the score.
Cumulative GOTY profile
Year-by-year GOTY record
Each entry shows how this game ranked in its public GOTY year and which nearby competitors shaped that race.
Among top 20 tracked games
2024
- Year rank
- #8
- Score share
- 5.9% 1,680 pts
- Gap to #1
- 32.7 pts
- Closest gap
- 0.4 pts
Same-year score board
- #1 Astro Bot 38.6%
- #2 Metaphor: ReFantazio 15.3%
- #3 Balatro 14.2%
- #4 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 12.3%
- #5 Black Myth: Wukong 9.1%
- #8 Animal Well 5.9%
Source record summary
Source composition
This view summarizes where the game record came from before listing every verified source.
Selection source
- Editorial 23 sources
Result type
- Winner 4 sources
- Ranked 19 sources
Scoring basis
- Ranked lists 19 sources
- Winner only 4 sources
Main categories
- Overall Game Of The Year 23 sources
Source record summary
Reflected source records
This list shows outlet names, original source links, checked dates, and result types used in the public aggregate.
Show 23 source records
Ars Technica 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #4
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Associated Press 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- Dec 13, 2024
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
CGMagazine 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
DualShockers 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Engadget 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #9
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Eurogamer 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Game Rant 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #5
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
GamingBolt 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #9
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Hardcore Gamer 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #4
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
InBetweenDrafts 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
- Last checked
- Apr 23, 2026
Kotaku 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #5
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Mashable 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
NPCLatino 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
- Last checked
- Apr 23, 2026
NPR 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #9
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Polygon 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #4
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Rolling Stone 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
The New York Times 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #5
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
The Ringer 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- Dec 16, 2024
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #7
- Last checked
- Apr 23, 2026
The Smash Hit Chronicles 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
- Last checked
- Apr 23, 2026
The Verge 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
The Washington Post 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Vandal 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
- Last checked
- Apr 23, 2026
Vulture 2024 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2024
- Published
- N/A
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #4
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Official trailer
Official trailer
Animal Well - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games · PlayStation