Game record

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Dark Souls III

Name: Dark Souls III Game of the Year record dataset
Creator: GOTY Ledger
License: https://gotyledger.site/en/methodology/#data-use

Dark Souls III ranks #68 in GOTY Ledger's all-time table. Its recorded years are 2016.

All-time rank: #68
Combined yearly score: 3.9%
Times picked #1: 11
Sources awarding points: 11

Release year: 2016 Metascore89

GOTY record details

This game's record at a glance

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Strongest year 2016 #5 · 3.9%

Picked as #1 100% 11 / 11

Selection methods 2 Who selected it?

Most common source type 11 Overall award

GOTY record across all years

Year-by-year GOTY record

See where this game ranked each year and which games competed with it.

Year rank: #5
Available points earned: 3.9% 1,100 pts
Score difference from #1: 33.6 pp
Score difference from nearest game: 0.4 pp

Compare games from the same year

#1 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 37.5%
#2 Overwatch 24.6%
#3 DOOM 5.8%
#4 The Last Guardian 4.2%
#5 Dark Souls III 3.9%

Records by source

Which sources selected this game?

See who selected this game, how they selected it, and whether it appeared as a winner, nominee, or ranked entry.

Who selected it?

Editorial

9 sources
Reader vote

2 sources

What was the result?

Winner

11 sources

How were points calculated?

Top 10 list

6 sources
Winner only

5 sources

Source types

Overall award

11 sources

Records by source

Sources used for scoring

See the publication name, original link, and date checked for every source used in the score. The list also shows whether the game was a winner, nominee, or ranked entry.

Show 11 source records

Fok! 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

Gamekult (FR) 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

GameMAG 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: Dec 20, 2016
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

GamerSky 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

Gameswelt 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

Golden Joystick Awards 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

Jeux Capt 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

New York Daily News 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

Pooha 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

Red Bull Readers' Choice 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

Thrillist 2016 · Overall award

Result year: 2016
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 15, 2026

Official trailer

Dark Souls III – Launch Trailer | PS4 · PlayStation