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Horizon Zero Dawn

Name: Horizon Zero Dawn Game of the Year record dataset
Creator: GOTY Ledger
License: https://gotyledger.site/en/methodology/#data-use

Horizon Zero Dawn appears in GOTY Ledger as cumulative rank #25, with public GOTY records for 2017.

Cumulative rank: #25
Cumulative score share: 13.6%
Winner selections: 45
Sources: 45

Release year: 2017 Metascore89

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.

Strongest year 2017 #2 · 13.6%

Winner rate 100% 45 / 45

Source mix 3 Selection source

Main category 45 Overall Game Of The Year

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.

Year rank: #2
Score share: 13.6% 4,350 pts
Gap to #1: 42.5 pts
Closest gap: 42.5 pts

Same-year score board

#1 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 56.1%
#2 Horizon Zero Dawn 13.6%
#3 Super Mario Odyssey 7.9%
#4 NieR: Automata 4.4%
#5 PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 4.1%

Source record summary

Source composition

This view summarizes where the game record came from before listing every verified source.

Selection source

Editorial

24 sources
Reader vote

18 sources
Mixed award

3 sources

Result type

Winner

45 sources

Scoring basis

Ranked lists

5 sources
Winner only

40 sources

Main categories

Overall Game Of The Year

45 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 45 source records

4Gamers 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Akihabara Blues 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Mixed award
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

BaziCenter 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Bazimag 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

BILD (DE, Reader's Choice) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Birth.Movies.Death. 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Bleeding Cool 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Checkpoint 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Entertainment Buddha 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Eurogamer Poland (PL, Reader's Choice) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: Dec 25, 2017
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Eurogamer Portugal (PT, Reader's Choice) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: Dec 29, 2017
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Explosion Network 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

FutureFive NZ 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

GamAlive 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

GamAlive Readers' Choice 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Gamekapocs (HU) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: Dec 31, 2017
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

GameOver 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Gameparty 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Gameplanet 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Gamereactor EU 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

GameReactor Finland 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Gamereactor Nederlands 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Gamereactor Portugal 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Games.cz 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Hrej 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

HVG 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

HWM+Hardwarezone.com Tech Awards 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

IGN Brasil (BR, Reader's Choice) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

JeuxVideo-Live (FR, Reader's Choice) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

MiastoGier (Reader's Choice) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

NRK 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Oyungezer 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Mixed award
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

PC Games (DE, Reader's Choice) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

pcmanias 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: Jan 15, 2018
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Pelaaja Magazine 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Press Start 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Prohardver 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: Jan 5, 2018
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

PSbloggen 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: Dec 31, 2017
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

TechRadar 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Mixed award
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

The New Zealand Herald 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

TheSixthAxis (UK, Reader's Choice) 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Unboxholics 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Video Game Shelf 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

XGN 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Zing 2017 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2017
Published: N/A
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 9, 2026

Official trailer

Horizon Zero Dawn - Launch Trailer | PS4 · PlayStation