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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Name: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Game of the Year record dataset
Creator: GOTY Ledger
License: https://gotyledger.site/en/methodology/#data-use

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ranks #45 in GOTY Ledger's all-time table. Its recorded years are 2015.

All-time rank: #45
Combined yearly score: 6.7%
Times picked #1: 11
Sources awarding points: 11

Release year: 2015 Metascore95

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Strongest year 2015 #4 · 6.7%

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

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Year rank: #4
Available points earned: 6.7% 1,100 pts
Score difference from #1: 48.5 pp
Score difference from nearest game: 1.2 pp

Compare games from the same year

#1 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55.2%
#2 Fallout 4 13.3%
#3 Bloodborne 7.9%
#4 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 6.7%
#5 Life Is Strange 4.8%

Records by source

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Who selected it?

Editorial

9 sources
Reader vote

2 sources

What was the result?

Winner

1 sources
Ranked

10 sources

How were points calculated?

Top 10 list

10 sources
Winner only

1 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.

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AreaGames 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Blesk.cz 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

City A.M. 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 20, 2026

Complex 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 20, 2026

GamesRadar+ 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

GamingShogun 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

IGN Italy 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Middle of Nowhere Gaming 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

NRK 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Panorama Magazine 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

VICE UK 2015 · Overall award

Result year: 2015
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Official trailer

METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain - Launch Trailer | PS4 · PlayStation