GOTY Ledger
Metroid Dread cover art

Game profile

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Metroid Dread

Metroid Dread appears in GOTY Ledger as cumulative rank #36, with public GOTY records for 2021.

Cumulative rank
#36
Cumulative score share
8.2%
Winner selections
21
Sources
27
Release year: 2021 Metascore88

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 2021 #5 · 8.2%
Winner rate 77.8% 21 / 27
Source mix 2 Selection source
Main category 26 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.

Source record summary

Source composition

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

Selection source

  • Editorial
    26 sources
  • Reader vote
    1 sources

Result type

  • Winner
    21 sources
  • Ranked
    6 sources

Scoring basis

  • Ranked lists
    8 sources
  • Winner only
    19 sources

Main categories

  • Overall Game Of The Year
    26 sources
  • Game Of The Year
    1 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 27 source records
Atomix 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
COGconnected 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Coming Soon 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Den of Geek 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
Dec 20, 2021
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Ranked lists
Result
Ranked #5
Last checked
Apr 22, 2026
Digital Trends 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
Dec 6, 2021
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Ranked lists
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 22, 2026
Game Informer 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
Dec 15, 2021
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Ranked lists
Result
Ranked #5
Last checked
Apr 23, 2026
GamerFocus 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
GamerGen 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
GameTyrant 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Geeks and Com' 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Giant Bomb 2021 · Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Ranked lists
Result
Ranked #8
Last checked
Apr 23, 2026
Goomba Stomp 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Hobby Consolas 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Loading.se (SE) 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
NME 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Paste 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
Nov 30, 2021
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Ranked lists
Result
Ranked #3
Last checked
Apr 23, 2026
PowerWave83 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Red Bull Sweden 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Slant Magazine 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
Dec 6, 2021
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Ranked lists
Result
Ranked #10
Last checked
Apr 23, 2026
SmashPad 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
TechRadar 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
Dec 31, 2021
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Ranked lists
Result
Ranked #7
Last checked
Apr 22, 2026
TIME 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
Dec 14, 2021
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Ranked lists
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 22, 2026
TuttoteK 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
VGChartz 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Reader vote
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
VidaoPantalla 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Xataka México 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
YOLO.mn 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
Award year
2021
Published
N/A
Selection type
Editorial
Scoring basis
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026

Official trailer

Official trailer

Metroid Dread – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch | E3 2021 · Nintendo of America