GOTY Ledger
Metroid Dread cover art

Game record

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Metroid Dread

Metroid Dread ranks #36 in GOTY Ledger's all-time table. Its recorded years are 2021.

All-time rank
#36
Combined yearly score
8.2%
Times picked #1
21
Sources awarding points
27
Release year: 2021 Metascore88

GOTY record details

This game's record at a glance

See when this game performed best, how many sources picked it as #1, and which kinds of sources selected it.

Strongest year 2021 #5 · 8.2%
Picked as #1 77.8% 21 / 27
Selection methods 2 Who selected it?
Most common source type 26 Overall award

GOTY record across all years

Year-by-year GOTY record

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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
    26 sources
  • Reader vote
    1 sources

What was the result?

  • Winner
    21 sources
  • Ranked
    6 sources

How were points calculated?

  • Top 10 list
    8 sources
  • Winner only
    19 sources

Source types

  • Overall award
    26 sources
  • Game of the Year
    1 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 27 source records
Atomix 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
COGconnected 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Coming Soon 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Den of Geek 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
Dec 20, 2021
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Top 10 list
Result
Ranked #5
Last checked
Apr 22, 2026
Digital Trends 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
Dec 6, 2021
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Top 10 list
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 22, 2026
Game Informer 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
Dec 15, 2021
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Top 10 list
Result
Ranked #5
Last checked
Apr 23, 2026
GamerFocus 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
GamerGen 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
GameTyrant 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Geeks and Com' 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Giant Bomb 2021 · Game of the Year
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Top 10 list
Result
Ranked #8
Last checked
Apr 23, 2026
Goomba Stomp 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Hobby Consolas 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Loading.se (SE) 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
NME 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Paste 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
Nov 30, 2021
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Top 10 list
Result
Ranked #3
Last checked
Apr 23, 2026
PowerWave83 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Red Bull Sweden 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Slant Magazine 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
Dec 6, 2021
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Top 10 list
Result
Ranked #10
Last checked
Apr 23, 2026
SmashPad 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
TechRadar 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
Dec 31, 2021
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Top 10 list
Result
Ranked #7
Last checked
Apr 22, 2026
TIME 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
Dec 14, 2021
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Top 10 list
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 22, 2026
TuttoteK 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
VGChartz 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Reader vote
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
VidaoPantalla 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
Xataka México 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026
YOLO.mn 2021 · Overall award
Result year
2021
Date published
No data
Who chose it?
Editorial
How was it scored?
Winner only
Result
Winner
Last checked
Apr 24, 2026

Official trailer

Official trailer

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