Game profile
OriginalReturnal
Returnal appears in GOTY Ledger as cumulative rank #44, with public GOTY records for 2021.
- Cumulative rank
- #44
- Cumulative score share
- 6.9%
- Winner selections
- 18
- Sources
- 22
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.
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.
Among top 20 tracked games
2021
- Year rank
- #8
- Score share
- 6.9% 2,010 pts
- Gap to #1
- 15.1 pts
- Closest gap
- 0.1 pts
Same-year score board
- #1 It Takes Two 22%
- #2 Resident Evil Village 14.3%
- #3 Forza Horizon 5 12.6%
- #4 Deathloop 10.3%
- #5 Metroid Dread 8.2%
- #8 Returnal 6.9%
Source record summary
Source composition
This view summarizes where the game record came from before listing every verified source.
Selection source
- Editorial 19 sources
- Reader vote 2 sources
- Industry award 1 sources
Result type
- Winner 18 sources
- Ranked 4 sources
Scoring basis
- Ranked lists 6 sources
- Winner only 16 sources
Main categories
- Overall Game Of The Year 21 sources
- Best Game 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 22 source records
BAFTA Games Awards 2021 · Best Game
- Award year
- 2021
- Published
- Apr 7, 2022
- Selection type
- Industry award
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 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
- Winner
- 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
- Ranked #2
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
DualShockers (UK) 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
Game Informer 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2021
- Published
- Dec 15, 2021
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #4
- Last checked
- Apr 23, 2026
Gamekult (FR) 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
GameSpew 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
Gaming Route 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
Geeky 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
Jagat Play 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
Mashable 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
Metro GameCentral 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
Metro GameCentral (UK) 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
Muropaketti 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
NRK 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
Popular Science 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
Press Start 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 #7
- Last checked
- Apr 23, 2026
TechRadar 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2021
- Published
- Dec 31, 2021
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #10
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
The A.V. Club 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
The Games Machine 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
The Guardian 2021 · Overall Game Of The Year
- Award year
- 2021
- Published
- Dec 23, 2021
- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Winner
- Last checked
- Apr 22, 2026
Official trailer
Official trailer
Returnal - The Tide (Launch Trailer) | PS5 · PlayStation