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 and result types used in the public aggregate. Original source URLs stay internal.
Show 22 source records
BAFTA Games Awards
2021 · Best Game- Selection type
- Industry award
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Den of Geek
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Winner
Digital Trends
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #2
DualShockers (UK)
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Reader vote
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Game Informer
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #4
Gamekult (FR)
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
GameSpew
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Gaming Route
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Geeky
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Jagat Play
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Mashable
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Metro GameCentral
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
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- Winner
Metro GameCentral (UK)
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Reader vote
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Muropaketti
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
NRK
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Popular Science
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Press Start
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
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- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
Slant Magazine
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #7
TechRadar
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Ranked #10
The A.V. Club
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
The Games Machine
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Winner only
- Result
- Winner
The Guardian
2021 · Overall Game Of The Year- Selection type
- Editorial
- Scoring basis
- Ranked lists
- Result
- Winner
Official trailer
Official trailer
Returnal - The Tide (Launch Trailer) | PS5 · PlayStation