Top Game in 2014

Award Totals: 436

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Name

Score

Developers

Publishers

Award Totals

1. Dragon Age: Inquisition

Score: 8.5 / 10
Award Totals: 138 (31.7%)

8.5 / 10

BioWare

Electronic Arts

138 / 31.7% (RC: 33)

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1. The Game Awards (US)

2. IT News Africa (ZA)

3. ABC Good Game (AU)

4. Leviathyn (US)

5. The Auburn Citizen (US)

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2. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Score: 8.4 / 10
Award Totals: 52 (11.9%)

8.4 / 10

Monolith Productions

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

52 / 11.9% (RC: 4)

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1. Fun & Serious Game Festival (ES)

Score: 8.8 / 10
Award Totals: 30 (6.9%)

8.8 / 10

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Nintendo

30 / 6.9% (RC: 9)

4. Super Smash Bros.

Score: 9.2 / 10
Award Totals: 28 (6.4%)

9.2 / 10

Bandai Namco Studios Sora LTD.

Nintendo

28 / 6.4% (RC: 8)

5. Far Cry 4

Score: 8.5 / 10
Award Totals: 27 (6.2%)

8.5 / 10

27 / 6.2% (RC: 16)

2. Red Bull (AT) (Readers’ Choice)

3. Tom’s Hardware Italy – Game Division (IT) (Readers’ Choice)

4. Games.it (IT) (Readers’ Choice)

5. Rooster Teeth – Achievement Hunter (US)

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6. Bayonetta 2

Score: 9.1 / 10
Award Totals: 26 (6%)

9.1 / 10

PlatinumGames

Nintendo

26 / 6% (RC: 4)

7. Alien Isolation

Score: 8.1 / 10
Award Totals: 24 (5.5%)

8.1 / 10

Creative Assembly

SEGA

24 / 5.5% (RC: 2)

8. Dark Souls 2

Score: 9.2 / 10
Award Totals: 15 (3.4%)

9.2 / 10

From Software

Bandai Namco

15 / 3.4% (RC: 2)

9. Destiny

Score: 7.6 / 10
Award Totals: 14 (3.2%)

7.6 / 10

Bungie

Activision

14 / 3.2% (RC: 2)

10. Hearthstone

Score: 9.3 / 10
Award Totals: 8 (1.8%)

9.3 / 10

Blizzard Entertainment

8 / 1.8% (RC: 1)

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1. Berlingske (DK)

2. Wired (US)

3. UOL Jogos (BR) (Readers’ Choice)

4. Battle Creek Enquirer (US)

5. GameTrailers (US)

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11. Divinity: Original Sin

Score: 8.7 / 10
Award Totals: 5 (1.1%)

8.7 / 10

Larian Studios

Focus Home Interactive

5 / 1.1% (RC: 2)

1. PlayUA (UA)

2. VGNetwork (IT) (Readers’ Choice)

3. Gametech.ru (RU)

4. Gametech.ru (RU) (Readers’ Choice)

5. Riot Pixels (RU)

12. Kentucky Route Zero – Act III

Score: 9.1 / 10
Award Totals: 5 (1.1%)

9.1 / 10

Cardboard Computer

Annapurna Interactive

5 / 1.1%

1. Paste Magazine (US)

2. Boston Herald (US)

3. Kill Screen (US)

4. Austin Chronicle (US)

5. Unwinnable (US)

13. Sunset Overdrive

Score: 8.3 / 10
Award Totals: 5 (1.1%)

8.3 / 10

Insomniac Games

Xbox Game Studios

5 / 1.1%

1. Akihabara Blues (ES)

2. Topless Robot (US)

3. Pixel Dynamo (UK)

4. All That’s Epic (US)

5. AMH Network (AU)

14. Forza Horizon 2

Score: 8.6 / 10
Award Totals: 5 (1.1%)

8.6 / 10

Playground Games

Xbox Game Studios

5 / 1.1% (RC: 1)

1. Trusted Reviews (UK) (Readers’ Choice)

2. BGR (US)

3. Tell Me About Games (IT)

4. M! Games / MANIAC (DE)

5. Senses.se (SE)

15. Shovel Knight

Score: 9 / 10
Award Totals: 4 (0.9%)

9 / 10

Yacht Club Games

4 / 0.9%

1. Filmoria (UK)

2. Irrational Passions (US)

3. TechRaptor (US)

4. The Free Cheese (US)

16. This War of Mine

Score: 7.8 / 10
Award Totals: 4 (0.9%)

7.8 / 10

11 bit studios

4 / 0.9%

1. Polygamia (PL)

2. 4Players (DE)

3. NorthWest Cable News (US)

4. Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DE)

17. Wolfenstein: The New Order

Score: 7.9 / 10
Award Totals: 4 (0.9%)

7.9 / 10

4 / 0.9%

3. Horrible Night (US)

4. The New York Game Awards (US)

18. Titanfall

Score: 8.6 / 10
Award Totals: 3 (0.7%)

8.6 / 10

Respawn Entertainment

Electronic Arts

3 / 0.7%

1. GameWorld (GR)

2. Gamereactor Norway (NO)

3. Critically Sane (US)

19. Transistor

Score: 8.3 / 10
Award Totals: 3 (0.7%)

8.3 / 10

3 / 0.7%

Score: 8 / 10
Award Totals: 2 (0.5%)

8 / 10

Frontier Developments

2 / 0.5% (RC: 1)

1. bit-tech (UK)

2. GDC Awards (US) (Readers’ Choice)

21. South Park: The Stick of Truth

Score: 8.5 / 10
Award Totals: 2 (0.5%)

8.5 / 10

Obsidian Entertainment

Ubisoft

2 / 0.5%

1. Colorado Springs Gazette (US)

2. GIGA (DE)

22. The Evil Within

Score: 7.5 / 10
Award Totals: 2 (0.5%)

7.5 / 10

2 / 0.5%

23. The Talos Principle

Score: 8.5 / 10
Award Totals: 2 (0.5%)

8.5 / 10

2 / 0.5%

24. The Walking Dead: Season Two

Score: 8.1 / 10
Award Totals: 2 (0.5%)

8.1 / 10

Telltale Games

2 / 0.5%

1. MoonTV Gamer (FI)

2. Troy Daily News (US)

25. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Score: 8.3 / 10
Award Totals: 2 (0.5%)

8.3 / 10

Sledgehammer Games

Activision

2 / 0.5% (RC: 1)

1. 3 News (NZ)

2. CyberShack (AU) (Readers’ Choice)

26. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Score: 8.2 / 10
Award Totals: 2 (0.5%)

8.2 / 10

Spike

2 / 0.5% (RC: 1)

1. Digitally Downloaded (AU) (Readers’ Choice)

2. Diehard Gamefan (US)

27. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

Score: 8.7 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.7 / 10

Blizzard Entertainment

1 / 0.2%

1. Actiontrip (US)

28. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Score: 8.2 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.2 / 10

The Astronauts

1 / 0.2%

1. Polityka (PL)

29. FIFA 15

Score: 8.2 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.2 / 10

EA Canada

EA Sports

1 / 0.2%

1. Wall Street Journal – Speakeasy (US)

30. The Wolf Among Us

Score: 8 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8 / 10

Telltale Games

1 / 0.2%

1. Thunderbolt (UK)

31. Hohokum

Score: 7.5 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

7.5 / 10

Honeyslug

Annapurna Interactive

1 / 0.2%

1. Newstalk 106-108fm (IE)

32. TxK

Score: 8.4 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.4 / 10

Llamasoft

1 / 0.2%

1. Les Inrockuptibles (FR)

33. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Score: 6.6 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

6.6 / 10

Kojima Productions

Konami

1 / 0.2%

1. The Skinny Magazine (UK)

34. Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Score: 7.7 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

7.7 / 10

1 / 0.2%

Score: 8.9 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.9 / 10

Ustwo Games

iDreamSky

1 / 0.2%

1. Clipset (ES)

36. Velocity 2X

Score: 8.6 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.6 / 10

FuturLab

1 / 0.2%

1. One Hit Pixel (UK)

37. Papers, Please

Score: 9.2 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

9.2 / 10

3909 LLC

3909 LLC.

1 / 0.2%

1. GameCity Prize (UK)

38. 80 Days

Score: 8.8 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.8 / 10

Inkle

1 / 0.2%

1. Time (US)

39. Assassin’s Creed Unity

Score: 7 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

7 / 10

Ubisoft Montreal

Ubisoft

1 / 0.2%

1. Bn DeStem (NL)

40. Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Score: 8.3 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.3 / 10

P-Studio

Atlus

1 / 0.2%

1. Slant Magazine (US)

41. Banished

Score: 7.3 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

7.3 / 10

Shining Rock Software

1 / 0.2% (RC: 1)

1. Gamer.no (NO) (Readers’ Choice)

42. Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Score: 8.3 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.3 / 10

Game Freak

Nintendo

1 / 0.2% (RC: 1)

1. Rádio JHero (BR) (Readers’ Choice)

43. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Score: 7.7 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

7.7 / 10

2K Australia

2K Games

1 / 0.2%

1. Creative Loafing Tampa (US)

44. Sportsfriends

Score: 8.2 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.2 / 10

Die Gute Fabrik

1 / 0.2%

1. Details Magazine (US)

45. Child of Light

Score: 8.9 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.9 / 10

1 / 0.2%

Score: 9.2 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

9.2 / 10

Stoic Studio

Versus Evil

1 / 0.2%

1. The Fresno Bee (US)

47. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Score: 8.3 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

8.3 / 10

Spike Chunsoft

1 / 0.2%

1. Diehard Gamefan (US)

48. The Crew

Score: 6 / 10
Award Totals: 1 (0.2%)

6 / 10

Ivory Tower

Ubisoft

1 / 0.2%

1. Quarter to Three (US)