The Last of Us Part 2 is the first game to receive 300 Game of The Year awards, according to online tracker gameawards.net. This makes it the most awarded game in history.
The tracker looks at Game of the Year awards from both media outlets and reader’s choice awards. It is through this combination that The Last of Us Part 2 has received 300 Game of the Year awards. The only other game which has gotten even close to this milestone is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with 280 awards.
This record puts The Last of Us Part 2 far ahead of all the other titles released in 2020, with Hades and Ghost of Tsushima both sitting at 63 awards each, and Cyberpunk 2077 sitting at 35 awards.
Top 10 Most Awarded Titles:
- The Last of Us Part II (2020) – 300
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) – 280
- God of War (2018) – 260
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) – 258
- The Last of Us (2013) – 257
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) – 229
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (2016) – 188
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) – 172
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013) – 163
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) – 138
The Last of Us Part 2 managed to beat The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt late last year through reader’s choice awards, but it has now managed to overtake the game in media outlet awards as well.
If you take into consideration just the awards from media outlets, the most awarded game of all time would actually be the original The Last of Us, with 199 awards. The Last of Us Part 2 is third on that list, with 192 awards, sitting below The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Looking at the reader’s choice awards data, we see that The Last of Us Part 2 currently has 108 awards, placing it first and far ahead of the first part of the franchise, which got 58 awards. This means that the sequels massive lead is more due to the reader’s choice, and not just the critical reception it received.
With such outstanding reception, it’s no wonder that Naughty Dog is remaking the first game in the series for the PS5. Details are still scarce on the project, but we know it’s in the works and we can’t wait to revisit it.
About The Last of Us Part II
The Last of Us Part II is a an action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. The game is set 5 years after the events of the first game.
Players control Ellie on her journey for revenge against The Wolves, a faction which has set up in Seattle. On her journey, Ellie fights against survivors of the Cordyceps apocalypse and new variants of the infected. The game mixes elements of stealth and gun-play in vast areas, allowing players to approach the situation as they see fit. The Last of Us Part 2 received an overall positive reception and has gone on to win several Game of the Year awards.
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