The Last of Us 2 has won the most awards of all games so far, according to a game of the year tracker.
How the user discovered australiughhh on The Last of Us subreddit, the Naughty Dog sequel garnered 261 awards in 2020 according to the Game of the Year follow-up website, gameawards.net. Compared to the top earners in subsequent years, this figure shows that The Last of Us 2 has become the most award-winning game so far.
The website, which brings together the prizes awarded by the media and the prizes chosen by the readers, shows the games that won the most prizes each year. From 2003 to 2020, you can take a look at the games that stood out each year. The Last of Us 2 only beats the likes of CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which scored 260 victories in total in 2015.
It’s interesting to see the overall winners in years past such as Death Stranding in 2019, God of War in 2018, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in 2017. Going back even further, you can also see some older fan favorites occupy the first place with BioShock in 2007, Resident Evil 4 in 2005 and Half-Life 2 in 2004, along with the first winner on the follow-up website, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic in 2003.
The site is also a great way to look back on 2020, with Hades coming second to The Last of Us 2, followed by Ghost of Tsushima, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and more.