Game Series That Took Home The Most Awards At The Game Awards

The Game Awards are just around the corner, bringing us to the 12th consecutive year of celebrating the games industry with Geoff Keighly. While you can expect tons of awards and announcements to be dished out all through the night, did you ever wonder which game series has accumulated the most awards over the decade-plus span this show has been going on for?

Well, it turns out that there are quite a few series that have won many awards over the years, placing them in a league of their own compared to other series that may have been nominated loads of times, but never quite reeled in the award. While every game showcased at The Game Awards is undoubtedly top-tier, it takes something truly special to claim these many trophies!

Updated December 19, 2025, by Seth Parmer: The Game Awards 2025 has concluded, allowing us to revisit this list and update some of the entries. Not only did Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s historic night earn it a spot on the list, but we fixed our God of War entry, adding the missed award to its accolades, gave Final Fantasy its newly acquired Sim/Strategy award for its outstanding Tactics Remake, and Baldur’s Gate 3 its third consecutive Community Support award!

Hellblade

Starting things off with a banger, we have Hellblade, which sees the emotional journey of Senua get the respect it deserves. With a total of five awards across both releases, there’s no denying how deeply fans and judges alike have resonated with the game’s narrative and Senua’s struggles.

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And in both cases, Melina Juergens took home the Best Performance award for her stellar portrayal of Senua. Additionally, both titles received the award for Best Audio Design, which is unsurprising given how spectacular the sound is; it pulls you into the experience immediately and refuses to let go. Well deserved across the board!

Astro Bot

Astro Bot is next in line, as it also snagged five awards throughout The Game Awards’ lengthy run. While it received only one award in 2018 for its superb Astro Bot Rescue Mission VR release, the remaining four were earned last year with its titular Astro Bot release on the PlayStation 5.

Everything from Game of the Year to Best Family was cleaned up by Astro Bot at the 2024 Game Awards, which could have been surprising to some viewers, given the steep competition. Nonetheless, this wonderful platformer deserves all the praise it received and more, as it is a remarkable experience from start to finish!

Elden Ring

Ooooh, Elden Ring, one of the most fever-pitched releases in quite some time that actually delivered on its hype and pulled even non-Soulsborne fans into its magical and seemingly endless world. For those curious, Elden Ring also won five awards, which is quite impressive considering they all came from the base release, meaning its expansion didn’t play a part in raising its numbers.

Elden Ring is a one-of-a-kind release, and its Game of the Year win is more than enough proof of that. Going from the Most Anticipated a year before actually sticking the landing is only something FromSoftware can pull off, and we’re delighted to see millions of others have that ‘ah-ha!’ moment for the first time as they become obsessed with the genre, just as we did many years ago!

The Legend Of Zelda

Following that, we have The Legend of Zelda series, which has a remarkable six awards total throughout the history of Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards. Speaking of companies that have the ‘it’ factor to win the Most Anticipated award, only to come back the following year and pick up Game of the Year, Nintendo is one of them, as they did precisely that with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

While they also scooped up Most Anticipated with Tears of the Kingdom as well, they fell a bit shy when it came to GOTY the year following, but still managed to get Best Action/Adventure, which is saying something, as that category was fierce that year. This series is something special, and Nintendo keeps knocking it out of the park with it!

Baldur’s Gate

Another series with a massive seven awards is Baldur’s Gate, with all seven of them coming from Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3, a game that likely needs no introduction. In the year of its release, this game won five awards, only to return the following two for the Best Community Support award, claiming them without breaking a sweat. Which, seeing how passionate its fanbase is, this shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is remarkable from start to finish and is a labor of love for fans of the series and genre, as well as newcomers. The game’s massive world, fascinating characters, and intense focus on player freedom and expression are unmatched, making it worthy of all the praise it’s gotten since it launched!

Overwatch

Ready for a bit of a curveball? What if we said Overwatch has a total of seven awards from The Game Awards? Did that shock you as much as it did us? Now, that’s not to say Overwatch is a bad game or anything, but you rarely see multiplayer-only titles receive this level of love and praise, especially at award shows or when the year it released also had bangers like Dark Souls 3 and Uncharted 4.

Not only did it clean up the year it launched, taking home even the coveted Game of the Year award, but it would repeatedly be back in the mix, taking home Best Ongoing and Best Esports titles years later. While it has since been a bit quiet, especially since the launch of Overwatch 2, there’s no denying how unique and exhilarating the original Overwatch was when it first released!

Forza

A bit of an interesting one here, as the Forza series overall has a whopping eight awards, with five coming from the Forza Horizon series, and the other three coming from the Forza Motorsport series. While we can argue semantics all day about whether they should be counted separately, those numbers are still impressive for racing games.

At the end of the day, Forza, as a whole, took home eight awards from The Game Awards, and we think that’s incredible. Despite most of its awards coming from the Sports/Racing and Sound Design categories, it’s not like those categories are freebies. Forza is a remarkable series, and the Horizon titles are easily among the best games out there. We couldn’t be happier to see it get the recognition it deserves!

The Last Of Us

Speaking of series that deserve nothing but the best, we have The Last of Us, which has won a massive eight awards over the years. While you may think that would be obvious considering how massive the first installment was, this only includes The Last of Us Part 2, as The Game Awards wasn’t a thing when this deeply depressing, yet incredible series started.

So, from its Most Anticipated win back in 2017 to its dominant launch year in 2020, where it took home seven awards, The Last of Us Part 2 single-handedly carried this series toward the top of the list. Can you imagine how many awards it would have had if this show had existed just one year prior? And, no. The Spike Video Game Awards, or the VGXs with Joel McHale, do not count!

God Of War

God of War is ready to throw down, having earned an unbelievable nine awards between its unforgettable 2018 ‘soft-reboot’ and 2022’s Ragnarok. While God of War Ragnarok won the most awards out of the two, its stellar reboot took home the big one, winning Game of the Year over juggernauts like Red Dead Redemption 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Monster Hunter World.

Seeing such a beloved series return without fumbling the bag was, to say the least, relieving. When everyone saw how much heart and soul went into every inch of these titles, they were solidified as instant classics. God of War (2018) and Ragnarok flesh out Kratos’ character expertly while maintaining everything that made the earlier games excellent, and that’s why these titles took home so many awards!

Clair Oscur: Expedition 33

From the moment you start playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to its bitter end, you can tell it’s something special, with each twist and turn pulling you further into its magical world filled to the brim with fascinating characters, regions to explore, and moments that will leave you with your jaw on the floor and tears streaming down your face. Who knew such an ambitious and brand-new IP could bring home nine awards?

Despite all the hostility being lobbed against it by other fanbases or even other developers, Expedition 33 deserves every bit of praise it gets, as it is a one-of-a-kind experience from beginning to end. Even if turn-based RPGs aren’t your thing, you cannot deny that this game knocks everything it goes for out of the park, creating a devastating world with relatable characters, stunning visuals, exhilarating combat, and a banger soundtrack!