Awards and Nominations

Over 200 awards worldwide!

2023

2022

Awards

Nominations

  • Global Industry Game Awards

    Music Composition / Sound Design / Networking Technology / Community Management / Customer Support / Dialogue / Narrative Design / Story / World Building

  • Golden Joystick Awards 2022

    Still Playing Award / Best Game Expansion

  • DICE

    Best Online Game

2021

Awards

Nominations

2020

2019

Awards

Nominations

2018

2017

2016

Awards

Nominations

2015

Awards

  • IGN

    IGN's Top 25 PlayStation 4 Games (#15)

  • MMOSite

    Readers Choice Award

  • RPGFan

    Best MMORPG of 2015 / Best Story of 2015

  • Arcade Sushi

    Arcade Sushi's PC Gift Guide 2015

  • Game Informer

    Best MMORPG of 2015 / Best MMO / Top 10 Games As Services

  • GameSpot

    Editor (Justin Haywald's) Favorite Games of 2015

  • Hardcore Gamer

    Best DLC/Expansion

  • Kotaku

    Jason Schreier's Top 10 Games of 2015 / The Year in JRPGs, 2015 / Fahey's Top 10 Games of 2015

  • Massively Overpowered

    Best MMO of 2015

  • Polygon

    Best PC Games for new owners

  • RPGSite

    Best Score/Soundtrack

  • VentureBeat

    The 10 Best RPGs of 2015

  • PlayStation® Awards 2015

    PlayStation Network Award

  • Jeuxvideo.com

    Best MMO game on PS4 in 2015

  • mmozone.de

    Best Atmosphere Award 2015

Nominations

  • Game Revolution

    Best Downloadable Content

  • Metacritic

    Best PC Games of 2015

  • PlayStation Blog

    Best Expansion / Best Soundtrack

  • PlayStation LifeStyle

    Best Online Experience / Best DLC/Expansion

  • PCGamesN

    10 Best MMORPGs on PC

  • CEDEC AWARDS 2015

    Game Design / Sound

2014

Awards

  • Japan Game Awards 2014

    Games of the Year Division: Award for Excellence

  • Crave Online

    Best of 2014: The 10 Most Addictive Video Games of 2014 (#3 Honorable Mention)

  • Gamezgeneration.de

    Gold Award

  • MMOZone

    Best MMO Graphics 2014

  • Onlinewelten.com

    Best MMO for consoles 2014

  • PlayStation.Blog 2014

    Game of the Year Awards - Studio of the Year (Editors' Choice)

  • Metacritic

    Best Video Games of 2014 (#14 PS4)

  • GamesRadar

    The 25 Best PS4 Games (#25)

  • Digital Trends

    The 10 Best PlayStation 4 Games You Can Buy Right Now

Nominations

  • PlayStation Universe

    PSU Readers' Game of the Year 2014

  • Cinema Blend

    10 Best Games In 2014 You Didn't Play

  • GameTrailers

    Best Expansion

  • Destructoid

    Destructoid Community Choice Award

2013

Awards

  • Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia

    PlayStation®Awards 2013 Special Award

  • AbleGamers

    Mainstream Game of the Year

  • Associated Press

    AP CRITICS PICK THE YEAR'S BEST VIDEO GAMES (#10)

  • CraveOnline

    The Top Video Games of 2013

  • EGMNOW

    EGM's Best of 2013: Editor's Awards: Matthew Bennett (Off-Topic Award)

  • Game Informer

    Best MMO / Best MMO (Reader's Choice) / Top 50 Games of 2013 / Editor's Pick - Joe Juba (#8)

  • GamesRadar

    Platinum Chalice Award (Best Fanservice) / Platinum Chalice Award (Most Improved) / The Best Games of 2013 (#17)

  • GameStop

    Best Games of 2013

  • GotGame

    Best RPG of 2013

  • IGN

    The Top 30 PlayStation 4 Games of 2014

  • Igromania.ru

    MMO of the Year

  • Just Push Start

    Best MMO of 2013

  • Kotaku

    Fahey's Top Ten Games of 2013

  • LOOKI.DE

    BEST MMORPG OF 2013 / Gold Award

  • Massively

    MMO Of The Year / Most Improved

  • M!Games Magazine

    “Must Have”

  • MMOsite

    Best New MMO / Favorite MMORPG Award / Best Graphics / Best Soundtrack

  • NEO

    Game of the Year
    (NEO Awards are sponsored by Japan Journeys)

  • PSX Extreme

    Special: The PSXE Favorites

  • Reno Gazette Journal

    The Big Game List: RGJ critic's top console video games of 2013 (#9)

  • RPC

    Most Promising Product

  • RPGFAN

    Best Sound of 2013 / Best MMORPG of 2013 / Game of the Year (Derek Heemsbergen's Awards) / Best RPG of 2013

  • Slant Magazine

    The 25 Best Video Games of 2013 (#9)

  • The Gaming Experience

    Top Ten Console Games of 2013 (#3)

  • Thunderbolt Games

    Game of the Year 2013 (#18)

  • USA Today

    10 Best Console Games of 2013 (#9)

  • USgamer

    2013 in Review: The Year's Best Games

  • WebMoney Award 2013

    Rookie of the Year BEST GAMES

  • ZAM

    MMORPG Of The Year / Game of the Year (Reader's Choice)

Nominations

  • Cheat Code Central

    Best RPG Game

  • Destructoid

    Game of the Year - Community Choice / 2013 Best RPG

  • Game Informer

    Reader's Choice - Game of the Year

  • GamesRadar

    The Best Games of 2013 (September)

  • Hardcore Gamer

    Best Reboot

  • IGN

    People's Choice - Best MMORPG of 2013 / People's Choice - Best Music of 2013 / People's Choice - Game of the Year 2013 / People's Choice - Best PS3 Role-Playing Game / People's Choice - Best PC RolePlaying Game / People's Choice - Best PC Graphics

  • Inside Gaming Daily Awards

    Best Co-Operative Multiplayer

  • Kotaku

    Fahey's Top Ten Games of 2013

  • Massively

    Biggest Story / Most Improved

  • VGX

    Best RPG