Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2018

Overview

Giant Bomb's Game of the Year Awards celebrates 2018's best and worst in the world of video games.

This year, the format of the deliberations and awards changed. The total number of awards was reduced to ten while the first few days of discussions were devoted to simply talking about 79 games that came out in 2018 in chronological order. During these discussions, anyone could nominate a game for one of the categories. The final two days are where the awards were doled out.

• 2018 GOTY Hub

Deliberations

• Day One - Podcast - Video
• Day Two - Podcast - Video
• Day Three - Podcast - Video
• Day Four - Podcast - Video
• Day Five - Podcast - Video

Articles

• Here's What Won

Videos

• Blind Create-A-Sim (Part 1)
• Blind Create-A-Sim (Part 2)
• Giant ROM 5
• Hitsmas
• Mario Party Party 11
• Millennials React to Gamespot 2004
• Smashing Through the Snow!
• Winter Games

The Awards

Game of the Year Tetris Effect Dead Cells God of War Red Dead Redemption II Into the Breach Return of the Obra Dinn Marvel's Spider-Man Hitman 2 Monster Hunter World Dragon Ball FighterZ

Most Disappointing Sea of Thieves Runners-Up Fallout 76 Red Dead Redemption II

Best-Looking God of War Runners-Up Red Dead Redemption II Dragon Ball FighterZ

Best Ongoing Game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Runners-Up Fortnite Destiny 2

Best Story Red Dead Redemption II Runners-Up Marvel's Spider-Man Return of the Obra Dinn

Best Moment or Sequence Arthur's Last Ride to Camp (Red Dead Redemption II) Runners-Up Trying to Piece the Relationship Back Together (Florence) Beating Dead Cells

Best Debut Return of the Obra Dinn Runners-Up Into the Breach Dead Cells

Best Music Red Dead Redemption II Runners-Up Celeste Donut County

Hottest Mess Fallout 76 Runners-Up Filip Miucin plagiarism scandal Questionable Workplace Practices and Culture in the Games Industry

Best Styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle Tetris Effect Runners-Up Gorogoa Return of the Obra Dinn

Staff Lists

Links in names go to each staff members' written breakdown.

Jeff Gerstmann Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Dead Cells Hitman 2 Tetris Effect Forza Horizon 4 Destiny 2: Forsaken Donut County Monster Hunter: World Dragon Ball FighterZ EXAPUNKS

Vinny Caravella God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Return of the Obra Dinn Dragon Ball FighterZ Chuchel Mega Man 11 EXAPUNKS Red Dead Redemption II Donut County Hitman 2

Brad Shoemaker Red Dead Redemption II Destiny 2: Forsaken Tetris Effect State of Decay 2 Into the Breach Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Dead Cells Hitman 2 Sea of Thieves Monster Hunter: World

Alex Navarro Into the Breach Red Dead Redemption II Tetris Effect Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Dead Cells Forza Horizon 4 Marvel's Spider-Man Hitman 2 Astro Bot Rescue Mission Frostpunk

Dan Ryckert God of War Tetris Effect Dead Cells Hitman 2 Astro Bot Rescue Mission Spyro Reignited Trilogy Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Super Mario Party Marvel's Spider-Man Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Jason Oestreicher Monster Hunter: World Marvel's Spider-Man Dead Cells Onrush BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Dragon Ball FighterZ Tetris Effect God of War Soulcalibur VI Earth Defense Force 5

Abby Russell Red Dead Redemption II Return of the Obra Dinn Moss God of War Quarantine Circular Moonlighter Marvel's Spider-Man House Flipper Super Mario Party Florence

Ben Pack Into the Breach Tetris Effect Dead Cells God of War Return of the Obra Dinn Celeste Donut County Red Dead Redemption II Marvel's Spider-Man BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Jan Ochoa Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! Into the Breach God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Slay the Spire Dead Cells Tetris Effect Hitman 2 Monster Hunter: World Pokémon Go

Matt Rorie Assassin's Creed Odyssey Path of Exile Hollow Knight Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom God of War Destiny 2: Forsaken (in no particular order)

Dave Nillasca Top 10 Giant Bomb Moments of 2018

Guest Lists

• Aaron Stewart Ahn
• Alex Zandra van Chestein
• BAKOON
• Bruno Dias
• Bryan Intihar
• Casey Malone
• Chris Grant
• Colin Spacetwinks
• Danny O'Dwyer
• Dave Lang
• Dia Lacina
• Drew Scanlon
• Ed Boon
• Erica Lahaie
• Felix Kramer
• Greg Kasavin
• Greg Miller
• Jack Gallagher
• Jeff Bakalar
• John "Cowboy" Bellomy
• Kahlief Adams
• Keita Takahashi
• Lena Raine
• Leon Chang
• Maffew
• Mary Kish
• Matt Pascual
• Mike Drucker
• Nina Freeman
• No Goblin
• Pat Baer
• Rami Ismail
• Rich Gallup
• Ron Funches
• Samantha Kalman
• Scott Benson
• Sébastien Bénard
• Soha E
• Subset Games
• SWERY
• Trevor Strunk
• Will Smith
• Xavier Woods & Kenny Omega
• Xeecee
• ZMF

Community

• Voting
• Results

God of War Red Dead Redemption II Marvel's Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Hitman 2 Dead Cells Celeste Into the Breach Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Return of the Obra Dinn