List of accolades received by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The developers of Wild Hunt accepting the Game of the Year award at the 2016 Game Developers Choice Awards. |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Polish: Wiedźmin 3: Dziki Gon) is a fantasy open-world action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt RED.[1] Announced in February 2013, it was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 19 May 2015.[2] The game is the third in the series, preceded by The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, which are based on the series of fantasy novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.
Played in a third-person perspective, players control protagonist Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter known as a witcher, who sets out on a long journey through the Northern Kingdoms. In the game, players battle against the world's many dangers using various weapons and magic, while interacting with non-player characters and completing side quests and main missions to progress through the story.
The game was met with critical acclaim and was a financial success, selling over 6 million copies in six weeks. The game won many Game of the Year awards from various gaming publications, critics, and game award shows, including the Golden Joystick Awards and The Game Awards.
Accolades
Date | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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25 October 2013 | 31st Golden Joystick Awards | Most Wanted | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [3] |
24 October 2014 | 32nd Golden Joystick Awards | Most Wanted | Won | [4] | |
5 December 2014 | The Game Awards 2014 | Most Anticipated Game | Won | [5] | |
30 October 2015 | 33rd Golden Joystick Awards | Game of the Year | Won | [6] | |
Best Gaming Moment | Won | [6] | |||
Best Storytelling | Won | [6] | |||
Best Visual Design | Won | [6] | |||
Studio of the Year | CD Projekt RED for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [6] | ||
3 December 2015 | The Game Awards 2015 | Game of the Year | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [7] |
Best RPG | Won | [7] | |||
Best Narrative | Marcin Blacha and Borys Pugacz-Muraszkiewicz | Nominated | [8] | ||
Best Score/Soundtrack | Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski and Percival | Nominated | [8] | ||
Best Performance | Doug Cockle as Geralt (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) | Nominated | [8] | ||
Best Art Direction | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Nominated | [8] | ||
Developer of the Year | CD Projekt RED for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [7] | ||
7 December 2015 | Slant Magazine's 25 Best Video Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [9] |
9 December 2015 | jeuxvideo.com Best PC Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [10] | |
11 December 2015 | jeuxvideo.com Best PS4 Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [11] | |
16 December 2015 | GameSpot's Best PS4 Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [12] | |
The Telegraph Video Game Awards 2015 | Game of the Year | Runner-Up | [13] | ||
Best Sound Design | Nominated | [13] | |||
Best Narrative | Nominated | [13] | |||
Best Performance | Doug Cockle as Geralt (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) | Nominated | [13] | ||
Technical Achievement | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [13] | ||
18 December 2015 | The A.V. Club Readers’ Poll | Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | Won | [14] | |
Cheat Code Central's Cody Awards 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [15] | ||
Best Male Character | Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) | Won | [16] | ||
Best RPG | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [17] | ||
Best Sound | Won | [18] | |||
Studio of the Year | CD Projekt RED for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [19] | ||
The Guardian's Top 25 Best Games of 2015 | Best Game | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Runner-Up | [20] | |
19 December 2015 | GameSpot's Best Xbox One Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [21] | |
20 December 2015 | Mirror Online's Best Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [22] | |
GameSpot's Best PC Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [23] | ||
22 December 2015 | Kill Screen's Best Videogames of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [24] | |
21 December 2015 | GameSpot's Game of the Year 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [25] | |
26 December 2015 | PC Games's Best Games of 2015 | Best RPG | Won | [26] | |
27 December 2015 | Ars Technica's Best of 2015 | Best Game | Third | [27] | |
Digital Spy's 20 Best Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [28] | ||
Eurogamer.it Best Games of 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [29] | ||
28 December 2015 | PC Games's Best Games of 2015 | Best Studio | CD Projekt RED for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [30] |
Wired's Top 10 Best Videogames of 2015 | Best Game | Runner-Up | [31] | ||
31 December 2015 | EGM’s Best of 2015 | Game of the Year | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [32] |
GamesRadar's Game of the Year 2015 | Game of the Year | Runner-Up | [33] | ||
PC Games's Best PC Games of 2015 | Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | Won | [34] | ||
PC Games's Best PS4 Games of 2015 | Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | Won | [35] | ||
Shacknews Game of the Year 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [36] | ||
1 January 2016 | Game Revolution's Best of 2015 Awards | Game of the Year | Runner-Up | [37] | |
Best Developer | CD Projekt RED | Won | [38] | ||
Best DLC | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone | Won | [39] | ||
Best Story | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Nominated | [40] | ||
Best Art Direction | Nominated | [41] | |||
Best Soundtrack | Nominated | [42] | |||
Best RPG | Nominated | [43] | |||
Official Xbox Magazine Game of the Year Awards 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [44] | ||
The Escapist Game of the Year 2015 | Game of the Year (Editors' Choice) | Won | [45] | ||
4 January 2016 | The Escapist Game of the Year 2015 | Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | Won | [46] | |
6 January 2016 | Game Informer Best of 2015 Awards | Game of the Year (Editors' Choice) | Won | [47] | |
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | Won | [48] | |||
7 January 2016 | Sixth Annual Metacritic User Poll | Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | Won | [49] | |
8 January 2016 | IGN's Best of 2015 | Game of the Year (Editors' Choice) | Won | [50] | |
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | Won | [50] | |||
PC Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | Won | [51] | |||
PlayStation 4 Game of the Year | Nominated | [52] | |||
Xbox One Game of the Year | Nominated | [53] | |||
Best Art Direction (Readers' Choice) | Won | [54] | |||
Technical Excellence (Readers' Choice) | Won | [55] | |||
Best Original Music | Won | [56] | |||
Best Performances (Readers' Choice) | Won | [57] | |||
Best Story (Readers' Choice) | Won | [58] | |||
Best Expansion (Readers' Choice) | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone | Won | [59] | ||
11 January 2016 | 68th Writers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Nominated | [60] |
5 February 2016 | IGN AU Black Beta Select Awards 2015 | Game of the Year | Won | [61] | |
18 February 2016 | 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | Game of the Year | Nominated | [62] | |
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction | Nominated | [62] | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Character | Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) | Nominated | [62] | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Nominated | [62] | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Story | Won | [62] | |||
Outstanding Technical Achievement | Won | [62] | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design | Won | [62] | |||
17 March 2016 | 16th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards | Game of the Year | Won | [63] | |
Best Technology | Won | [63] | |||
19 March 2016 | 2016 SXSW Gaming Awards | Game of the Year | Won | [64] | |
Excellence in Gameplay | Nominated | [64] | |||
Excellence in Art | Nominated | [64] | |||
Excellence in Technical Achievement | Won | [64] | |||
Excellence in Visual Achievement | Won | [64] | |||
Excellence in Narrative | Won | [64] | |||
Excellence in Musical Score | Nominated | [64] | |||
Most Enduring Character | Geralt (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) | Nominated | [64] | ||
21 March 2016 | 15th NAVGTR Awards | Game of the Year | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [65] |
Animation, Technical | Won | [65] | |||
Art Direction, Period Influence | Won | [65] | |||
Art Direction, Fantasy | Won | [65] | |||
Camera Direction in a Game Engine | Won | [65] | |||
Control Design, 3D | Nominated | [65] | |||
Costume Design | Won | [65] | |||
Direction in a Game Cinema | Won | [65] | |||
Game Design, Franchise | Won | [65] | |||
Game Engineering | Won | [65] | |||
Graphics, Technical | Nominated | [65] | |||
Original Dramatic Score, Franchise | Won | [65] | |||
Performance in a Drama, Lead | Doug Cockle as "Geralt" | Won | [65] | ||
Performance in a Drama, Lead | William Roberts as "Uncle Vesemir" | Nominated | [65] | ||
Sound Editing in a Game Cinema | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Won | [65] | ||
Writing in a Drama | Won | [65] | |||
Game, Franchise Role Playing | Won | [65] | |||
7 April 2016 | 12th British Academy Games Awards | Artistic Achievement | Nominated | [66] | |
Audio Achievement | Nominated | [66] | |||
Best Game | Nominated | [66] | |||
Game Design | Nominated | [66] | |||
Performer | Doug Cockle as Geralt of Rivia | Nominated | [66] | ||
Persistent Game | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Nominated | [66] | ||
Story | Nominated | [66] |
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