Overview
- ResetEra user Angie’s aggregation credits Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with 436 GOTY titles, edging Elden Ring’s 435 in a count that includes outlet picks and award shows.
- The same tally lists 125 players’ or readers’ choice wins for Clair Obscur, surpassing The Last of Us Part 2’s 115.
- Angie’s data suggests Clair Obscur captured about 70% of 2025’s GOTY decisions, ranking behind Ocarina of Time at 87% and Street Fighter II at 80%.
- Critics on ResetEra and Reddit question the inclusion criteria and outlet size, and published roundups differ slightly on Elden Ring’s total.
- With 621 total GOTY givers counted for 2025 versus 529 in 2024, the season is still in motion and the informal totals could shift, even as the buzz benefits Sandfall Interactive following recent AI-use allegations.