'' Persona 5 '' won two awards in the Japanese 2016 PlayStation Awards . At The Game Awards 2017 , the game was nominated for the show 's " Game of the Year " , " Best Art Direction " , " Best Score/Music " , and " Best Role Playing Game " awards , winning " Best Role Playing Game " . It was named the second best game of 2017 by GameSpot , behind '' The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild . '' At IGN 's " Best of 2017 " awards , it won best RPG , and was also nominated for Game of the Year , best PlayStation 4 game , best art direction , best story , and best soundtracks awards . The game was also nominated for " Best International Game " at the 2017 Ping Awards , and for the " Best Music " and " Best Style " awards by Giant Bomb
The Game Awards 2017
The Game Awards 2017
Persona 5