'' Grand Theft Auto V '' received multiple nominations and awards from gaming publications . Before release , it won Most Anticipated Game at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards . The game was review aggregators Metacritic and GameRankings ' highest-rated for the year 2013 . The game appeared on several year-end lists of 2013 's best games , receiving wins from independent journalist Tom Chick , CNET , '' Edge '' , the 31st Golden Joystick Awards , the 5th Annual Inside Gaming Awards the Spike VGX 2013 Awards , Slant Magazine and '' Time '' . It was named the Best Xbox Game by Canada.com , GameSpot , and IGN , and the Best Multiplatform Game by Destructoid . Rockstar Games and Rockstar North won Best Studio and Best Developer from '' Edge '' , and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award at the 10th British Academy Video Games Awards
received multiple nominations and awards
List of accolades received by Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V