Impromptu polls in popular and dedicated gamer groups on Facebook select God of War as Game of the Year for 2018.
Four different Facebook groups were polled. These groups were focused on video games only – so no groups that also included anime, movies or TV. Additionally, these groups were not dedicated to a specific game or genre. Users were not given criteria for selecting a game.
The PAX East group had the most responses. While God of War was the winner, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate was a close second. Celeste, a popular game among critics (Metacritic.com) and nominated by the Game Awards (GameAwards.com), was not even nominated in any of the polls.