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There is no single, cross-platform winner of 2007: the strongest choice depends on what you value. Portal won the Game Developers Choice Awards’ Game of the Year, NAVGTR named BioShock its Game of the Year, and Metacritic’s 2007 platform-specific picks included Super Mario Galaxy for Wii and BioShock for Xbox 360. For a puzzle-design pick, start with Portal; for a major award case spanning several organizations, consider BioShock; for a Wii platformer, choose Super Mario Galaxy.
What counts as the best game of 2007?
“Best” can mean award winner, genre standout, platform-specific recommendation, or commercial hit. The organizations below did not use one shared scoring method, so their winners are best read as different kinds of evidence—not as parts of a single definitive ranking.
- Awards: The Game Developers Choice Awards (GDC) archive names Portal Game of the Year. NAVGTR names BioShock its Game of the Year. GDC awards archive; NAVGTR 2007 results.
- Platform-specific recognition: Metacritic’s 2007 catalog identifies Super Mario Galaxy as its Wii Game of the Year and BioShock as its Xbox 360 Game of the Year. These are platform-specific distinctions, not one overall cross-platform title. Metacritic’s 2007 games catalog.
- Sales: In the ESA’s 2008 report, the top-selling video games table—based on units sold and sourced to The NPD Group / Retail Tracking Service—ranks Halo 3 first, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare third, and Super Mario Galaxy fifth. Sales measure commercial reach, not review quality. ESA 2008 Essential Facts report.
Best 2007 games by what you want to play
Best for puzzle design: Portal
Portal is the clearest choice if inventive puzzle design is your priority. The GDC archive names it both Game of the Year and Best Design winner; it also lists Kim Swift and Erik Wolpaw for the Game of the Year entry. The same archive lists BioShock as a Game of the Year finalist and winner in Best Audio, Best Visual Art, and Best Writing. GDC awards archive.
Best for a broad award case: BioShock
BioShock has the strongest cross-source award record among these picks. Metacritic identifies it as its Xbox 360 Game of the Year; NAVGTR names it Game of the Year and reports eight awards from ten nominations; GDC lists it as a Game of the Year finalist and recognizes its audio, visual art, and writing. NAVGTR also says the eight wins were more awards than any other game in its history; that is the organization’s own reported comparison. Metacritic’s 2007 games catalog; NAVGTR 2007 results; GDC awards archive.
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Halo 3 led the ESA report’s top 20 selling video games of 2007 by units sold. That is a rank in the report’s 2007 table, sourced to The NPD Group / Retail Tracking Service—not a lifetime sales total, an award, or a review ranking. ESA 2008 Essential Facts report.
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Which one should you pick?
| Choose | If your priority is | Evidence in the cited records |
|---|---|---|
| Portal | Puzzle design | GDC Game of the Year and Best Design winner. |
| BioShock | A strong record across award organizations | Metacritic Xbox 360 Game of the Year, NAVGTR Game of the Year, and GDC finalist with three craft-category wins. |
| Super Mario Galaxy | A Wii platformer | Metacritic Wii Game of the Year; fifth in the ESA report’s 2007 top-selling video games table. |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Action and commercial reach | Game Critics Best Action nominee, three NAVGTR awards, and third in the ESA video-games sales table. |
| Mass Effect | Role-playing and narrative | Game Critics console and RPG nominee; GDC Innovation finalist; five NAVGTR awards. |
| Halo 3 | A major sales result | First in the ESA report’s 2007 top-selling video games table by units sold. |
If you want one overall recommendation, BioShock has the broadest award support among the games compared here. If your preferred genre or platform is clear, the more useful answer is the matching pick above: Portal for design, Super Mario Galaxy for Wii platforming, Call of Duty 4 for action, Mass Effect for role-playing, or Halo 3 as the commercial leader in the ESA’s 2007 table.
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