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In the past, several games came close to collecting all five trophies, but they always fell short in at least one award show. In 2015, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/em> snagged four GOTY awards, but lost at the BAFTAs to Fallout 4<\/em>. The same can be said about Elden Ring<\/em>, which secured four GOTY awards but didn’t win at the BAFTAs, where Vampire Survivors<\/em> triumphed.<\/p>