# Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition

> 2000 video game re-release

**Wikidata**: [Q131934954](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131934954)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/unreal-tournament-game-of-the-year-edition

## Summary
Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition is a 2000 re-release of the original Unreal Tournament that bundles the base game with community-made mods, official bonus packs, and other enhancements not found in the standard release. Marketed as the definitive retail package, it is classified as a “Game of the Year edition” and distributed digitally under the rawg_game_id “unreal-tournament-game-of-the-year-edition.”

## Key Facts
- Publication year: 2000
- rawg_game_id: unreal-tournament-game-of-the-year-edition
- mobygames_game_id: 7158
- gog_dreamlist_id: unreal-tournament-game-of-the-year-edition (referenced 2025-05-10)
- isthereanydeal_id: 13240 (linked to Q337535, referenced 2024-06-14)
- delisted_games_id: unreal-tournament-game-of-the-year-edition (referenced 2026-01-07)
- internet_game_database_game_id: 24723
- game_classification_game_id: 17582
- my_abandonware_game_id: d47
- game_vortex_software_id: 1767
- Distribution format: digital distribution
- Instance of: video game edition
- Edition of: Unreal Tournament (Game of the Year edition)

## FAQs
### Q: What extra content does the Game of the Year Edition add?
A: It bundles the core Unreal Tournament with official bonus packs and curated community mods, giving players new maps, models, and mutators in one convenient install.

### Q: Is this edition still available for purchase?
A: Digital stores list it under multiple IDs (GOG, Isthereanydeal, RAWG), but availability fluctuates; the delisted_games_id entry signals it has been removed from some storefronts.

### Q: How is it different from the original 1999 Unreal Tournament?
A: The GOTY release is a repackaged “video game edition” rather than a sequel—same base game, but packaged with additional content that was previously separate.

## Why It Matters
By gathering patches, bonus packs, and fan-made add-ons into a single retail unit, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition solved the fragmentation problem that plagued late-1990s PC multiplayer titles. Players no longer needed to hunt down multiple downloads to join servers running custom maps or mutators; the GOTY disc (and later digital build) provided a one-step install that standardized the community experience. This bundling approach became a template for future “complete” re-releases across the industry, influencing how publishers handle post-launch content and community integration. For historians, the edition also serves as a time-capsule of the early mod scene, preserving popular user-generated content that might otherwise have vanished as hosting sites disappeared.

## Notable For
- One of the earliest FPS titles to repackage community mods into an official retail SKU
- Multiple digital-store IDs (RAWG, GOG, MobyGames) making it a cataloguing benchmark for legacy PC games
- Carries the formal “Game of the Year edition” characteristic, a label that helped popularize the modern GOTY marketing convention
- Listed on abandonware sites (my_abandonware_game_id d47), illustrating the transition from commercial sale to preservation status

## References

1. Delisted Games
2. GOG Dreamlist