Winners
2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sundial Interactive
87
2023
Baldur's Gate III
Larian Studios
95
2022
Elden Ring
FromSoftware
97
2021
It Takes Two
Hazelight Studios
90
2020
The Last of Us Part II
Naughty Dog
95
2018
God of War
Santa Monica Studio
96
2017
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
98
2016
Overwatch
Blizzard Entertainment
89
2015
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CD PROJEKT RED
92
2014
Dragon Age: Inquisition
BioWare Edmonton
88
Nominees
2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry
90
2024
Balatro
LocalThunk
91
2023
Alan Wake II
Remedy Entertainment
93
2023
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Insomniac Games
82
2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
95
2022
God of War Ragnarök
Santa Monica Studio
95
2022
Horizon Forbidden West
Guerrilla Games
92
2022
Stray
BlueTwelve Studio
85
2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Monolith Soft
90
2021
Deathloop
Arkane Studios
90
2021
Psychonauts 2
Double Fine Productions
87
2021
Resident Evil Village
Capcom Development Division 1
87
2020
Doom Eternal
id Software
86
2020
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch Productions
92
2020
Hades
Supergiant Games
94
2019
Control
505 Games
83
2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sora
87
2019
The Outer Worlds
Obsidian Entertainment
86
2018
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Ubisoft Québec
88
2018
Celeste
Extremely OK Games
91
2018
Marvel's Spider-Man
Insomniac Games
90
2018
Monster Hunter: World
Capcom
93
2018
Red Dead Redemption 2
94
2017
Horizon Zero Dawn
Guerrilla Games
89
2017
Persona 5
P Studio
94
2017
PUBG: Battlegrounds
PUBG Corp
75
2017
Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo
97
2016
Doom
id Software
87
2016
Inside
Playdead
93
2016
Titanfall 2
Respawn Entertainment
89
2016
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Naughty Dog
93
2015
Fallout 4
Bethesda Game Studios
85
2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Kojima Productions
96
2014
Bayonetta 2
Platinum Games
91
2014
Dark Souls II
FromSoftware
90
2014
Hearthstone
Blizzard Entertainment
88
2014
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Monolith Productions
84