Winners
2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sundial Interactive
87
2023
Alan Wake II
Remedy Entertainment
93
2022
Elden Ring
FromSoftware
97
2021
Deathloop
Arkane 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
Nominees
2024
Balatro
LocalThunk
91
2023
Baldur's Gate III
Larian Studios
95
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
Immortality
Sam Barlow
92
2022
Stray
BlueTwelve Studio
85
2021
It Takes Two
Hazelight Studios
90
2021
Psychonauts 2
Double Fine Productions
87
2021
Returnal
Housemarque
90
2020
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch Productions
92
2020
Hades
Supergiant Games
94
2020
Half-Life: Alyx
93
2019
Control
505 Games
83
2019
Outer Wilds
Mobius Digital
85
2018
A Way Out
75
2018
Detroit: Become Human
Quantic Dream
78
2018
Marvel's Spider-Man
Insomniac Games
90
2018
Red Dead Redemption 2
94
2017
Horizon Zero Dawn
Guerrilla Games
89
2017
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Capcom Development Division 1
85
2017
Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo
97
2017
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
MachineGames
87
2016
Battlefield 1
EA Digital Illusions CE
89
2016
Doom
id Software
87
2016
Titanfall 2
Respawn Entertainment
89
2016
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Naughty Dog
93