Winners
2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sundial Interactive
87
2024
Balatro
LocalThunk
91
2021
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Ember Lab
84
2020
Hades
Supergiant Games
94
2019
Disco Elysium
ZA/UM
89
2018
Celeste
Extremely OK Games
91
2017
Cuphead
87
2016
Inside
Playdead
93
2015
Rocket League
Psyonix
89
2014
Shovel Knight
Yacht Club Games
89
Nominees
2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry
90
2024
Neva
Nomada Studio
93
2022
Cult of the Lamb
89
2022
Neon White
89
2022
Sifu
Sloclap
79
2022
Stray
BlueTwelve Studio
85
2022
Tunic
89
2021
Death's Door
Acid Nerve
87
2021
Inscryption
Daniel Mullins Games
82
2021
Loop Hero
Four Quarters
85
2021
Twelve Minutes
Luis Antonio
79
2020
Carrion
75
2020
Fall Guys
Mediatonic
77
2020
Spelunky 2
BlitWorks
87
2020
Spiritfarer
Thunder Lotus
88
2019
Katana Zero
85
2019
Outer Wilds
Mobius Digital
85
2019
Untitled Goose Game
House House
82
2018
Dead Cells
Motion Twin
90
2018
Into the Breach
Subset Games
90
2018
Return of the Obra Dinn
Lucas Pope
95
2018
The Messenger
Sabotage
87
2017
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Ninja Theory
84
2017
Night in the Woods
Infinite Fall
88
2017
Pyre
Supergiant Games
86
2017
What Remains of Edith Finch
Giant Sparrow
87
2016
Firewatch
Campo Santo
79
2016
Hyper Light Drifter
89
2016
Stardew Valley
ConcernedApe
91
2016
Stardew Valley: Collector's Edition
95
2016
The Witness
Thekla, Inc
88
2015
Axiom Verge
Thomas Happ Games
84
2015
Her Story
Sam Barlow
85
2015
Ori and the Blind Forest
Moon Studios
88
2015
Undertale
Toby Fox
96
2014
Broken Age
Double Fine Productions
77
2014
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Astronauts
82
2014
Transistor
Supergiant Games
85