Game of the Year winners
Every Game of the Year awarded at The Game Awards, with the games it beat. Sifter does not pick a game of the year and does not rank these — this is a record of what someone else awarded, and who they awarded it to.
2025
Won by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Winner
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sandfall Interactive · Kepler Interactive
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive Entertainment
Donkey Kong Bananza
Nintendo EPD · Nintendo
Hades II
Supergiant Games
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Warhorse Studios · Deep Silver
2024
Won by Astro Bot
- Winner
Astro Bot
Team Asobi · Sony Interactive Entertainment
Balatro
LocalThunk · Playstack
Black Myth: Wukong
Game Science
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
FromSoftware · Bandai Namco Entertainment
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Square Enix
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Studio Zero · Sega
2023
Won by Baldur's Gate 3
- Winner
Baldur's Gate 3
Larian Studios
Alan Wake 2
Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games Publishing
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nintendo EPD · Nintendo
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive Entertainment
Resident Evil 4
Capcom
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Nintendo EPD · Nintendo
2022
Won by Elden Ring
- Winner
Elden Ring
FromSoftware · Bandai Namco Entertainment
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Asobo Studio · Focus Entertainment
God of War Ragnarök
Santa Monica Studio · Sony Interactive Entertainment
Horizon Forbidden West
Guerrilla Games · Sony Interactive Entertainment
Stray
BlueTwelve Studio · Annapurna Interactive
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Monolith Soft · Nintendo
2021
Won by It Takes Two
2020
Won by The Last of Us Part II
2019
Won by Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Winner
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
FromSoftware · Activision
Control
Remedy Entertainment · 505 Games
Death Stranding
Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive Entertainment
Resident Evil 2
Capcom
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Bandai Namco Studios / Sora Ltd. · Nintendo
The Outer Worlds
Obsidian Entertainment · Private Division
2018
Won by God of War
2017
Won by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Winner
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo EPD · Nintendo
Horizon Zero Dawn
Guerrilla Games · Sony Interactive Entertainment
Persona 5
P-Studio · Atlus
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
PUBG Corporation
Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo EPD · Nintendo
2016
Won by Overwatch
- Winner
Overwatch
Blizzard Entertainment
Doom
id Software · Bethesda Softworks
Inside
Playdead
Titanfall 2
Respawn Entertainment · Electronic Arts
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Naughty Dog · Sony Computer Entertainment
2015
Won by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Winner
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CD Projekt Red · CD Projekt
Bloodborne
FromSoftware · Sony Computer Entertainment
Fallout 4
Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda Softworks
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Kojima Productions · Konami
Super Mario Maker
Nintendo EAD · Nintendo
2014
Won by Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Winner
Dragon Age: Inquisition
BioWare · Electronic Arts
Bayonetta 2
PlatinumGames · Nintendo
Dark Souls II
FromSoftware · Bandai Namco Games
Hearthstone
Blizzard Entertainment
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Monolith Productions · Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Winners and nominees transcribed on 2026-09-04 from Wikipedia’s record of the award, which cites each ceremony. A game links to its Sifter page when it has a Steam release; console and storefront exclusives are listed without a link rather than pointed at an approximate match.