2025
August
FMV / Live Action
Long Winner
428: Shibuya Scramble

Short Winner
Not for Broadcast
July
Mythology
Long Winner
Age of Mythology

Short Winner
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
June
2018 / 2019
Long Winner
Control

Short Winner
A Plague Tale: Innocence
May
Free Games
Long Winner
Moonring

Short Winner
Cave Story
April
Comedy
Long Winner
Yakuza 0

Short Winner
The Stanley Parable
March
2012/2013
Long Winner
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Short Winner
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
February
Second Chance
Long Winner
Chrono Cross

Short Winner
Resident Evil
January
Speed
Long Winner
Sonic Frontiers

Short Winner
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
2024
December
2000 / 2001
Long Winner
Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Short Winner
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
November
Pirates and Ninjas
Long Winner
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Short Winner
Sid Meier's Pirates!
October
Spooktober
Long Winner
Alien: Isolation

Short Winner
Signalis
September
2002 / 2003
Long Winner
Gothic II

Short Winner
TimeSplitters 2
August
Fan Games
Long Winner
OpenTTD

Short Winner
DOOM: The Golden Souls
July
Text-Based Games and Visual Novels
Long Winner
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Short Winner
Overboard!
June
2020 / 2021
Long Winner
Deathloop

Short Winner
The Forgotten City
May
History Unearthed
Long Winner
Pentiment

Short Winner
Ryse: Son of Rome
April
Colossal Confrontations
Long Winner
Xenogears

Short Winner
Praey for the Gods
March
2008 / 2009
Long Winner
The World Ends with You

Short Winner
Prototype
February
Second Chance
Long Winner
Pyre

Short Winner
A Hat in Time
January
Snowy Celebrations
Long Winner
The Long Dark

Short Winner
Frostpunk
2023
December
1998 / 1999
Long Winner
StarCraft

Short Winner
Metal Gear Solid
November
Tiny Tales
Long Winner
Rain World

Short Winner
Yoku's Island Express
October
Spooktober
Long Winner
Darkwood

Short Winner
In Sound Mind
September
1994 / 1995
Long Winner
Final Fantasy VI

Short Winner
Policenauts
August
Music
Long Winner
Wandersong

Short Winner
Sayonara Wild Hearts
July
Expression & Creativity
Long Winner
Kerbal Space Program

Short Winner
Besiege
June
2006 / 2007
Long Winner
Hotel Dusk: Room 215

Short Winner
Hitman: Blood Money
May
Sea and Underwater
Long Winner
Aquaria

Short Winner
In Other Waters
April
Tabletop and Cards
Long Winner
Dicey Dungeons

Short Winner
Root
March
1992 / 1993
Long Winner
Secret of Mana

Short Winner
Myst
February
Second Chance
Long Winner
Valkyria Chronicles

Short Winner
Ghostrunner
January
Pet the animal
Long Winner
Spiritfarer

Short Winner
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
2022
December
2010 / 2011
Long Winner
Mount & Blade: Warband

Short Winner
Bastion
November
Wild West
Long Winner
Desperados III

Short Winner
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
October
SNES
Long Winner
Terranigma

Short Winner
Super Metroid
September
2004 / 2005
Long Winner
Resident Evil 4

Short Winner
F.E.A.R.
August
*punk
Long Winner
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

Short Winner
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
July
Time Travel
Long Winner
Singularity

Short Winner
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
June
1998 / 1999
Long Winner
Planescape: Torment

Short Winner
Parasite Eve
May
Companionship
Long Winner
Shadowrun: Dragonfall

Short Winner
Half-Life 2: Episode One
April
Female/Non-Binary Protagonist
Long Winner
CrossCode

Short Winner
Bayonetta
March
2006 / 2007
Long Winner
Ōkami

Short Winner
Chibi-Robo!
February
Second Chance
Long Winner
Disco Elysium

Short Winner
Oxenfree
January
Collaboration
Long Winner
Deep Rock Galactic

Short Winner
Tabletop Simulator
2021
December
Decompression
Long Winner
Slime Rancher

Short Winner
A Short Hike
November
2010 / 2011
Long Winner
Fallout: New Vegas

Short Winner
Metro 2033
October
Spooktober
Long Winner
Silent Hill 2

Short Winner
Luigi's Mansion
September
Mastery
Long Winner
Monster Hunter: World

Short Winner
Celeste
August
Immersion
Long Winner
Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Short Winner
Firewatch
July
1994 / 1995
Long Winner
EarthBound

Short Winner
DOOM II: Hell on Earth
June
Discovery
Long Winner
Outer Wilds

Short Winner
Return of the Obra Dinn
May
Competition
Long Winner
Apex Legends

Short Winner
Opus Magnum
April
2012 / 2013
Long Winner
Sleeping Dogs

Short Winner
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
March
Creativity
Long Winner
RimWorld

Short Winner
Baba is You
February
Narrative
Long Winner
Deus Ex

Short Winner
What Remains of Edith Finch
January
2016 / 2017
Long Winner
Hollow Knight

Short Winner
Hyper Light Drifter
2020
December
Stealth
Long Winner
Dishonored

Short Winner
Invisible, Inc.
November
2000 / 2001
Long Winner
Gothic

Short Winner
Max Payne
October
Strategy / Tactic (Real Time)
Long Winner
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

Short Winner
Homeworld
September
3D Platformer
Long Winner
Psychonauts

Short Winner
Mirror's Edge
August
2014 / 2015
Long Winner
The Talos Principle

Short Winner
Her Story
July
Strategy / Tactic (Turn Based)
Long Winner
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia

Short Winner
Into the Breach
June
2D Platformer
Long Winner
Rayman Origins

Short Winner
Fez
May
1996 / 1997
Long Winner
Final Fantasy VII

Short Winner
The Last Express
April
Action RPG
Long Winner
Dragon's Dogma

Short Winner
Fable
March
FPS
Long Winner
BioShock

Short Winner
Titanfall 2
February
2004 / 2005
Long Winner
Half-Life 2

Short Winner
Shadow of the Colossus
January
Shoot 'em up / Run and Gun / Top Down Shooter / Twin Stick
Long Winner
Enter the Gungeon

Short Winner
Furi
2019
December
Sport games / Fighting
Long Winner
SoulCalibur VI

Short Winner
Rocket League
November
2008 / 2009
Long Winner
Dragon Age: Origins

Short Winner
Brütal Legend
October
Spooktober
Long Winner
Subnautica

Short Winner
SOMA
September
Racing GamesAugust
2002 / 2003
Long Winner
Beyond Good & Evil

Short Winner
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
July
Random
Long Winner
Stardew Valley

Short Winner
To the Moon
June
Turn Based RPG
Long Winner
Chrono Trigger

Short Winner
Child of Light
May
1992 / 1993
Long Winner
Syndicate

Short Winner
Ecco the Dolphin
April
Action-Adventure
Long Winner
Batman: Arkham Asylum

Short Winner
Transistor
March
Roguelike / Roguelite
Long Winner
FTL: Faster Than Light

Short Winner
Crypt of the NecroDancer
February
Retro Games
Long Winner
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Short Winner
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
January
Point and Click Adventure
Long Winner
Grim Fandango

Short Winner
The Secret of Monkey Island
2018
December
Puzzle
Long Winner
The Witness

Short Winner
Portal
November
Choice-based / Purely story focused games
Long Winner
This War of Mine

Short Winner
Papers, Please
October
3rd Person Shooter
Long Winner
Mass Effect

Short Winner
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
September
Building Sim / Simulation
Long Winner
Terraria

Short Winner
Mini Metro