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 Games
August
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