Editing Game Developers Choice Awards (section)

===Best Narrative===
Best Narrative award recognizes the quality of writing in a game, including story, plot construction, dialogue, and branching narratives.

* 2002: ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell]]''
* 2003: ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''
* 2004: ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
* 2005: ''[[Psychonauts]]''
* 2006: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''
* 2007: ''[[BioShock]]''
* 2008: ''[[Fallout 3]]''
* 2009: ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]''
* 2010: ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''
* 2011: ''[[Portal 2]]''
* 2012: ''[[The Walking Dead (2012 video game)|The Walking Dead]]''
* 2013: ''[[The Last of Us]]''
* 2014: ''[[Kentucky Route Zero|Kentucky Route Zero: Episode 3]]''
* 2015: ''[[Her Story (video game)|Her Story]]''
* 2016: ''[[Firewatch]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: ''[[What Remains of Edith Finch]]''<ref name="GDC2018"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: ''[[Return of the Obra Dinn]]''<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: ''[[Disco Elysium]]''<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: ''[[The Last of Us Part II]]''<ref name="GDC2021"/>
* [[22nd Game Developers Choice Awards|2021]]: ''[[Psychonauts 2]]''<ref name="GDC2022"/>
* [[23rd Game Developers Choice Awards|2022]]: ''[[Pentiment (video game)|Pentiment]]''<ref name="GDC2023"/>
* [[24th Game Developers Choice Awards|2023]]: ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/game-developers-choice-awards-2024-winners-the-full-list |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2024 Winners: The Full List |website=[[IGN]] |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |date=20 March 2024 |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref>
* [[25th Game Developers Choice Awards|2024]]: ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]''<ref name="GDC2025">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/game-developers-choice-awards-2025-1236331522/ |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2025 Names 'Balatro' Game Of The Year — Complete Winners List |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |last=Jackson |first=Destiny |date=19 March 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025}}</ref>