Editing Game Developers Choice Awards (section)

==List of winners==
''Note: Events held for awards are held early in the following year. Winners are listed first and highlighted in '''bold'''.''

===Game of the Year===
{{Main|Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year}}
The Game of the Year Award recognizes the overall best game released during the previous calendar year, as interpreted by the members of the Game Developers Conference.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Game
! Genre
! Developer(s)
|-
| 2000|| ''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_1st.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2000 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com  |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Life simulation || [[Maxis]]
|-
| 2001|| ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_2nd.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2001 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action-adventure || [[DMA Design]]
|-
| 2002|| ''[[Metroid Prime]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_3rd.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2002 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action-adventure || [[Retro Studios]]
|-
| 2003|| ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_4th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2003 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Role-playing || [[BioWare]]
|-
| 2004|| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_5th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2004 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || First-person shooter || [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]
|-
| 2005|| ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_6th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2005 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action-adventure || [[Team Ico]]
|-
| 2006|| ''[[Gears of War (video game)|Gears of War]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_7th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2006 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Third-person shooter || [[Epic Games]]
|-
| 2007|| ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_8th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2007 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Puzzle-platformer || [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]
|-
| 2008|| ''[[Fallout 3]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_9th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2008 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action role-playing || [[Bethesda Game Studios]]
|-
| 2009|| ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_10th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2009 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action-adventure || [[Naughty Dog]]
|-
| 2010|| ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_11th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2010 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action-adventure || [[Rockstar San Diego]]
|-
| 2011|| ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_12th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2011 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action role-playing || [[Bethesda Game Studios]]
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Journey (2012 video game)|Journey]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_13th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2012 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Adventure || [[Thatgamecompany]]
|-
| 2013|| ''[[The Last of Us]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_14th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2013 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action-adventure || [[Naughty Dog]]
|-
| 2014|| ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_15th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2014 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action-adventure || [[Monolith Productions]]
|-
| 2015|| ''[[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_16th.html |title=Game Developers Choice Awards 2015 |publisher=gamechoiceawards.com |access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> || Action role-playing || [[CD Projekt Red]]
|-
| 2016|| ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]''<ref name="GDC2017">{{cite web |last=Dornbush |first=Jonathan |date=March 1, 2017 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/02/gdc-2017-overwatch-wins-game-of-the-year-at-game-developers-choice-awards |title=GDC 2017: Overwatch Wins Game of the Year at Game Developers |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref> || First-person shooter || [[Blizzard Entertainment]]
|-
| 2017|| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''<ref name="GDC2018">{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/21/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-is-gdc-2018s-game-of-the-year/ | title = The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is GDC 2018's game of the year | first = Stephanie | last = Chan | date = March 21, 2018 | access-date = March 21, 2018 | work = [[Venture Beat]] }}</ref> || Adventure || [[Nintendo]]
|-
| [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]] || ''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]''<ref name="GDC2019">{{cite web | url = https://www.usgamer.net/articles/god-of-war-wins-another-goty-at-2019-game-developers-choice-awards | title = God of War Wins Another GOTY at 2019 Game Developers Choice Awards | first = Mike | last = Williams | date = March 20, 2019 | access-date = March 20, 2019 | work = [[USGamer]] | archive-date = 2019-03-21  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190321035132/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/god-of-war-wins-another-goty-at-2019-game-developers-choice-awards | url-status = dead }}</ref> || Action-adventure || [[Santa Monica Studio]]
|-
| [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]] || ''[[Untitled Goose Game]]''<ref name="GDC2020">{{cite web | url = https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/359779/Untitled_Goose_Game_nabs_Game_of_the_Year_at_the_2020_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards.php | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200319012821/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/359779/Untitled_Goose_Game_nabs_Game_of_the_Year_at_the_2020_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards.php | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 19, 2020 | title = Untitled Goose Game nabs Game of the Year at the 2020 Game Developers Choice Awards! | date = March 18, 2020 | access-date = March 18, 2020 | work = [[Gamasutra]] }}</ref> || Puzzle || [[House House]]
|-
| [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]] || ''[[Hades (video game)|Hades]]''<ref name="GDC2021">{{cite web | url =https://www.pcgamer.com/hades-wins-gdc-game-of-the-year-umurangi-generation-wins-igf-grand-prize/ | title = Hades wins GDC Game of the Year, Umurangi Generation wins IGF Grand Prize | date= July 22, 2021 | access-date = August 24, 2021 | work = PcGamer }}</ref> ||  Action role-playing  || [[Supergiant Games]]
|-
| [[22nd Game Developers Choice Awards|2021]] || ''[[Inscryption]]''<ref name="GDC2022">{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-24-inscryption-wins-big-at-gdc-and-igf-awards-gdc-2022 | title = Inscryption wins big at GDC and IGF Awards | first = Marie | last = Dealessandri | date = March 24, 2022 | accessdate = March 24, 2022 | work = [[GamesIndustry.biz]] }}</ref> ||  Roguelike Deck-Builder  || [https://www.danielmullinsgames.com/ Daniel Mullins Games]
|-
| [[23rd Game Developers Choice Awards|2022]] || ''[[Elden Ring]]''<ref name="GDC2023">{{cite web |author1=Beth Elderkin |title='Elden Ring' Wins Game Of The Year At The 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards |url=https://gdconf.com/news/elden-ring-wins-game-year-2023-game-developers-choice-awards |website=Game Developers Choice Conference |date=March 22, 2023}}</ref> ||  Action role-playing  || [[FromSoftware]]
|-
| [[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> || Role-playing || [[Larian Studios]]
|-
| [[25th Game Developers Choice Awards|2024]] || ''[[Balatro]]''<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> || Roguelike Deck-Builder || [[LocalThunk]]
|}

===Best Audio===
Best Audio award recognizes the overall excellence of audio in a game, including sound effects, musical composition, sound design and orchestration.

* 2000: ''[[Diablo II]]''
* 2001: ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
* 2002: ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]''
* 2003: ''[[Call of Duty]]''
* 2004: ''[[Halo 2]]''
* 2005: ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]''
* 2006: ''[[Guitar Hero II]]''
* 2007: ''[[BioShock]]''
* 2008: ''[[Dead Space (2008 video game)|Dead Space]]''
* 2009: ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]''
* 2010: ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]''
* 2011: ''[[Portal 2]]''
* 2012: ''[[Journey (2012 video game)|Journey]]''
* 2013: ''[[BioShock Infinite]]''
* 2014: ''[[Alien: Isolation]]''
* 2015: ''[[Crypt of the NecroDancer]]''
* 2016: ''[[Inside (video game)|Inside]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''<ref name="GDC2018"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: ''[[Celeste (video game)|Celeste]]''<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: ''[[Control (video game)|Control]]''<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: ''[[Hades (video game)|Hades]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last1=GDC|first1=Ghost of Tsushima was the second most awarded game at the 21st|last2=Art|first2=receiving the Best Visual|last3=Awards|first3=Audience|title=21st Game Developers Choice Awards: Here are the winners|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/90521-21st-game-developers-choice-awards-here-winners.html|access-date=October 29, 2021|website=TechSpot|date=July 22, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[22nd Game Developers Choice Awards|2021]]: ''[[Unpacking (video game)|Unpacking]]''<ref name="GDC2022"/>
* [[23rd Game Developers Choice Awards|2022]]: ''[[God of War Ragnarök]]''<ref name="GDC2023"/>
* [[24th Game Developers Choice Awards|2023]]: ''[[Hi-Fi Rush]]''<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]]: ''[[Astro Bot]]''<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>

===Best Debut===
The Best Debut Award recognizes the best game from any development studio which released its first publicly available title during the calendar year. This was formerly known as the New Studio of the Year Award. In years prior to 2008, the award was awarded to the studio name, as opposed to the game title.

* 2000: [[Valve Corporation|Valve]] / [[Minh Le]] / [[Jess Cliffe]] (for ''[[Counter-Strike (video game)|Counter-Strike]]'')
* 2001: [[Bohemia Interactive]] (for ''[[Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis]]'')
* 2002: [[Retro Studios]] (for ''[[Metroid Prime]]'')
* 2003: [[Infinity Ward]] (for ''[[Call of Duty (video game)|Call of Duty]]'')
* 2004: [[Crytek]] (for ''[[Far Cry (video game)|Far Cry]]'')
* 2005: [[Double Fine Productions]] (for ''[[Psychonauts]]'')
* 2006: [[Iron Lore Entertainment]] (for ''[[Titan Quest]]'')
* 2007: [[Realtime Worlds]] / [[Microsoft Game Studios]] (for ''[[Crackdown (video game)|Crackdown]]'')
* 2008: [[Media Molecule]] (for ''[[LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)|LittleBigPlanet]]'')
* 2009: [[Runic Games]] (for ''[[Torchlight]]'')
* 2010: [[Mojang]] (for ''[[Minecraft]]'')
* 2011: [[Supergiant Games]] (for ''[[Bastion (video game)|Bastion]]'')
* 2012: [[Subset Games]] (for ''[[FTL: Faster Than Light]]'')
* 2013: [[The Fullbright Company]] (for ''[[Gone Home]]'')
* 2014: [[Stoic (company)|Stoic]] (for ''[[The Banner Saga]]'')
* 2015: [[Moon Studios]] (for ''[[Ori and the Blind Forest]]'')
* 2016: [[Campo Santo (company)|Campo Santo]] (for ''[[Firewatch]]'')<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: Studio MDHR (for ''[[Cuphead]]'')<ref name="GDC2018"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: Mountains (for ''[[Florence (video game)|Florence]]'')<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: ZA/UM (for ''[[Disco Elysium]]'')<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: Kinetic Games (for ''[[Phasmophobia (video game)|Phasmophobia]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|last1=GDC|first1=Ghost of Tsushima was the second most awarded game at the 21st|last2=Art|first2=receiving the Best Visual|last3=Awards|first3=Audience|title=21st Game Developers Choice Awards: Here are the winners|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/90521-21st-game-developers-choice-awards-here-winners.html|access-date=October 29, 2021|website=TechSpot|date=July 22, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[22nd Game Developers Choice Awards|2021]]: Iron Gate Studio (for ''[[Valheim]]'')<ref name="GDC2022"/>
* [[23rd Game Developers Choice Awards|2022]]: [[BlueTwelve Studio]] (for ''[[Stray (video game)|Stray]]'')<ref name="GDC2023"/>
* [[24th Game Developers Choice Awards|2023]]: Visai Games (for ''[[Venba (video game)|Venba]]'')<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]]: PlayThunk (for ''[[Balatro]]'')<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>

===Best Design===
Best Design award recognizes the overall excellence of design in a game, including gameplay, mechanics, puzzles, play balancing, and scenarios.

* 2000: ''[[Deus Ex (video game)|Deus Ex]]''
* 2001: ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
* 2002: ''[[Battlefield 1942]]''
* 2003: ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]''
* 2004: ''[[Katamari Damacy]]''
* 2005: ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''
* 2006: ''[[Wii Sports]]''
* 2007: ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]''
* 2008: ''[[LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)|LittleBigPlanet]]''
* 2009: ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]''
* 2010: ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]''
* 2011: ''[[Portal 2]]''
* 2012: ''[[Journey (2012 video game)|Journey]]''
* 2013: ''[[The Last of Us]]''
* 2014: ''[[Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft]]''
* 2015: ''[[Rocket League]]''
* 2016: ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''<ref name="GDC2018"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: ''[[Into the Breach]]''<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: ''[[Baba Is You]]''<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: ''[[Hades (video game)|Hades]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last1=GDC|first1=Ghost of Tsushima was the second most awarded game at the 21st|last2=Art|first2=receiving the Best Visual|last3=Awards|first3=Audience|title=21st Game Developers Choice Awards: Here are the winners|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/90521-21st-game-developers-choice-awards-here-winners.html|access-date=October 29, 2021|website=TechSpot|date=July 22, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[22nd Game Developers Choice Awards|2021]]: ''[[It Takes Two (video game)|It Takes Two]]''<ref name="GDC2022"/>
* [[23rd Game Developers Choice Awards|2022]]: ''[[Elden Ring]]''<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]]: ''[[Balatro]]''<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>

===Best Mobile/Handheld Game===
Best Mobile/Handheld Game Award recognizes the overall best game commercially released on any handheld platform.

* 2007: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]]''
* 2008: ''[[God of War: Chains of Olympus]]''
* 2009: ''[[Scribblenauts (video game)|Scribblenauts]]''
* 2010: ''[[Cut the Rope (video game)|Cut the Rope]]''
* 2011: ''[[Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP]]''
* 2012: ''[[The Room (video game)|The Room]]''
* 2013: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]''
* 2014: ''[[Monument Valley (video game)|Monument Valley]]''
* 2015: ''[[Her Story (video game)|Her Story]]''
* 2016: ''[[Pokémon Go]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: ''[[Gorogoa]]''<ref name="GDC2018"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: ''[[Florence (video game)|Florence]]''<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: [[What the Golf?|''What the Golf?'']]<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: ''[[Genshin Impact]]''<ref name="GDC2021"/>

===Innovation Award===
The Innovation Award recognizes games that demonstrate innovation and push the boundaries of games as an expressive medium. Multiple awards per year were given before 2007.

* 2000: ''[[Counter-Strike (video game)|Counter-Strike]]''; ''[[Crazy Taxi (video game)|Crazy Taxi]]''; ''[[Deus Ex (video game)|Deus Ex]]''; ''[[Jet Grind Radio]]''; ''[[No One Lives Forever]]''
* 2001: ''[[Black and White (computer game)|Black and White]]''; ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''; ''[[ICO (video game)|ICO]]''; ''[[Majestic (video game)|Majestic]]''; ''[[Rez (video game)|Rez]]''
* 2002: ''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]''; ''[[Battlefield 1942]]''; ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]''; ''[[The Thing (game)|The Thing]]''
* 2003: ''[[EyeToy: Play]]''; ''[[Viewtiful Joe (video game)|Viewtiful Joe]]''; ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
* 2004: ''[[Donkey Konga]]''; ''[[I Love Bees]]''; ''[[Katamari Damacy]]''
* 2005: ''[[Nintendogs]]''; ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]''
* 2006: ''[[Line Rider]]''; ''[[Ōkami]]''; ''[[Wii Sports]]''
* 2007: ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]''
* 2008: ''[[LittleBigPlanet]]''
* 2009: ''[[Scribblenauts (video game)|Scribblenauts]]''
* 2010: ''[[Minecraft]]'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_11th.html|title = Archive - 11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards|date = April 27, 2021}}</ref>
* 2011: ''[[Johann Sebastian Joust ]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_12th.html|title = Archive - 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards|date = April 23, 2021}}</ref>
* 2012: ''[[Journey (2012 video game)|Journey]]''
* 2013: ''[[Papers, Please]]''
* 2014: ''[[Monument Valley (video game)|Monument Valley]]''
* 2015: ''[[Her Story (video game)|Her Story]]''
* 2016: ''[[No Man's Sky]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: ''[[Gorogoa]]''<ref name="GDC2018"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: ''[[Nintendo Labo]]''<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: ''[[Baba Is You]]''<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: ''[[Dreams (video game)|Dreams]]''<ref name="GDC2021"/>
* [[22nd Game Developers Choice Awards|2021]]: ''[[Unpacking (video game)|Unpacking]]''<ref name="GDC2022"/>
* [[23rd Game Developers Choice Awards|2022]]: ''[[Immortality (video game)|Immortality]]''<ref name="GDC2023"/>
* [[24th Game Developers Choice Awards|2023]]: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]''<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]]: ''[[Balatro]]''<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>

===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>

===Best Technology===
Best Technology award recognizes the overall excellence of technology in a game, including graphics programming, artificial intelligence, networking, and physics.

* 2004: ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
* 2005: ''[[Nintendogs]]''
* 2006: ''[[Gears of War (video game)|Gears of War]]''
* 2007: ''[[Crysis]]''
* 2008: ''[[LittleBigPlanet]]''
* 2009: ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]''
* 2010: ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]''
* 2011: ''[[Battlefield 3]]''
* 2012: ''[[Far Cry 3]]''
* 2013: ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
* 2014: ''[[Destiny (video game)|Destiny]]''
* 2015: ''[[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]''
* 2016: ''[[Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: ''[[Horizon Zero Dawn]]''<ref name="GDC2018"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: ''[[Control (video game)|Control]]''<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''<ref name="GDC2021"/>
* [[22nd Game Developers Choice Awards|2021]]: ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart]]''<ref name="GDC2022"/>
* [[23rd Game Developers Choice Awards|2022]]: ''[[God of War Ragnarök]]''<ref name="GDC2023"/>
* [[24th Game Developers Choice Awards|2023]]: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]''<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]]: ''[[Astro Bot]]''<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>

===Best Visual Art===
Best Visual Art award recognizes the overall excellence of visual art in a game, including animation, modeling, art direction, and textures.

* 2000: ''[[Jet Grind Radio]]''
* 2001: ''[[ICO (video game)|ICO]]''
* 2002: ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''
* 2003: ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''
* 2004: ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
* 2005: ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''
* 2006: ''[[Gears of War (video game)|Gears of War]]''
* 2007: ''[[BioShock]]''
* 2008: ''[[Prince of Persia (2008 video game)|Prince of Persia]]''
* 2009: ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]''
* 2010: ''[[Limbo (video game)|Limbo]]''
* 2011: ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]''
* 2012: ''[[Journey (2012 video game)|Journey]]''
* 2013: ''[[BioShock Infinite]]''
* 2014: ''[[Monument Valley (video game)|Monument Valley]]''
* 2015: ''[[Ori and the Blind Forest]]''
* 2016: ''[[Inside (video game)|Inside]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: ''[[Cuphead]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: ''[[Gris (video game)|Gris]]''<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: ''[[Control (video game)|Control]]''<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: ''[[Ghost of Tsushima]]''<ref name="GDC2021"/>
* [[22nd Game Developers Choice Awards|2021]]: ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart]]''<ref name="GDC2022"/>
* [[23rd Game Developers Choice Awards|2022]]: ''[[Elden Ring]]''<ref name="GDC2023"/>
* [[24th Game Developers Choice Awards|2023]]: ''[[Alan Wake 2]]''<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]]: ''[[Black Myth: Wukong]]''<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>

===Best VR/AR Game===
* 2016: ''[[Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2017: ''[[Superhot|Superhot VR]]''<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* [[19th Game Developers Choice Awards|2018]]: ''[[Beat Saber]]''<ref name="GDC2019"/>
* [[20th Game Developers Choice Awards|2019]]: ''[[Vader Immortal]]''<ref name="GDC2020"/>
* [[21st Game Developers Choice Awards|2020]]: ''[[Half-Life: Alyx]]''<ref name="GDC2021"/>