Editing Game Developers Choice Awards (section)

===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"
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! Year
! Game
! Genre
! Developer(s)
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| 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]]
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| 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]]
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| 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]]
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| 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]]
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| 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]]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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]]
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