Editing Game Developers Choice Awards (section)

===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>