mZuzek on 16 January 2023
| #1 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1988 |
| #2 | Super Mario Bros. | 1985 |
| #3 | The Legend of Zelda | 1986 |
| #4 | Mega Man 2 | 1988 |
| #5 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | 1987 |
| #6 | Tetris | 1989 |
| #7 | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | 1987 |
| #8 | Prince of Persia | 1989 |
| Contra | 1988 | |
| #10 | Castlevania | 1986 |
| Blaster Master | 1988 | |
| #12 | Snatcher | 1988 |
| #13 | Metroid | 1986 |
| #14 | Maniac Mansion | 1987 |
| #15 | Final Fantasy | 1987 |
| #16 | Mega Man | 1987 |
| #17 | Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1988 |
| #18 | Super Mario Land | 1989 |
| #19 | Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | 1985 |
| #20 | Double Dragon | 1987 |
| #1 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 1998 |
| #2 | Super Mario 64 | 1996 |
| #3 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | 1991 |
| #4 | Chrono Trigger | 1995 |
| #5 | Super Metroid | 1994 |
| #6 | Super Mario World | 1990 |
| #7 | Final Fantasy VI | 1994 |
| #8 | Final Fantasy VII | 1997 |
| #9 | Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal / HeartGold / SoulSilver versions | 1999 |
| #10 | StarCraft | 1998 |
| #11 | Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow / FireRed / LeafGreen versions | 1996 |
| #12 | Age of Empires II | 1999 |
| #13 | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 1995 |
| #14 | Mega Man X | 1993 |
| #15 | Banjo-Kazooie | 1998 |
| #16 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | 1997 |
| #17 | Final Fantasy IV | 1991 |
| #18 | GoldenEye 007 | 1997 |
| #19 | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | 1996 |
| #20 | Star Fox 64 | 1997 |
| #21 | Donkey Kong Country | 1994 |
| #22 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | 1993 |
| #23 | Mario Kart 64 | 1996 |
| #24 | Metal Gear Solid | 1998 |
| #25 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | 1995 |
| #26 | Suikoden II | 1998 |
| #27 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 1992 |
| #28 | Secret of Mana | 1993 |
| #29 | Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia | 1999 |
| #30 | Final Fantasy VIII | 1999 |
| #31 | Resident Evil 2 | 1998 |
| #32 | Doom | 1993 |
| #33 | The Legend of Dragoon | 1999 |
| #34 | Street Fighter II | 1992 |
| #35 | Kirby Super Star | 1996 |
| #36 | SoulCalibur | 1999 |
| #37 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 / Sonic & Knuckles | 1994 |
| #38 | Diablo | 1996 |
| #39 | Silent Hill | 1999 |
| #40 | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | 1996 |
| #41 | Tomb Raider II | 1997 |
| #42 | Terranigma | 1995 |
| #43 | Sonic Adventure | 1998 |
| #44 | Final Fantasy Tactics | 1997 |
| Warcraft II | 1995 | |
| #46 | Age of Empires | 1997 |
| Day of the Tentacle | 1993 | |
| #48 | Tomb Raider | 1996 |
| #49 | EarthBound | 1994 |
| #50 | Sid Meier's Civilization II | 1996 |
| #1 | Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 |
| #2 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 2002 |
| #3 | Metroid Prime | 2002 |
| #4 | Resident Evil 4 | 2005 |
| #5 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 2006 |
| #6 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | 2000 |
| #7 | Final Fantasy X | 2001 |
| #8 | Shadow of the Colossus | 2005 |
| #9 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 2009 |
| #10 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 |
| #11 | Halo: Combat Evolved | 2001 |
| #12 | Final Fantasy IX | 2000 |
| #13 | Ōkami | 2006 |
| #14 | Persona 3 (FES) | 2006 |
| #15 | Mass Effect | 2007 |
| #16 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | 2004 |
| #17 | Halo 2 | 2004 |
| #18 | BioShock | 2007 |
| #19 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 |
| #20 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 2001 |
| #21 | Final Fantasy XII | 2006 |
| #22 | Kingdom Hearts II | 2005 |
| #23 | Half-Life 2 | 2004 |
| #24 | Portal | 2007 |
| #25 | Demon's Souls | 2009 |
| #26 | Halo 3 | 2007 |
| #27 | Super Mario Sunshine | 2002 |
| #28 | Persona 4 (Golden) | 2008 |
| #29 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | 2007 |
| #30 | Diablo II | 2000 |
| #31 | Tales of Symphonia | 2003 |
| #32 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | 2003 |
| #33 | Resident Evil | 2002 |
| #34 | Metroid: Zero Mission | 2004 |
| #35 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | 2004 |
| #36 | Kingdom Hearts | 2002 |
| #37 | Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | 2009 |
| #38 | Fallout 3 | 2008 |
| #39 | Pokémon Diamond / Pearl & Platinum versions | 2006 |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 2006 | |
| The World Ends with You | 2007 | |
| #42 | Pikmin 2 | 2004 |
| #43 | Banjo-Tooie | 2000 |
| #44 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | 2008 |
| #45 | Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald / Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire versions | 2002 |
| #46 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 |
| #47 | Mother 3 | 2006 |
| #48 | Assassin's Creed II | 2009 |
| #49 | Metroid Fusion | 2002 |
| #50 | Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening | 2005 |
| #1 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 2017 |
| #2 | Super Mario Odyssey | 2017 |
| #3 | Mario Kart 8 | 2014 |
| #4 | The Last of Us | 2013 |
| #5 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 |
| #6 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 |
| #7 | Xenoblade Chronicles | 2010 |
| #8 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 2011 |
| #9 | Persona 5 (Royal) | 2016 |
| #10 | Super Mario 3D World (+ Bowser's Fury) | 2013 |
| #11 | God of War | 2018 |
| #12 | Portal 2 | 2011 |
| #13 | Nier: Automata | 2017 |
| #14 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | 2013 |
| #15 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2015 |
| #16 | Hollow Knight | 2017 |
| #17 | Mass Effect 2 | 2010 |
| #18 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | 2011 |
| #19 | Pokémon Black / White versions | 2010 |
| #20 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 / Torna – The Golden Country | 2017 |
| #21 | Bloodborne | 2015 |
| #22 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | 2019 |
| #23 | Dark Souls | 2011 |
| #24 | Minecraft | 2011 |
| #25 | Ori and the Blind Forest | 2015 |
| #26 | Fire Emblem Awakening | 2012 |
| #27 | Marvel's Spider-Man | 2018 |
| #28 | Red Dead Redemption | 2010 |
| #29 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | 2014 |
| #30 | Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age | 2017 |
| #31 | Resident Evil 2 | 2019 |
| #32 | Dark Souls III | 2016 |
| #33 | Astral Chain | 2019 |
| #34 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | 2016 |
| #35 | Batman: Arkham City | 2011 |
| #36 | Splatoon | 2015 |
| #37 | Undertale | 2015 |
| #38 | Bayonetta 2 | 2014 |
| #39 | Sonic Mania | 2017 |
| #40 | Horizon Zero Dawn | 2017 |
| #41 | Borderlands 2 | 2012 |
| Pokémon X / Y | 2013 | |
| #43 | Pikmin 3 | 2013 |
| #44 | Doom | 2016 |
| #45 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | 2011 |
| Splatoon 2 | 2017 | |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | 2016 | |
| #48 | Diablo III | 2012 |
| #49 | Yakuza 0 | 2015 |
| #50 | Celeste | 2018 |
| Stardew Valley | 2016 |
| #1 | Metroid Dread | 2021 |
| #2 | Elden Ring | 2022 |
| #3 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | 2020 |
| #4 | The Last of Us Part II | 2020 |
| #5 | Hades | 2020 |
| #6 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | 2022 |
| #7 | Ghost of Tsushima | 2020 |
| #8 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | 2020 |
| #9 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 2020 |
| #10 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 2020 |
| #11 | Monster Hunter Rise | 2021 |
| #12 | Pokémon Legends: Arceus | 2022 |
| #13 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 2020 |
| #14 | Splatoon 3 | 2022 |
| #15 | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | 2022 |
| #16 | Doom Eternal | 2020 |
| #17 | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | 2021 |
| #18 | Forza Horizon 5 | 2021 |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | 2021 | |
| #20 | Horizon Forbidden West | 2022 |
| #21 | Resident Evil Village | 2021 |
| #22 | Psychonauts 2 | 2021 |
| #23 | Halo Infinite | 2021 |
| It Takes Two | 2021 | |
| #25 | AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative | 2022 |
| #26 | Death's Door | 2021 |
| #27 | Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales | 2020 |
| #28 | Spiritfarer | 2020 |
| #29 | Crusader Kings III | 2020 |
| Freedom Planet 2 | 2022 | |
| #31 | Shin Megami Tensei V | 2021 |
| #32 | Hitman 3 | 2021 |
| #33 | Lost Judgment | 2021 |
| Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | 2022 | |
| #35 | Black Mesa | 2020 |
| #36 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | 2020 |
| Perfect Tides | 2022 | |
| Tales of Arise | 2021 | |
| #39 | The Henry Stickmin Collection | 2020 |
| #40 | Immortals Fenyx Rising | 2020 |
| #41 | Triangle Strategy | 2022 |
| #42 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | 2020 |
| Immortality | 2022 | |
| #44 | Inscryption | 2021 |
| Rogue Legacy 2 | 2022 | |
| Soul Hackers 2 | 2022 | |
| #47 | Baldur's Gate III (Early Access) | 2020 |
| Desperados III | 2020 | |
| Nioh 2 | 2020 | |
| #50 | Deathloop | 2021 |
| Norco | 2022 |
| Year | Game of the Year | Runner-Up | Games Listed |
| 1979 | Galaxian | Asteroids | 2 |
| 1980 | Warlords | 1 | |
| 1981 | Missile Command | 1 | |
| 1984 | Duck Hunt | 1 | |
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | 4 |
| 1986 | The Legend of Zelda | Castlevania | 5 |
| 1987 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | 10 |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Mega Man 2 | 8 |
| 1989 | Tetris | Prince of Persia | 13 |
| 1990 | Super Mario World | The Secret of Monkey Island | 7 |
| 1991 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Final Fantasy IV | 15 |
| 1992 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Street Fighter II | 12 |
| 1993 | Mega Man X | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | 16 |
| 1994 | Super Metroid | Final Fantasy VI | 20 |
| 1995 | Chrono Trigger | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 26 |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow | 27 |
| 1997 | Final Fantasy VII | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | 25 |
| 1998 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | StarCraft | 30 |
| 1999 | Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal | Age of Empires II | 38 |
| 2000 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Final Fantasy IX | 29 |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy X | Halo: Combat Evolved | 44 |
| 2002 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Metroid Prime | 35 |
| 2003 | Tales of Symphonia | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | 36 |
| 2004 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | 48 |
| 2005 | Resident Evil 4 | Shadow of the Colossus | 37 |
| 2006 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Ōkami | 29 |
| 2007 | Super Mario Galaxy | Mass Effect | 31 |
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Persona 4 | 35 |
| 2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Demon's Souls | 46 |
| 2010 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Xenoblade Chronicles | 40 |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Portal 2 | 43 |
| 2012 | Fire Emblem: Awakening | Borderlands 2 | 40 |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Super Mario 3D World | 42 |
| 2014 | Mario Kart 8 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | 33 |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Bloodborne | 39 |
| 2016 | Persona 5 | Dark Souls III | 43 |
| 2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Super Mario Odyssey | 45 |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | God of War | 37 |
| 2019 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Resident Evil 2 | 44 |
| 2020 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | The Last of Us Part II | 39 |
| 2021 | Metroid Dread | Monster Hunter Rise | 33 |
| 2022 | Elden Ring | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | 25 |
