mZuzek on 07 February 2025
| #1 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1988 |
| #2 | Mega Man 2 | 1988 |
| #3 | Super Mario Bros. | 1985 |
| #4 | The Legend of Zelda | 1986 |
| #5 | Tetris | 1984 |
| #6 | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | 1987 |
| #7 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | 1987 |
| #8 | Contra | 1988 |
| #9 | Castlevania | 1986 |
| #10 | Phantasy Star | 1987 |
| #11 | Blaster Master | 1988 |
| Final Fantasy | 1987 | |
| #13 | The Fool's Errand | 1987 |
| #14 | Populous | 1989 |
| #15 | Mega Man | 1987 |
| #16 | Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1988 |
| #17 | Metroid | 1986 |
| #18 | Prince of Persia | 1989 |
| #19 | Adventure Island | 1986 |
| #20 | Baseball | 1983 |
| #1 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 1998 |
| #2 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | 1991 |
| #3 | Chrono Trigger | 1995 |
| #4 | Super Mario 64 | 1996 |
| #5 | Final Fantasy VII | 1997 |
| #6 | Super Mario World | 1990 |
| #7 | Final Fantasy VI | 1994 |
| #8 | Super Metroid | 1994 |
| #9 | Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal / HeartGold / SoulSilver | 1999 |
| #10 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | 1995 |
| #11 | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 1995 |
| #12 | StarCraft | 1998 |
| #13 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | 1993 |
| #14 | Star Fox 64 | 1997 |
| #15 | Age of Empires II | 1999 |
| #16 | Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow / FireRed / LeafGreen | 1996 |
| #17 | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | 1996 |
| #18 | Mega Man X | 1993 |
| #19 | Donkey Kong Country | 1994 |
| #20 | Final Fantasy IV | 1991 |
| #21 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | 1997 |
| #22 | GoldenEye 007 | 1997 |
| #23 | Metal Gear Solid | 1998 |
| #24 | Suikoden II | 1998 |
| #25 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 1992 |
| #26 | Final Fantasy VIII | 1999 |
| #27 | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | 1996 |
| #28 | Banjo-Kazooie | 1998 |
| #29 | Doom | 1993 |
| #30 | Secret of Mana | 1993 |
| #31 | Mario Kart 64 | 1996 |
| #32 | Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia | 1999 |
| #33 | Diablo | 1996 |
| #34 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 / Sonic & Knuckles | 1994 |
| #35 | The Legend of Dragoon | 1999 |
| #36 | Resident Evil 2 | 1998 |
| #37 | Theme Hospital | 1997 |
| #38 | Tomb Raider II | 1997 |
| #39 | Final Fantasy Tactics | 1997 |
| #40 | SoulCalibur | 1999 |
| #41 | Street Fighter II | 1992 |
| #42 | Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | 1997 |
| #43 | Diddy Kong Racing | 1997 |
| #44 | Sid Meier's Civilization II | 1996 |
| #45 | Crash Bandicoot: Warped | 1998 |
| #46 | Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | 1999 |
| #47 | F-Zero X | 1998 |
| #48 | Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage / Gateway to Glimmer | 1999 |
| #49 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
| #50 | Terranigma | 1995 |
| #1 | Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 |
| #2 | Resident Evil 4 | 2005 |
| #3 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 2002 |
| #4 | Shadow of the Colossus | 2005 |
| #5 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 2006 |
| #6 | Metroid Prime | 2002 |
| #7 | Final Fantasy X | 2001 |
| #8 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | 2000 |
| #9 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 2009 |
| #10 | Halo: Combat Evolved | 2001 |
| #11 | Final Fantasy XII | 2006 |
| #12 | Final Fantasy IX | 2000 |
| #13 | Portal | 2007 |
| #14 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | 2003 |
| #15 | Half-Life 2 | 2004 |
| #16 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 |
| #17 | Persona 3 | 2006 |
| #18 | BioShock | 2007 |
| #19 | Kingdom Hearts II | 2005 |
| #20 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | 2004 |
| #21 | Diablo II | 2000 |
| #22 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 |
| #23 | Ōkami | 2006 |
| #24 | Halo 3 | 2007 |
| #25 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | 2004 |
| #26 | Halo 2 | 2004 |
| #27 | Tales of Symphonia | 2003 |
| #28 | Kingdom Hearts | 2002 |
| #29 | Warcraft III | 2002 |
| #30 | Mass Effect | 2007 |
| #31 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 2001 |
| #32 | Super Mario Sunshine | 2002 |
| #33 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 |
| #34 | Persona 4 | 2008 |
| #35 | Fallout 3 | 2008 |
| #36 | Deus Ex | 2000 |
| #37 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | 2007 |
| #38 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | 2004 |
| #39 | Perfect Dark | 2000 |
| #40 | The World Ends with You | 2007 |
| #41 | Demon's Souls | 2009 |
| #42 | Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade) | 2003 |
| #43 | Banjo-Tooie | 2000 |
| #44 | Valkyria Chronicles | 2008 |
| #45 | Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | 2009 |
| #46 | Tales of Vesperia | 2008 |
| #47 | Jak II | 2003 |
| #48 | Left 4 Dead 2 | 2009 |
| #49 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | 2001 |
| #50 | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | 2004 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 2009 |
| #1 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 2017 |
| #2 | The Last of Us | 2013 |
| #3 | Super Mario Odyssey | 2017 |
| #4 | Portal 2 | 2011 |
| #5 | Persona 5 | 2016 |
| #6 | God of War | 2018 |
| #7 | Mario Kart 8 | 2014 |
| #8 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 2011 |
| #9 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 |
| #10 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 |
| #11 | Bloodborne | 2015 |
| #12 | Nier: Automata | 2017 |
| #13 | Dark Souls III | 2016 |
| #14 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | 2013 |
| #15 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2015 |
| #16 | Super Mario 3D World | 2013 |
| #17 | Xenoblade Chronicles | 2010 |
| #18 | Hollow Knight | 2017 |
| #19 | Mass Effect 2 | 2010 |
| #20 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | 2016 |
| #21 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | 2011 |
| #22 | Dark Souls | 2011 |
| #23 | Red Dead Redemption | 2010 |
| #24 | Red Dead Redemption II | 2018 |
| #25 | Pokémon Black / White | 2010 |
| #26 | Minecraft | 2011 |
| #27 | Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age | 2017 |
| #28 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | 2019 |
| #29 | Undertale | 2015 |
| #30 | Doom | 2016 |
| #31 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 / Torna – The Golden Country | 2017 |
| #32 | God of War III | 2010 |
| #33 | Horizon Zero Dawn | 2017 |
| #34 | Fire Emblem Awakening | 2012 |
| #35 | Stardew Valley | 2016 |
| #36 | Splatoon | 2015 |
| #37 | Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 |
| #38 | Ori and the Blind Forest | 2015 |
| #39 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | 2014 |
| #40 | Fallout: New Vegas | 2010 |
| #41 | Celeste | 2018 |
| #42 | Borderlands 2 | 2012 |
| #43 | Marvel's Spider-Man | 2018 |
| #44 | Resident Evil 2 | 2019 |
| #45 | Control | 2019 |
| #46 | The Walking Dead: Season One | 2012 |
| #47 | Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | 2017 |
| #48 | Sonic Mania | 2017 |
| #49 | Monster Hunter World | 2018 |
| #50 | A Short Hike | 2019 |
| #1 | Elden Ring | 2022 |
| #2 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | 2023 |
| #3 | God of War Ragnarök | 2022 |
| #4 | Hades | 2020 |
| #5 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | 2020 |
| #6 | Astro Bot | 2024 |
| #7 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | 2020 |
| #8 | Metroid Dread | 2021 |
| #9 | The Last of Us Part II | 2020 |
| #10 | Baldur's Gate 3 | 2023 |
| #11 | Ghost of Tsushima | 2020 |
| #12 | Resident Evil 4 | 2023 |
| #13 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder | 2023 |
| #14 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 2020 |
| #15 | Monster Hunter Rise | 2021 |
| #16 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | 2024 |
| #17 | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | 2023 |
| #18 | Horizon Forbidden West | 2022 |
| #19 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | 2022 |
| #20 | It Takes Two | 2021 |
| #21 | Splatoon 3 | 2022 |
| #22 | Final Fantasy XVI | 2023 |
| #23 | Spiritfarer | 2020 |
| #24 | Vampire Survivors | 2022 |
| #25 | Persona 5 Strikers | 2020 |
| #26 | Returnal | 2021 |
| #27 | Tales of Arise | 2021 |
| #28 | Against the Storm | 2023 |
| #29 | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | 2021 |
| #30 | Sea of Stars | 2023 |
| #31 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 2020 |
| #32 | Starfield | 2023 |
| #33 | Psychonauts 2 | 2021 |
| #34 | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | 2021 |
| #35 | 20 Minutes Till Dawn | 2022 |
| #36 | Nioh 2 | 2020 |
| #37 | Halo Infinite | 2021 |
| #38 | Alan Wake 2 | 2023 |
| #39 | Diablo IV | 2023 |
| #40 | Wildermyth | 2021 |
| #41 | Perfect Tides | 2022 |
| #42 | I Was a Teenage Exocolonist | 2022 |
| #43 | Palworld (Early Access) | 2024 |
| #44 | Butterfly Soup 2 | 2022 |
| #45 | Genshin Impact | 2020 |
| #46 | The Henry Stickmin Collection | 2020 |
| #47 | Misericorde: Volume One | 2023 |
| #48 | Unicorn Overlord | 2024 |
| #49 | Omori | 2020 |
| #50 | Freedom Planet 2 | 2022 |
| Year | Game of the Year | Runner-Up | Games Listed |
| 1979 | Asteroids | 1 | |
| 1980 | Warlords | 1 | |
| 1983 | Baseball | 1 | |
| 1984 | Tetris | 1 | |
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | 3 |
| 1986 | The Legend of Zelda | Castlevania | 6 |
| 1987 | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | 8 |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Mega Man 2 | 5 |
| 1989 | Populous | Prince of Persia | 7 |
| 1990 | Super Mario World | The Secret of Monkey Island | 10 |
| 1991 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Final Fantasy IV | 10 |
| 1992 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Street Fighter II | 10 |
| 1993 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Mega Man X | 20 |
| 1994 | Final Fantasy VI | Super Metroid | 16 |
| 1995 | Chrono Trigger | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | 17 |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow | 21 |
| 1997 | Final Fantasy VII | Star Fox 64 | 31 |
| 1998 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | StarCraft | 26 |
| 1999 | Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal | Age of Empires II | 30 |
| 2000 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Final Fantasy IX | 24 |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy X | Halo: Combat Evolved | 38 |
| 2002 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Metroid Prime | 33 |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Tales of Symphonia | 28 |
| 2004 | Half-Life 2 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 36 |
| 2005 | Resident Evil 4 | Shadow of the Colossus | 27 |
| 2006 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Final Fantasy XII | 23 |
| 2007 | Super Mario Galaxy | Portal | 28 |
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Persona 4 | 25 |
| 2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Batman: Arkham Asylum | 37 |
| 2010 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Xenoblade Chronicles | 27 |
| 2011 | Portal 2 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 28 |
| 2012 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Borderlands 2 | 29 |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | 36 |
| 2014 | Mario Kart 8 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | 26 |
| 2015 | Bloodborne | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 38 |
| 2016 | Persona 5 | Dark Souls III | 28 |
| 2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Super Mario Odyssey | 32 |
| 2018 | God of War | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 23 |
| 2019 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Resident Evil 2 | 31 |
| 2020 | Hades | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | 26 |
| 2021 | Metroid Dread | Monster Hunter Rise | 21 |
| 2022 | Elden Ring | God of War Ragnarök | 31 |
| 2023 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Baldur's Gate 3 | 24 |
| 2024 | Astro Bot | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | 21 |
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