GDC GOTY Winners[edit]

2000s[edit]

Year	Game	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)
2000 (1st)	The Sims	Maxis	Electronic Arts
	Deus Ex	Ion Storm	Eidos Interactive
	Jet Grind Radio	Smilebit	Sega
	No One Lives Forever	Monolith Productions	Fox Interactive
	Shenmue	Sega AM2	Sega
2001 (2nd)	Grand Theft Auto III	DMA Design	Rockstar Games
	Black & White	Lionhead Studios	Electronic Arts
	Halo: Combat Evolved	Bungie	Microsoft Game Studios
	Ico	Team Ico	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Max Payne	Remedy Entertainment	Gathering of Developers / Rockstar Games
2002 (3rd)	Metroid Prime	Retro Studios	Nintendo
	Battlefield 1942	Digital Illusions	Electronic Arts
	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
	Neverwinter Nights	BioWare	Atari, Inc.
	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	Ubisoft Montreal	Ubisoft
2003 (4th)	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	BioWare	LucasArts
	Beyond Good & Evil	Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft Milan	Ubisoft
	Call of Duty	Infinity Ward	Activision
	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	Ubisoft Montreal	Ubisoft
	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
2004 (5th)	Half-Life 2	Valve Corporation	Valve Corporation
	Burnout 3: Takedown	Criterion Games	Electronic Arts
	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
	Katamari Damacy	Namco	Namco
	World of Warcraft	Blizzard Entertainment	Blizzard Entertainment
2005 (6th)	Shadow of the Colossus	Team Ico	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Animal Crossing: Wild World	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
	God of War	Santa Monica Studio	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Guitar Hero	Harmonix	RedOctane
	The Movies	Lionhead Studios	Activision
2006 (7th)	Gears of War	Epic Games	Microsoft Game Studios
	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks
	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
	Ōkami	Clover Studio	Capcom
	Wii Sports	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
2007 (8th)	Portal	Valve Corporation	Valve Corporation
	BioShock	2K Boston / 2K Australia	2K Games
	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Infinity Ward	Activision
	Rock Band	Harmonix	MTV Games / Electronic Arts
	Super Mario Galaxy	Nintendo EAD Tokyo	Nintendo
2008 (9th)	Fallout 3	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks
	Fable II	Lionhead Studios	Microsoft Game Studios
	Grand Theft Auto IV	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
	LittleBigPlanet	Media Molecule	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Left 4 Dead	Turtle Rock Studios	Valve Corporation
2009 (10th)	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Naughty Dog	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Assassin's Creed II	Ubisoft Montreal	Ubisoft
	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Rocksteady Studios	Eidos Interactive / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
	Demon's Souls	FromSoftware	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Dragon Age: Origins	BioWare	Electronic Arts

2010s[edit]

Year	Game	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)
2010 (11th)	Red Dead Redemption	Rockstar San Diego	Rockstar Games
	Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood	Ubisoft Montreal	Ubisoft
	Call of Duty: Black Ops	Treyarch	Activision
	Limbo	Playdead	Playdead
	Mass Effect 2	BioWare	Electronic Arts
2011 (12th)	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks
	Batman: Arkham City	Rocksteady Studios	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
	Dark Souls	FromSoftware	Namco Bandai Games
	Deus Ex: Human Revolution	Eidos Montréal	Square Enix
	Portal 2	Valve Corporation	Valve Corporation
2012 (13th)	Journey	Thatgamecompany	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Dishonored	Arkane Studios	Bethesda Softworks
	Mass Effect 3	BioWare	Electronic Arts
	The Walking Dead	Telltale Games	Telltale Games
	XCOM: Enemy Unknown	Firaxis Games	2K Games
2013 (14th)	The Last of Us	Naughty Dog	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Gone Home	The Fullbright Company	The Fullbright Company
	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
	Super Mario 3D World	Nintendo EAD Tokyo	Nintendo
	Tomb Raider	Crystal Dynamics	Square Enix
2014 (15th)	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Monolith Productions	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
	Alien: Isolation	Creative Assembly	Sega
	Bayonetta 2	PlatinumGames	Nintendo
	Destiny	Bungie	Activision
	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	Blizzard Entertainment	Blizzard Entertainment
2015 (16th)	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	CD Projekt Red	CD Projekt
	Bloodborne	FromSoftware	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Fallout 4	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks
	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Kojima Productions	Konami
	Rocket League	Psyonix	Psyonix

Golden Joystick[edit]

Game of the Year

Year	Game	Platform	Developer	Publisher
1983	Jetpac	ZX Spectrum	Tim and Chris Stamper	Ultimate Play the Game
1984	Knight Lore	ZX Spectrum	Ultimate Play the Game	Ultimate Play the Game
1985	The Way of the Exploding Fist	Commodore 64	Beam Software	Melbourne House
1986	Gauntlet	Arcade	Atari Games	Atari Games
1987–88	Out Run	Arcade	Sega AM2	Sega
1988–89	Operation Wolf (8-bit)	Arcade	Taito	Taito
1988–89	Speedball (16-bit)	Amiga / Atari ST	The Bitmap Brothers	Image Works
1989–90	The Untouchables (8-bit)	ZX Spectrum	Ocean Software	Ocean Software
1989–90	Kick Off (16-bit)	Amiga / Atari ST	Dino Dini	Anco Software
1990–91	Rick Dangerous 2 (8-bit)	ZX Spectrum	Ocean Software	Ocean Software
1990–91	Kick Off (16-bit)	Amiga / Atari ST	Dino Dini	Anco Software

Year	Game	Platform	Developer	Publisher
2002	Grand Theft Auto III	PS2	DMA Design	Rockstar Games
2003	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	PS2	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
2004	Doom 3	PC	id Software	Activision
2005	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	PS2	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
2006	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	PC, Xbox 360	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks
2007	Gears of War	Xbox 360	Epic Games	Microsoft Game Studios
2008	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	PC, PS3, Xbox 360	Infinity Ward	Activision
2009	Fallout 3	PC, PS3, Xbox 360	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks
2010	Mass Effect 2	PC, PS3, Xbox 360	BioWare	Electronic Arts
2011	Portal 2	PC, PS3, Xbox 360, OS X, Linux	Valve Corporation	Valve Corporation
2012	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	PC, PS3, Xbox 360	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	PS3, Xbox 360	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
2014	Dark Souls II	PC, PS3, Xbox 360	FromSoftware	Bandai Namco
2015	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	PC, PS4, Xbox One	CD Projekt Red	CD Projekt
2016	Dark Souls III	PC, PS4, Xbox One	FromSoftware	Bandai Namco