GDC Choice GOTY winners
GDC Choice GOTY winners is an award record published in 2026 — one of the 17 sources behind the game canon, weighted as award. 22 of its 26 entries appear in the aggregated canon. Its scope (2000–present) is calibrated against unrestricted lists before scoring.
- 2000The SimsCanon #62
- 2001Grand Theft Auto IIICanon #51
- 2002Metroid PrimeCanon #32
- 2003Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicCanon #52
- 2004Half-Life 2Canon #1
- 2005Shadow of the ColossusCanon #15
- 2006Gears of WarCanon #131
- 2007PortalCanon #28
- 2008Fallout 3Canon #65
- 2009Uncharted 2: Among ThievesCanon #38
- 2010Red Dead RedemptionCanon #16
- 2011The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimCanon #17
- 2012JourneyCanon #27
- 2013The Last of UsCanon #9
- 2014Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- 2015The Witcher 3: Wild HuntCanon #10
- 2016OverwatchCanon #47
- 2017The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildCanon #8
- 2018God of WarCanon #167
- 2019Untitled Goose Game
- 2020HadesCanon #61
- 2021Inscryption
- 2022Elden RingCanon #72
- 2023Baldur's Gate 3Canon #64
- 2024Balatro
- 2025Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Canon #71
List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.