The Game Awards, since its inception, has been one of if not the biggest gaming award show out there. Sure, there are others, but The Game Awards always seems to bring the most hype and excitement. Especially when it comes to their Game of the Year category. Of course, when choosing the best anything, opinions will clash. With that in mind, let’s look back at the previous Game of the Year winners, and you can decide if The Game Awards got it right or wrong. All of the Game of the Year Winners Dragon Age: Inquisition The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Overwatch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild God of War Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice The Last of Us Part II It Takes Two Elden Ring Baldur’s Gate 3 2014 Game of the Year Winner: Dragon Age: Inquisition The fight for Game of the Year was fierce during the show’s first year. But in the end, it was Bioware’s that took the award home. But was it the right choice? That’s up to you to decide. Here are the it was competing against: Dragon Age: Inquisition other games Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Dark Souls 2 Bayonetta 2 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2015 Game of the Year Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Look, all of the 2015 nominees were amazing, but this category belonged to . It’s many people’s favorite game, and everyone knew it would win. However, maybe you think one of should have won: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt these games Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Bloodborne Super Mario Maker Fallout 4 2016 Game of the Year Winner: Overwatch It’s very impressive that Overwatch is still going strong 7 years later, but it’s even more impressive that it in 2016. It had in the form of some extremely popular games; let’s check some of them out: won the Game of the Year award strong competition Titanfall 2 Doom Inside Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End 2017 Game of the Year Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild It’s been 6 years since this game came out, and fans have been counting the days until its sequel releases. This a testament to how beloved the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is, so it should come as no surprise that it . But maybe another game deserved to win; take a look at the and decide: won in 2017 other nominees PlayerUnknow’s Battlegrounds Horizon Zero Dawn Super Mario Odyssey Persona 5 2018 Game of the Year: God of War A decade ago, God of War was very popular. But even its hardcore fans probably never imagined that not only would it become that popular again, but that it would surpass that level of fame. The 2018 version of God of War reinvigorated the franchise, and it ended up winning the . Let’s look at the it had: Game of the Year in 2018 competition Monster Hunter: World Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption Celeste 2019 Game of the Year Winner: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice After getting two of their games nominated but not winning, FromSoftware finally won the big one with their game . Although this game is amazing and people love it, it was surprising that it won over the juggernaut that is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Here are the rest of the : Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice nominees Resident Evil 2 The Outer Worlds Death Stranding Control Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2020 Game of the Year Winner: The Last of Us Part II Although the game might have been divisive with players, it was a hit at the award show. It won in numerous categories, including . 2020, in particular, was stacked with great games, and all of them had a strong argument for why they should win. The other were: Game of the Year nominees Hades Animal Crossing: New Horizons Doom Eternal Ghost of Tsushima Final Fantasy VII Remake 2021 Game of the Year Winner: It Takes Two Hazelight, the developer of It Takes Two, had a popular game in A Way Out. However, nobody expected their next game to be as huge as it was. It Takes Two took the world by storm, and it won in . Let’s look at the it had: 2021 competition Resident Evil Village Metroid Dread Deathloop Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Psychonauts 2 2022 Game of the Year Winner: Elden Ring No offense to the other games that were nominated, but everyone knew that the real competition was between two specific games, God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring. These two colossuses fought, and Elden Ring . Check out the that were in contention: came out the victor other games Xenoblade Chronicles 3 A Plague Tale: Requiem Horizon Forbidden West Stray God of War: Ragnarok 2023 Game of the Year - Baldur’s Gate 3 When Baldur’s Gate 3 came out in 2023, it immediately hit the ground running. The game’s peak number of concurrent players on Steam was , and it received multiple 10/10 ratings from gaming publications such as and 875,343 IGN Gamespot. Again, this year was just a case of the other nominees being great, but one game in particular just shining a bit brighter. The Other Nominees: Alan Wake 2 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Resident Evil 4 Super Mario Bros. Wonder The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom So, what do you think? Were any games snubbed? Or did they hit the mark every year? Make sure to say in the comment section below. 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