All Game of the Year winners from this century!

Game of the Year Award is given through various Award Events and media publications to the best Game of the year. The award is given upon considering various factors, since it is a subjective argument one factor cannot determine the true winner. The Game representing the pinnacle of Gaming that year with a fresh and often revolutionary experience gets awarded.

Some amazing games have taken a step at the podium while some great games which truly deserved their own award missed out due to the vast quality of games. Games from some gigantic studios like Rockstar Games, Naughty Dog, Santa Monica and more appear on the list with some truly great game franchises.

Here is a list of all the GOTY winners since the start of this century.

2000     Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2        

    Metacritic score: 98%

Developer(s) Neversoft

Platforms   Playstation, Microsoft Windows, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, Nintendo64, Dreamcast.

2001     Halo Combat Evolved

Metacritic score: 97%

 Developer(s) Bungie   

 Platforms    Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X         

2002     Metroid Prime    

Metacritic score: 97%
Developer(s) Retro Games

Platforms    Nintendo Gamecube, Wii

2003    Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic    

 Metacritic score: 83%

Developer(s) Bioware     

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360,Mac OS X  

2004    Half Life 2

Metacritic score: 96%
 Developer(s) Valve     

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X, Playstation 3.

2005    Resident Evil 4

Metacritic score: 82%
Developer(s) Capcom

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Mac OS, X, Nintendo Gamecube.

2006    The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion

Metacritic score: 94%

Developer(s) Bethesda Game Studios

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Playstation 3.

2007    Bioshock

Metacritic score: 96%
 Developer(s) 2K Games 

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X, Playstation 3.

2008    Grand theft Auto IV

Metacritic score: 98%
Developer(s) Rockstar Games.

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360,Mac OS X ,Playstation 3

2009   Uncharted 2  Among Thieves    

Metacritic score: 96%
Developer(s) Naughty Dog

Platforms  Playstation 3.

2010    Red Dead Redemption

Metacritic score: 95%
Developer(s) Rockstar Games.

Platforms  Playstation 3,Xbox 360

2011    The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim.

Metacritic score: 94%
Developer(s) Bethesda Game Studios

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch,PlayStation 5,Xbox Series X/S.

2012    The Walking Dead

Metacritic score: 89%
Developer(s) Telltale Games

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch.

2013    The Last of Us

Metacritic score: 95%
Developer(s) Naughty Dog.

Platforms  Playstation 3, Playstation 4.

2014    Dragon Age Inquisition.

Metacritic score: 85%

Developer(s) Bioware

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X 

2015    The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt

Metacritic score: 93%
Developer(s) CD Projekt Red

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch.

2016    Uncharted 4 A Thief’s End    

Metacritic score: 93%
Developer(s) Naughty Dog.

Platforms   Playstation 4

2017    The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

Metacritic score: 97%
Developer(s) Nintendo

Platforms Nintendo Switch, Wii U

2018    God of War

Metacritic score: 94%
Developer(s) Santa Monica

Platforms   Playstation 4, Microsoft windows.

2019    Sekiro Shadows Die Twice.

Metacritic score: 93%
Developer(s) FromSoftaware

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

2020    The Last of Us Part 2

Metacritic score: 93%
Developer(s) Naughty Dog.

Platforms Playstation 4

2021    It Takes Two.

Metacritic score: 89%
Developer(s) Hazlelight Studios

Platforms  Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch,PlayStation 5,Xbox Series X/S

Well, that’s it for now! Which game do you think will take the podium in 2022?