Saturday, 22nd August 2020
Electronic Gaming Monthly Game of the Year awards

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Electronic Gaming Monthly is a video game magazine founded in 1988 (a long time ago!). Amazingly, it's still alive and well, in digital form. Each year, the editors of Electronic Gaming Monthly chose a Game of the Year among games realeased for almost every system.Please consider supporting us by allowing ads to be displayed or by donating a small amount. Thanks!
- Double Dragon 1988for Arcade, NES, SMS
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1989for Arcade, Sega Genesis
- Strider 1990for Arcade, Sega Genesis
- Sonic the Hedgehog 1991for Sega Genesis
- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 1992for Arcade, SNES
- Samurai Shodown 1993for Arcade, Neo-Geo
- Donkey Kong Country 1994for SNES
- Twisted Metal 1995for PlayStation
- Super Mario 64 1996for Nintendo 64
- GoldenEye 007 1997for Nintendo 64
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998for Nintendo 64
- Soul Calibur 1999for Sega Dreamcast
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast
- Halo: Combat Evolved 2001for Xbox
- Metroid Prime 2002for GameCube
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003for Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
- Halo 2 2004for Xbox
- Resident Evil 4 2005for GameCube, PlayStation 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006for GameCube
- BioShock 2007for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
- Grand Theft Auto IV 2008for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009for PlayStation 3
- Red Dead Redemption 2010for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Far Cry 3 2012for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- BioShock Infinite 2013for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dragon Age: Inquisition 2014for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Overwatch 2016for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017for Nintendo Switch, Wii U
- Red Dead Redemption 2 2018for PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Control 2019for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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