Year | Game | Composer(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
2002/03 (1st) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Jeremy Soule | Argonaut | Electronic Arts | [2] |
Command & Conquer: Generals | Bill Brown and Mikael Sandgren | EA Pacific | EA Games |
Primal | Paul Arnold, Andrew Barnabas and 16Volt | SCE Studio Cambridge | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Republic: The Revolution | James Hannigan | Elixir Studios | Eidos Interactive |
TimeSplitters 2 | Graeme Norgate | Free Radical Design |
Return to Castle Wolfenstein | Bill Brown | Gray Matter Studios | Activision |
2003/04 (2nd) | Hitman: Contracts | Jesper Kyd | IO Interactive | Eidos Interactive | [3] |
Evil Genius | James Hannigan | Elixir Studios | Sierra Entertainment |
Fable | Danny Elfman and Russell Shaw | Big Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios | Microsoft Game Studios |
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone | Robb Mills | Stormfront Studios and Zono | Atari |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Jeremy Soule | Griptonite Games, KnowWonder and EA UK | Electronic Arts |
Rome: Total War | Jeff van Dyck | The Creative Assembly | Sega |
2005/06 (3rd) | Tomb Raider: Legend | Troels Brun Folmann | Crystal Dynamics | Eidos Interactive | [4] |
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Koichi Sugiyama | Level-5 | Square Enix |
LocoRoco | Nobuyuki Shimizu and Kemmei Adachi | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Shadow of the Colossus | Kow Otani | Japan Studio and Team Ico |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Jeremy Soule | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
The Movies | Daniel Pemberton | Lionhead Studios | Activision |
2006/07 (4th) | Ōkami | Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh and Akari Groves | Clover Studio | Capcom | [5] |
Final Fantasy XII | Hitoshi Sakimoto, Hayato Matsuo and Masaharu Iwata | Square Enix |
God of War II | Gerard Marino, Ron Fish, Mike Reagan and Cris Velasco | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Lair | John Debney | Factor 5 |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
Viva Piñata | Grant Kirkhope | Rare | Microsoft Game Studios |
2007/08 (5th) | Dead Space | Jason Graves, Don Veca | Visceral Games | Electronic Arts | [6][7] |
Assassin's Creed | Jesper Kyd | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
Fable II | Danny Elfman, Russell Shaw | Lionhead Studios | Microsoft Game Studios |
Fallout 3 | Inon Zur | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
LittleBigPlanet | Kenneth C M Young, Mat Clark, Daniel Pemberton | Media Molecule | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Harry Gregson-Williams, Nobuko Toda, Shuichi Kobori, Kazuma Jinnouchi | Konami |
2009 (6th) | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Greg Edmonson, Carmen Rizzo | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | [8] |
Assassin's Creed II | Jesper Kyd | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | Nick Arundel, Ron Fish | Rocksteady Studios | Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Lorne Balfe, Hans Zimmer | Infinity Ward | Activision |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | James Hannigan | EA Bright Light Studio | Electronic Arts |
PixelJunk Shooter | High Frequency, Bandwidth, Alex Paterson, Dom Beken | Q-Games and Double Eleven | Q-Games |
2010 (7th) | Heavy Rain | Normand Corbeil | Quantic Dream | Sony Computer Entertainment | [9] |
Alan Wake | Petri Alanko | Remedy Entertainment | Microsoft Game Studios |
Fable III | Russell Shaw | Lionhead Studios |
James Bond 007: Blood Stone | Richard Jacques | Bizarre Creations | Activision |
Mass Effect 2 | Jack Wall, Jimmy Hinson, Sam Hulick, David Kates | BioWare | Electronic Arts |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Mahito Yokota, Ryo Nagamatsu, Koji Kondo | Nintendo EAD Tokyo | Nintendo |
2011 (8th) | L.A. Noire | Andrew Hale, Simon Hale | Team Bondi | Rockstar Games | [10] |
Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Jesper Kyd, Lorne Balfe | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
Batman: Arkham City | Nick Arundel, Ron Fish | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Greg Edmonson | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Michael McCann | Eidos Montréal | Square Enix |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Jeremy Soule | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
2012 (9th) | Journey | Austin Wintory | thatgamecompany | Sony Computer Entertainment | [11] |
Diablo III | Russell Brower, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford | Blizzard Entertainment |
Assassin's Creed III | Lorne Balfe | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
Thomas Was Alone | David Housden | Mike Bithell |
The Unfinished Swan | Joel Corelitz | Giant Sparrow and Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
The Walking Dead | Jared Emerson-Johnson | Telltale Games |
2013 (10th) | BioShock Infinite | James Bonney and Garry Schyman | Irrational Games | 2K Games | [12] |
Tearaway | Kenneth C M Young and Brian D'Oliveira | Tarsier Studios and Media Molecule | Sony Computer Entertainment |
The Last of Us | Gustavo Santaolalla | Naughty Dog |
Beyond: Two Souls | Lorne Balfe | Quantic Dream |
Super Mario 3D World | Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo | Nintendo EAD Tokyo and 1-Up Studio | Nintendo |
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Brian Tyler and Aldo Sampaio | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
2014 (11th) | Far Cry 4 | Cliff Martinez, Tony Gronick and Jerome Angelot | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | [13][14] |
Alien: Isolation | The Creative Assembly | Sega |
The Banner Saga | Austin Wintory | Stoic | Versus Evil |
Fantasia: Music Evolved | Inon Zur | Disney Interactive Studios and Harmonix Music Systems | Disney Interactive Studios |
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Garry Schyman, Nathan Grigg | Monolith Productions | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
The Sailor's Dream | Simogo |
2015 (12th) | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Jessica Curry | The Chinese Room and Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | [15][16] |
Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Austin Wintory, Tripod and Bear McCreary | Ubisoft Quebec | Ubisoft |
Batman: Arkham Knight | Nick Arundel and David Buckley | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Fallout 4 | Inon Zur | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
Halo 5: Guardians | Kazuma Jinnouchi, Nobuko Toda and Peter Cobbin | 343 Industries | Microsoft Studios |
Ori and the Blind Forest | Gareth Coker | Moon Studios |
2016 (13th) | Virginia | Lyndon Holland | Variable State | 505 Games | [17][18] |
Doom | Mick Gordon, Chris Hite, Chad Mossholder | id Software | Bethesda Softworks |
Abzû | Austin Wintory | Giant Squid Studios | 505 Games |
Inside | Martin Stig Andersen, Søs Gunver Ryberg | Playdead |
The Last Guardian | Takeshi Furukawa | Japan Studio and GenDesign | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Uncharted 4 | Henry Jackman, Jonathan Mayer, Scott Hanau | Naughty Dog |
2017 (14th) | Cuphead | Kristofer Maddigan | StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc. | [19] |
Get Even | The Farm 51 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe |
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | David Garcia Diaz, Andy LaPlegua | Ninja Theory |
Horizon Zero Dawn | Guerrilla Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe |
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
What Remains of Edith Finch | Jeff Russo | Giant Sparrow | Annapurna Interactive |
2018 (15th) | God of War | Bear McCreary, Keith Leary, Peter Scaturro | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe | [20] |
Celeste | Lena Raine | Matt Makes Games |
Far Cry 5 | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
Florence | Mountains | Annapurna Interactive |
Gris | Nomada Studio | Devolver Digital |
Tetris Effect | Hydelic, Noboru Mutoh, Takako Ishida | Monstars and Resonair | Enhance Games |
2019 (16th) | Disco Elysium | British Sea Power | ZA/UM | [21][22] |
Control | Petri Alanko, Martin Stig Andersen | Remedy Entertainment | 505 Games |
Death Stranding | Ludvig Forssell, Peter Scaturro, Keith Leary | Kojima Productions | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Outer Wilds | Mobius Digital | Annapurna Interactive |
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Grezzo | Nintendo |
Wattam | Asuka Takahashi, Brad Fotsch, Sam Bird | Funomena | Annapurna Interactive |
2020 (17th) | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | John Paesano, Scott Hanau, Alex Hackford | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [23][24] |
Ghost of Tsushima | Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi, Peter Scaturro | Sucker Punch Productions | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
The Last of Us Part II | Gustavo Santaolalla, Mac Quayle, Scott Hanau | Naughty Dog |
Sackboy: A Big Adventure | Jay Waters, Joe Thwaites, Joanna Skorupa | Sumo Digital |
Hades | Darren Korb | Supergiant Games |
Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Gareth Coker | Moon Studios | Xbox Game Studios |
2021 (18th) | Returnal | Bobby Krlic, Joe Thwaites, Harry Krueger | Housemarque | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [25][26] |
Deathloop | Tom Salta, Erich Talaba, Ross Tregenza | Arkane Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
Far Cry 6 | Ubisoft Toronto | Ubisoft |
Halo Infinite | Gareth Coker, Joel Corelitz, Curtis Schweitzer | 343 Industries | Xbox Game Studios |
Psychonauts 2 | Peter McConnell | Double Fire |
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Scott Hanau, Wataru Hokoyama, Mark Mothersbaugh | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
2022 (19th) | God of War Ragnarök | Bear McCreary, Keith Leary, Peter Scaturro | Santa Monica | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [27][28] |
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course | Kristofer Maddigan | Studio MDHR |
Elden Ring | FromSoftware | Bandai Namco |
A Plague Tale: Requiem | Olivier Deriviere | Asobo | Focus |
Stray | BlueTwelve | Annapurna Interactive |
Tunic | Lifeformed, Janice Kwan | Finji |