New York Game Awards: Game of the Year winners

The New York Game Awards named 14 Games of the Year on record here, 2012–2025; the latest is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025). In the 14 census seasons it has judged, its pick was the game the whole field rewarded most 10 times (71.4%). In the season calendar it comes 6 of 10: January.

A critics' circle award that traditionally opens the post-season.

The most recent winners: 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; 2024, Astro Bot; 2023, Baldur's Gate 3; 2022, Elden Ring; 2021, Psychonauts 2.

WhenJanuary
Who votesNew York Videogame Critics Circle
First edition2012
CountryUnited States

14Winners listed
2012–2025Years verified
14Different winners

Every New York Game Awards Game of the Year

Year	Game of the Year
2025	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2024	Astro Bot
2023	Baldur's Gate 3
2022	Elden Ring
2021	Psychonauts 2
2020	Hades
2019	The Outer Worlds
2018	God of War
2017	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2016	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
2015	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2014	Wolfenstein: The New Order
2013	The Last of Us
2012	The Walking Dead: The Game

Winner list from this site's own award rows, one cited source per pick.

Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.