The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has presented the BAFTA Games Awards almost every year since 2003 (they skipped 2005 for some reason). “The BAFTAs” are one of the game industry’s most prestigious awards, and they’re awarded each Spring, honoring games released during the previous calendar year.
Since 2016, the BAFTA Games Awards ceremony has coincided with the London Games Festival.
A secret ballot cast by the British Academy’s membership, which includes “experienced games industry practitioners from a range of backgrounds in game development and production,” chooses the nominees and winners each year. A variety of sponsored awards are also offered by the BAFTAs, and the winners are typically decided by a public vote.
All the “Best Game” winners from the BAFTA Games Awards can be found here…
| YEAR | GAME OF THE YEAR WINNER |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Baldur’s Gate 3 |
| 2022-2023 | Vampire Survivors |
| 2021-2022 | Returnal |
| 2020-2021 | Hades |
| 2019-2020 | Outer Wilds |
| 2018-2019 | God of War |
| 2017-2018 | What Remains of Edith Finch |
| 2016-2017 | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End |
| 2015-2016 | Fallout 4 |
| 2014-2015 | Destiny |
| 2013-2014 | The Last of Us |
| 2012-2013 | Dishonored |
| 2011-2012 | Portal 2 |
| 2010-2011 | Mass Effect 2 |
| 2009-2010 | Batman: Arkham Asylum |
| 2008-2009 | Super Mario Galaxy |
| 2007-2008 | BioShock |
| 2006-2007 | Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter |
| 2005-2006 | NO AWARDS GIVEN |
| 2004-2005 | Half-Life 2 |
| 2003-2004 | Call of Duty |
More information about the BAFTA Games Awards can be found at the British Academy’s official website.