Games recognized for new ideas, accessibility breakthroughs, experimental design, or unusually inventive play.
Ceremony names grouped here include Innovation in Accessibility, Most Innovative, Innovation Award.
Journey
LittleBigPlanet
Wii Sports
Battlefield 1942
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Papers, Please
Guitar Hero
Shadow of the Colossus
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Ōkami
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Grand Theft Auto III
The Stanley Parable
Blue Prince
Balatro
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
God of War Ragnarök
Immortality
Forza Horizon 5
Unpacking
The Last of Us Part II
Her Story
The Last of Us
Minecraft
Portal
Half-Life 2
Ico
Counter-Strike
Deus Ex
Jet Set Radio
Return of the Obra Dinn
What Remains of Edith Finch
Pokémon Go
The Witness
Splatoon
Grand Theft Auto V
Portal 2
Limbo
Demon's Souls
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Braid
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Baldur's Gate 3
Cocoon
Elden Ring
Deathloop
Inscryption
It Takes Two
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
Disco Elysium
Outer Wilds
Untitled Goose Game
Celeste
Red Dead Redemption 2
Tetris Effect
Nier: Automata
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Inside
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Super Mario Maker
80 Days
Destiny
Gone Home
Fez
The Walking Dead
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Red Dead Redemption
Left 4 Dead
BioShock
Mass Effect
Super Mario Galaxy
Gears of War
God of War
Doom 3
Halo 2
Call of Duty
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Metroid Prime
Neverwinter Nights
Max Payne
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Sims