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Best Game Worlds By year ↓

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Games recognized for memorable worlds, settings, places, and the sense of place created through art, writing, systems, and exploration.

Ceremony names grouped here include Best World, Best Open World Game.

2025 1 1 1 1 12 Hades II
2025 1 4 Baby Steps
2025 1 2 Keeper
2025 1 1 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
2025 1 1 Silksong
2025 1 2 13 Split Fiction
2024 1 1 2 4 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
2024 1 8 2 14 14 Astro Bot
2024 1 2 1 12 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
2024 1 1 1 3 10 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
2024 1 2 Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
2024 1 2 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
2024 1 1 5 Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
2023 1 1 2 2 9 18 Alan Wake II
2023 1 10 1 13 14 Baldur's Gate 3
2023 1 1 5 Chants of Sennaar
2023 1 1 1 6 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
2023 1 1 10 Final Fantasy XVI
2023 1 3 5 16 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
2023 1 1 5 Starfield
2022 1 1 17 1 10 15 Elden Ring
2022 1 2 2 18 17 God of War Ragnarök
2022 1 1 20 Horizon Forbidden West
2022 1 2 1 5 Pentiment
2022 1 2 Pokémon Legends: Arceus
2021 1 1 2 1 2 15 Psychonauts 2
2021 1 2 Chicken Police – Paint It Red
2021 1 2 1 1 7 Chicory: A Colorful Tale
2021 1 1 Exo One
2021 1 6 Far Cry 6
2021 1 2 Monster Hunter Rise
2021 1 1 9 14 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
2021 1 2 2 4 8 Resident Evil Village
2020 1 1 1 1 7 21 Ghost of Tsushima
2020 1 5 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
2020 1 2 8 Cyberpunk 2077
2020 1 1 1 6 Demon's Souls
2020 1 1 2 11 Final Fantasy VII Remake
2020 1 11 1 13 19 Hades
2020 1 1 4 Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020 1 1 Umarangi Generation
2019 1 1 5 2 3 13 Outer Wilds
2019 1 2 6 24 Death Stranding
2019 1 4 Devil May Cry 5
2019 1 3 Hypnospace Outlaw
2019 1 2 Kingdom Hearts III
2019 1 3 2 10 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
2019 1 1 1 7 The Outer Worlds
2018 1 1 3 2 8 20 Red Dead Redemption 2
2018 1 6 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018 1 3 Far Cry 5
2018 1 14 1 10 13 God of War (2018)
2018 1 3 Minit
2018 1 1 2 Monster Hunter: World
2017 1 5 Assassin's Creed Origins
2017 1 10 8 Cuphead
2017 1 1 17 Destiny 2
2017 1 9 14 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
2017 1 2 4 22 Horizon Zero Dawn
2017 1 1 Rain World
2017 1 1 1 2 14 What Remains of Edith Finch
2016 1 1 1 1 1 Hitman (2016)
2016 1 2 Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
2016 1 1 Far Cry Primal
2016 1 3 Final Fantasy XV
2016 1 3 Forza Horizon 3
2016 1 1 1 7 Mafia III
2016 1 2 1 2 13 The Last Guardian
2016 1 3 Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
2015 1 7 1 6 18 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2014 1 2 9 Far Cry 4
2013 1 1 3 2 8 14 Grand Theft Auto V
2013 1 5 Animal Crossing: New Leaf
2013 1 1 8 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
2013 1 2 1 5 9 BioShock Infinite
2013 1 1 2 3 9 Gone Home
2013 1 3 Saints Row IV
2013 1 10 1 13 13 The Last of Us
2012 1 1 3 2 1 12 Dishonored
2012 1 2 1 1 13 Far Cry 3
2012 1 1 3 FTL: Faster Than Light
2012 1 5 Gravity Rush
2012 1 1 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
2012 1 5 Need for Speed: Most Wanted
2012 1 1 3 Skylanders: Giants
2011 1 1 1 1 4 Saints Row: The Third
2011 1 2 13 Batman: Arkham City
2011 1 1 5 Dark Souls
2011 1 1 6 Deus Ex: Human Revolution
2011 1 1 1 20 L.A. Noire