| 2001 |  Orten Was The CaseWoodhill Interactive | 83.8% | 94% | 128 | 1 | $14.99 |
| 2002 |  A Case of FraudHesperus Games | 89.4% | 96% | 616 | 11 | −20%$8.99$7.19 |
| 2003 |  Waves 2: NotoriousSquid In A Box Ltd | 84.7% | 92% | 328 | 0 | Free |
| 2004 |  The Legend of Heroes: Trails to AzureNihon Falcom | 91.1% | 97% | 1,010 | 61 | $39.99 |
| 2005 |  7 Billion HumansTomorrow Corporation | 88.6% | 93% | 1,875 | 11 | $14.99 |
| 2006 |  Minesweeper ClassyErlend Kirkeboe | 83.4% | 92% | 196 | 3 | $2.99 |
| 2007 |  StonewardsBanana Tiger Studio | 87.5% | 93% | 941 | 132 | $9.99 |
| 2008 |  X-COM: UFO DefenseMicroProse Software, Inc | 92.0% | 96% | 3,217 | 52 | $4.99 |
| 2009 |  Roots of PachaSoda Den | 89.4% | 93% | 3,816 | 148 | $24.99 |
| 2010 |  He Fucked The Girl Out of MeTaylor McCue | 85.7% | 92% | 534 | 0 | Free |
| 2011 |  Polda 3Zima software | 86.7% | 98% | 122 | 1 | $3.99 |
| 2012 |  Rhapsody: A Musical AdventureNippon Ichi Software, Inc. | 84.1% | 93% | 187 | 1 | $19.99 |
| 2013 |  Office DreamingTeamey | 82.1% | 92% | 119 | 0 | Free |
| 2014 |  Sakura Hime 5GirlGames | 84.3% | 93% | 203 | 0 | $3.99 |
| 2015 |  A Fisherman's TaleInnerspaceVR | 88.7% | 94% | 1,098 | 1 | $9.99 |
| 2016 |  吞食天地之乱舞三国FC Maker | 84.3% | 92% | 274 | 1 | $13.99 |
| 2017 |  Cute DogsKuKo | 87.4% | 96% | 262 | 0 | $0.98 |
| 2018 |  The Legend of The Sacred Stone EXUSERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd. | 86.2% | 94% | 313 | 0 | −30%$7.99$5.59 |
| 2019 |  Travellin Cats in GeorgiaTravellin Cats | 86.6% | 92% | 924 | 1 | $0.99 |
| 2020 |  MicroTownSnowy Ash Games | 87.0% | 94% | 446 | 1 | $9.99 |
| 2021 |  Serious Sam Classic: The First EncounterCroteam | 91.0% | 95% | 3,108 | 19 | $5.99 |
| 2022 |  One Finger Death Punch 2Silver Dollar Games | 92.1% | 96% | 3,728 | 4 | $7.99 |
| 2023 |  LUL inc.Alexander Lahti | 86.1% | 98% | 103 | 0 | $4.99 |
| 2024 |  UnReal WorldSami Maaranen (creator) | 88.0% | 93% | 1,240 | 11 | $14.50 |
| 2025 |  WonderlandTomaduckStudio | 82.4% | 93% | 105 | 0 | Free |
| 2026 |  ISLANDFrontwing | 89.2% | 94% | 1,550 | 3 | $39.99 |
| 2027 |  The Multi-MediumMicah Boursier | 89.1% | 96% | 537 | 1 | $6.99 |
| 2028 |  Zombie Training SimulatorAcceleroto, Inc. | 83.8% | 92% | 227 | 0 | $19.99 |
| 2029 |  Ballex²: The Hanging GardensMushreb Games | 85.6% | 95% | 182 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 2030 |  The Last ClockwinderPontoco | 89.9% | 96% | 807 | 1 | $24.48 |
| 2031 |  New Super Lucky's TalePlayful Corp. | 87.9% | 94% | 696 | 14 | $29.99 |
| 2032 |  DystopikaVoids Within | 91.1% | 95% | 3,475 | 16 | $6.99 |
| 2033 |  蛊婆 Lady in TombMagyu Studio | 86.0% | 93% | 407 | 0 | $18.99 |
| 2034 |  Dreams of AetherLepioid LLC | 87.2% | 96% | 246 | 1 | $2.99 |
| 2035 |  Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou 2Navel | 86.9% | 95% | 296 | 5 | −40%$39.99$23.99 |
| 2036 |  Dino Run DXPixeljam | 89.6% | 95% | 1,128 | 6 | $5.99 |
| 2037 |  OPUS: Rocket of WhispersSIGONO INC. | 87.3% | 92% | 1,446 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 2038 |  12 Labours of Hercules VII: Fleecing the Fleece (Platinum Edition)Jetdogs Studios | 83.2% | 93% | 134 | 0 | $2.99 |
| 2039 |  Casino Resort TowerCyperk Software | 84.0% | 94% | 135 | 5 | $19.99 |
| 2040 |  The Zachtronics Solitaire CollectionZachtronics | 91.9% | 98% | 953 | 100 | $9.99 |
| 2041 |  Starstruck: PrologueCreatedelic, LLC | 85.0% | 94% | 192 | 0 | — |
| 2042 |  Hookah HazeACQUIRE Corp. | 87.2% | 92% | 1,307 | 1 | $17.99 |
| 2043 |  DeadOSBenn Powell | 88.0% | 98% | 182 | 1 | $11.99 |
| 2044 |  BouncemastersPlaygendary | 91.0% | 95% | 3,029 | 29 | Free |
| 2045 |  Melody's Escape 2Icetesy | 86.1% | 94% | 296 | 3 | $14.99 |
| 2046 |  Marble It Up! UltraBlueteak | 87.7% | 93% | 1,068 | 16 | −67%$29.99$9.89 |
| 2047 |  MouseVenturesDigiPen Europe-Bilbao | 84.8% | 95% | 136 | 0 | Free |
| 2048 |  The Palace on the Hill PrologueNiku Games | 86.1% | 97% | 127 | 0 | Free |
| 2049 |  Everglow7CoreLoops | 82.5% | 93% | 107 | 0 | Free |
| 2050 |  Summer PocketsVisualArts/Key | 94.2% | 98% | 4,682 | 11 | $44.99 |
