| 2001 |  East 73: Magenta FairytaleMagenta Factory | 83.3% | 93% | 139 | 0 | $1.99 |
| 2002 |  Super Woden: Rally EdgeViJuDa | 90.1% | 95% | 1,607 | 2 | $12.99 |
| 2003 |  BerryRobert Borghese | 87.7% | 98% | 166 | 0 | Free |
| 2004 |  Lacey's WardrobeVeratrum | 88.2% | 93% | 1,449 | 0 | — |
| 2005 |  Tracks - The Train Set GameWhoop Group | 87.9% | 93% | 1,215 | 5 | $19.99 |
| 2006 |  Fort MeowUpper Class Walrus | 82.6% | 92% | 145 | 0 | $7.99 |
| 2007 |  planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~VisualArts/Key | 92.3% | 97% | 2,026 | 0 | — |
| 2008 |  TametsiGrip Top Games | 90.9% | 96% | 1,461 | 32 | $2.99 |
| 2009 |  Vampire MansioneTIRUe | 87.5% | 93% | 951 | 0 | $3.99 |
| 2010 |  Blackwell EpiphanyWadjet Eye Games | 90.8% | 97% | 839 | 6 | $9.99 |
| 2011 |  SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic ShakePurple Lamp | 88.3% | 92% | 3,187 | 21 | $39.99 |
| 2012 |  SuchArt: Genius Artist SimulatorGoose Minded | 93.1% | 97% | 3,770 | 15 | $24.99 |
| 2013 |  LinelightMy Dog Zorro | 90.2% | 96% | 950 | 1 | $9.99 |
| 2014 |  Coal LLCBye Bye Ocean | 87.3% | 92% | 1,395 | 95 | $14.99 |
| 2015 |  Terminal LucidityHappy Accident Studios | 84.8% | 96% | 107 | 1 | Free |
| 2016 |  Denshattack!Undercoders | 93.8% | 98% | 3,279 | 36 | $19.99 |
| 2017 |  an unplayable game?!./badgames.zip | 82.6% | 93% | 112 | 0 | Free |
| 2018 |  Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1Black Tabby Games | 89.6% | 96% | 703 | 0 | — |
| 2019 |  Space Between Worlds4H StudioLab | 87.1% | 94% | 481 | 0 | Free |
| 2020 |  Amairo Chocolate 2Cabbage Soft | 89.0% | 97% | 351 | 4 | $29.99 |
| 2021 |  Sashimi SlayerShrimp Fried Rice Games | 86.3% | 98% | 108 | 0 | Free |
| 2022 |  Conan the mighty pigMihai Morosanu | 86.8% | 92% | 1,008 | 0 | $0.99 |
| 2023 |  Dreamline 404Daydreamin Blu | 86.9% | 96% | 217 | 0 | Free |
| 2024 |  NAMAKORIUM (ナマコリウム)Polyscape Inc. | 82.7% | 92% | 151 | 1 | $11.99 |
| 2025 |  Trash of the TitansRaccoon Tour | 85.5% | 93% | 324 | 0 | $8.99 |
| 2026 |  Savant - AscentD-Pad Studio | 88.7% | 93% | 2,129 | 0 | $1.99 |
| 2027 |  Low Poly Mouse GameLPM Studios | 83.3% | 93% | 139 | 0 | Free |
| 2028 |  SUMMERHOUSEFriedemann | 89.2% | 93% | 3,148 | 5 | $4.99 |
| 2029 |  DurianoAdisoft Gaming Co.,Ltd. | 83.6% | 94% | 118 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 2030 |  The Crooked ManUri Games | 87.1% | 92% | 1,229 | 3 | $2.99 |
| 2031 |  Super 3-D Noah's ArkWisdom Tree, Inc. | 85.6% | 92% | 520 | 0 | $9.99 |
| 2032 |  The LocalTobey Gronow | 88.2% | 95% | 521 | 1 | Free |
| 2033 |  despeloteJulián Cordero | 89.5% | 95% | 1,060 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 2034 |  Sunrider: Mask of ArcadiusLove in Space | 88.2% | 92% | 2,807 | 1 | Free |
| 2035 |  Didnapper 2DID Games | 86.4% | 96% | 184 | 5 | $19.99 |
| 2036 |  At Winter's EndSlandercast Studio | 84.3% | 95% | 117 | 0 | Free |
| 2037 |  THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCHSNK CORPORATION | 90.5% | 94% | 4,497 | 140 | −85%$14.99$2.24 |
| 2038 |  qualiaCMY2K | 85.2% | 92% | 431 | 1 | Free |
| 2039 |  OH MY GOD, LOOK AT THIS KNIGHTFoxoft | 90.6% | 95% | 2,228 | 0 | Free |
| 2040 |  A War of a Madman's MakingWitching Metal Prod. | 86.0% | 97% | 123 | 0 | Free |
| 2041 |  Hank: Drowning On Dry LandMy Next Games | 85.6% | 96% | 140 | 0 | $2.99 |
| 2042 |  Velvet 89Charles Games | 84.6% | 93% | 225 | 0 | Free |
| 2043 |  食用系少女 Food GirlsSimonCreative | 85.7% | 93% | 366 | 0 | $19.99 |
| 2044 |  Arai-san Mansion Exploration Game: IncarnationA.C.3 | 84.6% | 95% | 127 | 2 | Free |
| 2045 |  House of NecrosisWarkus | 86.8% | 93% | 616 | 7 | $11.99 |
| 2046 |  Strange AntiquitiesBad Viking | 90.2% | 94% | 3,406 | 42 | $17.99 |
| 2047 |  The Horror Of Salazar HouseMaldo19 | 85.5% | 93% | 323 | 0 | $3.99 |
| 2048 |  Kitty Cat: Jigsaw PuzzlesEnsenaSoft | 83.7% | 93% | 159 | 2 | $0.99 |
| 2049 |  A Gentlemen's DisputeBlast Furnace Games | 88.9% | 94% | 1,246 | 61 | $7.99 |
| 2050 |  Conbunn CardboardKeiby | 90.7% | 98% | 531 | 0 | $6.99 |
