| 1951 |  Emperor of the Fading Suns EnhancedHolistic Design, Inc. | 85.6% | 95% | 178 | 11 | $9.99 |
| 1952 |  AIRVISUAL ARTS/Key | 90.5% | 97% | 697 | 48 | $29.99 |
| 1953 |  Flowers Blooming at the End of SummerMidnightWorks | 91.8% | 96% | 2,893 | 16 | $0.99 |
| 1954 |  Knightmare TowerJuicy Beast | 87.8% | 94% | 669 | 0 | $3.99 |
| 1955 |  Quake III Arenaid Software | 91.1% | 95% | 3,493 | 25 | $14.99 |
| 1956 |  Temp ZeroAlexandre Kadri | 84.4% | 94% | 156 | 0 | $4.99 |
| 1957 |  Dustforce DXHitbox Team | 87.9% | 93% | 1,219 | 1 | $9.99 |
| 1958 |  Space ExpeditionMobirate | 84.2% | 93% | 192 | 0 | Free |
| 1959 |  a new life.Angela He | 91.5% | 96% | 2,223 | 0 | $2.99 |
| 1960 |  Battle Engine AquilaLost Toys Ltd | 82.6% | 92% | 142 | 0 | $9.99 |
| 1961 |  Relic Guardian - Tower DefenseMystrigger | 88.5% | 94% | 1,017 | 28 | $19.99 |
| 1962 |  Dungeon ScavengerVidama Software LLC | 83.9% | 95% | 104 | 0 | $7.99 |
| 1963 |  Sector SixV3663L | 84.6% | 93% | 222 | 0 | $8.00 |
| 1964 |  fox soldieryousoi | 88.3% | 98% | 199 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 1965 |  Cape HideousJake Clover | 89.0% | 98% | 255 | 0 | $5.99 |
| 1966 |  Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island AdventureVector Unit | 86.3% | 92% | 778 | 17 | $15.99 |
| 1967 |  Love, SamKorean Linguistics Lab | 87.4% | 94% | 547 | 1 | $4.99 |
| 1968 |  A Tiny Sticker TaleOgre Pixel | 89.7% | 97% | 478 | 3 | −50%$9.99$4.99 |
| 1969 |  Air TwisterYS NET | 81.7% | 92% | 106 | 0 | $24.99 |
| 1970 |  WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02Spicy Tails | 86.2% | 96% | 169 | 3 | $12.99 |
| 1971 |  Heavy Spoilers RPG: The true identity of the final enemy is the hero's fatherKSBゲームス | 90.9% | 98% | 566 | 6 | Free |
| 1972 |  FliponPixelnest Studio | 82.2% | 92% | 126 | 0 | $3.99 |
| 1973 |  Andarin Weppes: Pre-DementiaMötiv | 83.4% | 92% | 195 | 0 | Free |
| 1974 |  Bleeding RootsMechanikoi | 86.2% | 93% | 459 | 0 | Free |
| 1975 |  PEPPERED: an existential platformerMostly Games | 89.4% | 96% | 621 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 1976 |  泡沫冬景Koraku | 91.3% | 95% | 4,076 | 2 | $14.99 |
| 1977 |  Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories0 Deer Soft | 89.3% | 94% | 1,697 | 5 | Free |
| 1978 |  Wand WarsMoonradish Inc. | 86.4% | 96% | 183 | 0 | $11.99 |
| 1979 |  EctoDez Boyle | 84.1% | 92% | 256 | 0 | Free |
| 1980 |  ENIGMA:Uzumeya | 83.2% | 94% | 105 | 2 | $14.99 |
| 1981 |  CashGrabGrabba Guild Games LLC | 82.3% | 93% | 101 | 0 | $2.93 |
| 1982 |  Dodd Goes to the MuseumImTiredRat | 86.5% | 98% | 115 | 0 | Free |
| 1983 |  The Legend of The Sacred Stone EXUSERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd. | 86.2% | 94% | 313 | 1 | −30%$7.99$5.59 |
| 1984 |  DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary EditionLongbow Games | 88.9% | 96% | 502 | 17 | $6.99 |
| 1985 |  slime feetNadia Nova | 89.2% | 96% | 578 | 0 | Free |
| 1986 |  Shape of Dreams: PrologueLizard Smoothie | 91.3% | 95% | 4,112 | 0 | — |
| 1987 |  PhantomancerCloudgear Games | 81.6% | 92% | 101 | 1 | $11.99 |
| 1988 |  Ignited EntryJordiBoi | 88.2% | 96% | 363 | 0 | Free |
| 1989 |  Sapo 3DBitLife | 86.4% | 96% | 182 | 1 | −35%$2.99$1.94 |
| 1990 |  Love, GhostieJanbeh Games, LLC | 89.3% | 96% | 590 | 3 | $19.99 |
| 1991 |  StonekeepInterplay | 82.5% | 92% | 139 | 1 | $14.99 |
| 1992 |  CleaInvertMouse | 89.1% | 97% | 373 | 1 | $13.99 |
| 1993 |  Robbery Bob: Man of StealLevel Eight AB | 86.9% | 97% | 163 | 0 | $7.99 |
| 1994 |  MotordoomHobo Cat Games | 84.7% | 94% | 176 | 0 | $13.99 |
| 1995 |  Sayonara Umihara KawaseStudio Saizensen | 84.5% | 94% | 163 | 0 | −80%$14.99$2.99 |
| 1996 |  Space War: InfinityRising Moon Games | 82.8% | 93% | 117 | 0 | $2.99 |
| 1997 |  Sorry We're Openoates | 84.9% | 95% | 143 | 1 | $7.99 |
| 1998 |  Zwei: The Ilvard InsurrectionNihon Falcom | 88.2% | 95% | 529 | 1 | $19.99 |
| 1999 |  Duck Detective: The Ghost of GlampingHappy Broccoli Games | 91.7% | 96% | 2,620 | 1 | $9.99 |
| 2000 |  RakuenLaura Shigihara | 92.4% | 96% | 4,707 | 0 | $14.99 |
