| 1951 |  Ducks Can DriveJoseph Cook | 89.1% | 95% | 850 | 1 | Free |
| 1952 |  Nanairo ReincarnationSilky's Plus Wasabi | 85.3% | 95% | 160 | 0 | $29.99 |
| 1953 |  Bright Lights of SvetlovVladimir Cholokyan | 87.2% | 92% | 1,331 | 1 | $4.99 |
| 1954 |  Siren's Call: Escape VelocityThePenSword | 86.6% | 98% | 118 | 1 | −20%$10.00$8.00 |
| 1955 |  旅燕归航 Swallow Homing吃了就睡工作室 | 91.8% | 98% | 875 | 0 | Free |
| 1956 |  Wagotabi: A Japanese JourneyWagotabi Limited | 92.8% | 98% | 1,638 | 54 | $9.99 |
| 1957 |  DEEP SPACE WAIFU: NEKOMIMINeko Climax Studios | 90.2% | 96% | 955 | 0 | — |
| 1958 |  The FrostruneGrimnir Media | 84.5% | 92% | 299 | 0 | $9.99 |
| 1959 |  Let's Cook TogetherYellow Dot | 87.7% | 97% | 213 | 0 | $15.99 |
| 1960 |  OrakyubuPeter Lavigne | 89.4% | 98% | 300 | 0 | Free |
| 1961 |  Nyakori's Rabbit Doll赤瞳大白猫 | 89.0% | 94% | 1,411 | 7 | −45%$2.99$1.64 |
| 1962 |  Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Serviceetherane | 89.6% | 98% | 323 | 0 | $5.99 |
| 1963 |  Insomnia: Theater in the HeadPerfect Day Studio | 91.8% | 96% | 2,922 | 0 | $2.49 |
| 1964 |  In The Rural Village of NagoroSohun Studio | 88.0% | 96% | 339 | 0 | Free |
| 1965 |  INSERT GAME HEREAyush Vaibhav Goyal | 87.5% | 93% | 935 | 0 | Free |
| 1966 |  KAMUISITER SKAIN | 82.9% | 92% | 157 | 0 | $7.99 |
| 1967 |  Putt-Putt® Enters the RaceHumongous Entertainment | 85.8% | 96% | 146 | 9 | $6.99 |
| 1968 |  Chroma SquadBehold Studios | 90.9% | 95% | 2,931 | 3 | $14.99 |
| 1969 |  KARAKARA2calme | 87.3% | 94% | 518 | 0 | $9.99 |
| 1970 |  DoraKoneApple Cider | 87.1% | 97% | 176 | 0 | Free |
| 1971 |  Darkestville CastleEpic Llama Games | 86.9% | 93% | 641 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 1972 |  Lethal DungeonNihohe Soft | 87.7% | 96% | 292 | 1 | $4.99 |
| 1973 |  CosmodreadWhite Door Games | 85.0% | 92% | 390 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 1974 |  Pro Office CalculatorRob Jinman | 85.7% | 92% | 559 | 1 | Free |
| 1975 |  The Black HeartAndrés Borghi | 87.8% | 96% | 303 | 1 | $9.99 |
| 1976 |  Shadow BurglarGhostly Productions | 90.1% | 96% | 892 | 0 | Free |
| 1977 |  100 March Cats100 Cozy Games | 92.0% | 97% | 1,719 | 0 | Free |
| 1978 |  Yap Wizards Tower DefenceNoffty Productions | 86.0% | 96% | 158 | 0 | Free |
| 1979 |  DRUDGEWritegg | 85.4% | 95% | 169 | 1 | $12.99 |
| 1980 |  JermaSlotsSteve "Khad" Grant | 86.7% | 93% | 576 | 0 | Free |
| 1981 |  Cat President ~A More Purrfect Union~Oh, a Rock! Studios | 83.9% | 93% | 173 | 0 | $8.99 |
| 1982 |  Kaiju Princess 2PantyParrot | 91.9% | 96% | 3,143 | 19 | $17.99 |
| 1983 |  NUKITASHIQruppo | 91.1% | 95% | 3,520 | 10 | $24.99 |
| 1984 |  Sucker for Love: Date to Die ForAkabaka | 89.7% | 95% | 1,205 | 4 | $12.99 |
| 1985 |  Q-YO BlasterTEAM Black Hat Robot | 83.6% | 93% | 157 | 0 | $9.99 |
| 1986 |  Civilization IV: Beyond the SwordFiraxis Games | 92.2% | 96% | 3,913 | 1,770 | −80%$29.99$5.99 |
| 1987 |  ColorzzleDarong Studio | 85.3% | 95% | 161 | 0 | $1.99 |
| 1988 |  BondsDID Games | 84.4% | 95% | 119 | 0 | $5.99 |
| 1989 |  Leaf's Odysseyludobloom | 85.8% | 97% | 118 | 1 | $15.00 |
| 1990 |  Tin StarHosted Games | 86.9% | 95% | 298 | 0 | $11.99 |
| 1991 |  SoraOrange_Juice | 86.7% | 94% | 386 | 0 | $8.99 |
| 1992 |  Space Pirate TrainerI-Illusions | 89.9% | 94% | 2,653 | 1 | $14.99 |
| 1993 |  Radical Rabbit StewPugstorm | 87.0% | 98% | 131 | 0 | $8.99 |
| 1994 |  FIND ALL 6: NetherlandsVery Very LITTLE Studio | 88.5% | 98% | 217 | 5 | $1.99 |
| 1995 |  Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark SwanArtifex Mundi | 89.9% | 96% | 836 | 3 | $14.99 |
| 1996 |  Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery AdventureTeam Tetrapod | 89.5% | 93% | 4,152 | 16 | $16.99 |
| 1997 |  Sophie's DiceSophie Houlden | 87.5% | 99% | 121 | 4 | $4.99 |
| 1998 |  Airtonehistoria Inc | 84.3% | 93% | 204 | 0 | $29.99 |
| 1999 |  CeibaWirion | 85.8% | 94% | 263 | 0 | $6.99 |
| 2000 |  Bonnie's BakeryMelty Clown Studio | 85.3% | 96% | 127 | 1 | $3.99 |
