| 2001 |  Cat Search In The Wild WestSimon Eftestol | 88.3% | 95% | 545 | 0 | Free |
| 2002 |  Aurora: A Child's JourneyLuski Game Studio | 87.6% | 93% | 995 | 0 | Free |
| 2003 |  Winion VirusDawntown Studio | 88.5% | 94% | 997 | 0 | $10.99 |
| 2004 |  A Tiny Sticker TaleOgre Pixel | 89.7% | 97% | 478 | 1 | −50%$9.99$4.99 |
| 2005 |  Kowloon's Curse: Lost ReportStudio [notes.] | 86.8% | 95% | 281 | 0 | Free |
| 2006 |  IsolomusMichael Rfdshir | 87.8% | 95% | 430 | 0 | $0.99 |
| 2007 |  Burden Street StationIODINE | 89.1% | 97% | 379 | 3 | $14.99 |
| 2008 |  Cosmic TempestDeadlineGamesIndie | 84.6% | 96% | 103 | 0 | $0.99 |
| 2009 |  Warfare Legacy CollectionCon Artist Games | 87.0% | 92% | 1,155 | 4 | $9.99 |
| 2010 |  Wrestling EmpireMDickie | 90.1% | 94% | 3,066 | 52 | −50%$19.99$9.99 |
| 2011 |  Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the GoddessCAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 87.7% | 92% | 1,916 | 11 | $39.99 |
| 2012 |  Twin Shot DeluxeNitrome Limited | 89.7% | 95% | 1,216 | 2 | $9.99 |
| 2013 |  AnnRong Rong | 89.1% | 93% | 2,803 | 2 | Free |
| 2014 |  Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1Frontwing | 84.6% | 92% | 324 | 0 | $14.99 |
| 2015 |  Nightmare of DecayCheckmaty | 91.4% | 95% | 4,315 | 7 | $4.99 |
| 2016 |  7 Nights with VroombiPixel Goat Games | 84.2% | 94% | 146 | 0 | $3.99 |
| 2017 |  Kittens and YarnPinel Games | 85.8% | 95% | 192 | 0 | $1.99 |
| 2018 |  Papa's Pizzeria DeluxeFlipline Studios | 93.9% | 98% | 3,531 | 52 | $5.99 |
| 2019 |  [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャルChilla's Art | 89.2% | 94% | 1,561 | 4 | $7.99 |
| 2020 |  Dream Town IslandKairosoft Co.,Ltd | 88.1% | 95% | 496 | 6 | $12.99 |
| 2021 |  Human Resource MachineTomorrow Corporation | 90.2% | 94% | 3,297 | 12 | $14.99 |
| 2022 |  Peaks of YoreAnders Grube Jensen | 93.0% | 97% | 3,647 | 41 | $18.99 |
| 2023 |  Salamander County Public TelevisionTinzone Games | 87.3% | 96% | 247 | 1 | $9.99 |
| 2024 |  Miss Neko 3Double W | 88.7% | 92% | 4,495 | 6 | $2.99 |
| 2025 |  BakeryDiaryDanDanNi | 86.5% | 93% | 536 | 0 | $7.99 |
| 2026 |  Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue - EXTRA2sprite | 93.5% | 99% | 1,412 | 1 | $24.99 |
| 2027 |  BEAR, VODKA, STALINGRAD!🐻Rabotiagi games | 88.2% | 94% | 837 | 0 | $3.99 |
| 2028 |  Airtonehistoria Inc | 84.3% | 93% | 204 | 0 | $29.99 |
| 2029 |  Heavy Spoilers RPG 2: Your best friend is actually the great demon kingKSBゲームス | 82.3% | 92% | 129 | 0 | $8.99 |
| 2030 |  Super Jigsaw Puzzle: GenerationsFlat Cat Games | 88.7% | 94% | 1,142 | 143 | Free |
| 2031 |  The Curse of Monkey IslandLucasArts | 92.7% | 97% | 2,856 | 28 | $6.99 |
| 2032 |  Alien Hominid HDThe Behemoth | 87.6% | 94% | 599 | 0 | $11.99 |
| 2033 |  Para EyesShawno Studios | 84.7% | 95% | 133 | 0 | $9.99 |
| 2034 |  100 New Year Cats100 Cozy Games | 89.6% | 95% | 1,121 | 1 | Free |
| 2035 |  Froggo's Adventure: Verdant VentureSmellyFrog | 88.5% | 97% | 290 | 0 | $0.99 |
| 2036 |  Maid Cafe CoopAranclanos | 87.3% | 99% | 114 | 0 | $12.99 |
| 2037 |  Ys: The Oath in FelghanaNihon Falcom | 88.6% | 93% | 1,940 | 11 | $14.99 |
| 2038 |  JellyCar WorldsWalaber Entertainment LLC | 90.3% | 96% | 1,017 | 11 | $7.99 |
| 2039 |  100 Egypt Cats100 Cozy Games | 83.8% | 94% | 129 | 0 | $1.99 |
| 2040 |  Didnapper 2DID Games | 86.4% | 96% | 183 | 5 | $19.99 |
| 2041 |  Hachishakusama | 八尺様がいた夏休みFukachi World | 86.1% | 93% | 440 | 1 | $7.44 |
| 2042 |  CATO: Buttered CatTeam Woll | 93.6% | 98% | 2,841 | 5 | $10.99 |
| 2043 |  Dawg GameBig Noses Entertainment | 86.2% | 98% | 104 | 2 | $3.99 |
| 2044 |  Sound of HorsesVanilla Sky Productions AB | 86.8% | 95% | 283 | 2 | $14.99 |
| 2045 |  Putty PalsHarmonious Games | 83.9% | 95% | 104 | 0 | $9.99 |
| 2046 |  Pleh!Jester Games | 89.0% | 94% | 1,371 | 0 | Free |
| 2047 |  Friendship with BenefitsTwistedScarlett60 | 90.9% | 96% | 1,485 | 7 | $10.99 |
| 2048 |  If On A Winter's Night, Four TravelersDead Idle Games | 91.8% | 96% | 2,886 | 5 | Free |
| 2049 |  Mercury AbbeyYiTi Games | 86.4% | 92% | 799 | 0 | $17.99 |
| 2050 |  Interior Worldssodaraptor | 89.2% | 96% | 578 | 1 | $9.99 |
