| Year | Winners and nominees | Developer | Publisher |
2004
| The Guy Game | Top Heavy Studios | Gathering of Developers |
2004
| Katamari | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
2004
| Ultra Bust-A-Move X | Taito | Taito |
2004
| Pirates! | Firaxis Games | Atari, 2K Games, Feral Interactive |
2004
| The Urbz: Sims in the City | Griptonite Games, Maxis | Electronic Arts |
2004
| Worms 3D | Team17 | Sega, Acclaim Entertainment, Feral Interactive |
| 2005 | Pump It Up: Exceed SE | Andamiro, Nexcade | Mad Catz |
| 2005 | Black & White 2 | Lionhead Studios | Electronic Arts, Feral Interactive |
| 2005 | The Sims 2 | Maxis | Electronic Arts, Aspyr |
| 2006 | Company of Heroes | Relic Entertainment | THQ |
| 2006 | Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| 2006 | Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords | Stardock | Stardock, Paradox Interactive |
| 2006 | Mercury Meltdown | Ignition Banbury | Sony Computer Entertainment, Ignition Entertainment, Atari |
| 2006 | Tetris DS | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| 2007 | Medieval II: Total War | Creative Assembly | Sega |
| 2007 | Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword | Firaxis Games | Take Two Interactive |
| 2007 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Electronic Arts, TransGaming Inc. | Electronic Arts |
| 2007 | Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords | Infinite Interactive | D3 Publisher |
| 2007 | World in Conflict | Massive Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment |
| 2008 | World of Goo | 2D Boy | 2D Boy, Nintendo |
| 2008 | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo |
| 2008 | Professor Layton and the Curious Village | Level-5 | Nintendo |
| 2008 | Sid Meyer's Civilization Revolution | Firaxis Games | 2K Games |
| 2008 | Spore | Maxis | Electronic Arts |