List of Game of the Year awards
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The winners of the Games magazine Game of the Year award are chosen by Games editors. Electronic games are covered separately on the publication's annual Games 100 list.

List of Game of the Year awards

Section Title: Games
Table Section Text: The winners of the Games magazine Game of the Year award are chosen by Games editors. Electronic games are covered separately on the publication's annual Games 100 list.

Year	Game	Genre	Platform(s)	Developer(s)

1994	Myst	Graphic adventure	Mac OS	Cyan Worlds

1995	Virtual Pool	Sports	MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows	Celeris

1996	–	–	–	–

1997	Links LS 1997	Sports	MS-DOS	Access Software

1998	Obsidian	Adventure	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS	Rocket Science Games

1999	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee	Cinematic platformer	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows	Oddworld Inhabitants

2000	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Action-adventure	Nintendo 64	Nintendo EAD

Half-Life	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows	Valve Corporation

2001	The Sims	Life simulation	Windows, Mac OS	Maxis

2002	Black & White	Simulation	Microsoft Windows	Lionhead Studios

2003	Neverwinter Nights	Role-playing	Microsoft Windows	BioWare

2004	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Action-adventure	GameCube	Nintendo EAD

2005	City of Heroes	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows, OS X	Cryptic Studios

2006	Psychonauts	Platformer	Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2	Double Fine Productions

2007	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	Action role-playing	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360	Bethesda Game Studios

2008	BioShock	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360	Irrational Games

2009	Spore	Life simulation	Microsoft Windows, OS X	Maxis

2010	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Action-adventure	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Rocksteady Studios

2011	Super Mario Galaxy 2	Platformer	Wii	Nintendo EAD Tokyo

2012	Portal 2	Puzzle-platformer	Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Valve Corporation

2013	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U	Treyarch

2014	BioShock Infinite	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Irrational Games

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Virtual Pool was voted the Game of the year by Games magazine in 1995.

final_sentence: Virtual Pool was voted the Game of the year by Games magazine in 1995.