# D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year

The D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This award recognizes titles that "follow the gameplay from the prospective of the character that the player is controlling. These games feature heavy weapons use and/or involve characters engaged in combat while moving through a linear or open environment. The opponent can either be controlled by another player or by the game". All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category. The award initially had separate awards for console games and computer games at the 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 1998, with the first winners being GoldenEye 007 for console and Quake II for computer. There have been numerous mergers and additions of action-related games throughout the awards ceremony's history. The current version was officially introduced at the 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2008, which was awarded to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
The most recent winner of the award is Helldivers 2, developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

## History

Initially, the Interactive Achievement Awards had separate awards for Console Action Game of the Year and Computer Action Game of the Year. The 1999 awards featured genre-specific Online awards, including Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year. There was only one Online Game of the Year in 2000. In 2001, the awards for action games and adventure games were consolidated to Action/Adventure awards, recognizing titles in which players are challenged with real-time action activities and combat where possibly skill, accuracy and puzzle-solving are required. Additional categories for console and computer first person action games were added for the 6th awards ceremony. This was probably because both winners for console and PC Action/Adventure in 2002 were first-person shooters, being Halo: Combat Evolved for console and Return to Castle Wolfenstein for PC. A category for Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year was also introduced in 2003. Starting in 2006, genre-specific awards would no longer have separate categories for console and computer games, resulting in one Action/Adventure Game of the Year award, which included platform games going forward, and one First-Person Action Game of the Year award. These would ultimately be replaced by Action Game of the Year and Adventure Game of the Year in 2008.
* Console Action Game of the Year (1998–2000)
* Computer Action Game of the Year (1998–2000)
* Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year (1999)
* Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year (2001–2005)
* Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year (2001–2005)
* Console First-Person Action Game of the Year (2003–2005)
* Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year (2003–2005)
* Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year (2003–2005)
* Action/Adventure Game of the Year (2006–2007)
* First-Person Action Game of the Year (2006–2007)
* Action Game of the Year (2008–present)

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

Table key :
* Indicates the winner
| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Console Action Game of the Year | Console Action Game of the Year | Console Action Game of the Year |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | GoldenEye 007 | Rare | Nintendo |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Gex: Enter the Gecko | Crystal Dynamics | Midway Games |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Resident Evil 2 | Capcom | Capcom |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Turok: Dinosaur Hunter | Iguana Entertainment | Acclaim Entertainment |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Quake II | id Software | Activision |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Carmageddon Max Pack | Stainless Games | Interplay Productions |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Die By the Sword | Treyarch | Interplay Productions |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II | LucasArts | LucasArts |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Redneck Rampage | Xatrix Entertainment | Interplay Productions |
| 1997/1998 (1st) | Wing Commander: Prophecy | Origin Systems | Electronic Arts |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Console Action Game of the Year | Console Action Game of the Year | Console Action Game of the Year |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Banjo-Kazooie | Rare | Nintendo |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Metal Gear Solid | Konami | Konami |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Parasite Eve | SquareSoft | Square Electronic Arts |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Spyro the Dragon | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Tenchu: Stealth Assassins | Acquire | Activision |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Half-Life | Valve | Sierra On-Line |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Starsiege: Tribes | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six | Red Storm Entertainment | Red Storm Entertainment |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Unreal | Epic Games, Digital Extremes | GT Interactive |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Starsiege: Tribes | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | Air Warrior III | Kesmai | Interactive Magic |
| 1998/1999 (2nd) | CyberStrike 2 | Simutronics | 989 Studios |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Console Action Game of the Year | Console Action Game of the Year | Console Action Game of the Year |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Crazy Taxi | Hitmaker | Sega |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Armada | Metro3D | Metro3D |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Gauntlet Legends | Midway Games | Midway Games |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Super Smash Bros. | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Syphon Filter | Eidectic | 989 Studios |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Computer Action Game of the Year | Computer Action Game of the Year | Computer Action Game of the Year |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Half-Life: Opposing Force | Gearbox Software | Sierra On-Line |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Quake III Arena | id Software | Activision |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | Red Storm Entertainment | Red Storm Entertainment |
| 1999/2000 (3rd) | Unreal Tournament | Epic Games, Digital Extremes | GT Interactive |

### 2000s

| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
| 2000 (4th) | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | |
| 2000 (4th) | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 2000 (4th) | Banjo-Tooie | Rare | Nintendo | |
| 2000 (4th) | Rayman 2: The Great Escape | Ubisoft Pictures | Ubisoft | |
| 2000 (4th) | Spyro: Year of the Dragon | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 2000 (4th) | Vagrant Story | SquareSoft | Square Electronic Arts | |
| 2000 (4th) | PC Action/Adventure Game of the Year | PC Action/Adventure Game of the Year | PC Action/Adventure Game of the Year | |
| 2000 (4th) | Deus Ex | Ion Storm | Eidos Interactive | |
| 2000 (4th) | Crimson Skies | Zipper Interactive | Microsoft Games | |
| 2000 (4th) | Escape from Monkey Island | LucasArts | LucasArts | |
| 2000 (4th) | Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force | Raven Software | Activision | |
| 2000 (4th) | The Operative: No One Lives Forever | Monolith Productions | Fox Interactive | |
| 2001 (5th) | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2001 (5th) | Halo: Combat Evolved | Bungie | Microsoft Game Studios | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2001 (5th) | Conker's Bad Fur Day | Rare | Rare | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2001 (5th) | Grand Theft Auto III | DMA Design | Rockstar Games | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2001 (5th) | Ico | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2001 (5th) | Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | [10][11] [23][24] |
| [10][11] [23][24] |||
| 2001 (5th) | Return to Castle Wolfenstein | Gray Matter Studios | Activision | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2001 (5th) | Aliens Versus Predator 2 | Monolith Productions | Sierra On-Line | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2001 (5th) | Clive Barker's Undying | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2001 (5th) | Myst III: Exile | Presto Studios | Ubisoft | [10][11] [23][24] |
| 2002 (6th) | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | |
| 2002 (6th) | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | |
| 2002 (6th) | Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | IO Interactive | Eidos Interactive | |
| 2002 (6th) | Jet Set Radio Future | Smilebit | Sega | |
| 2002 (6th) | Rez | United Game Artists | Sega | |
| 2002 (6th) | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | |
| 2002 (6th) | Grand Theft Auto III | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | |
| 2002 (6th) | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Raven Software | LucasArts | |
| 2002 (6th) | Syberia | Microïds | The Adventure Company | |
| 2002 (6th) | The Thing | Computer Artworks | Black Label Games | |
| 2002 (6th) | Metroid Prime | Retro Studios | Nintendo | |
| 2002 (6th) | James Bond 007: Nightfire | Eurocom | Electronic Arts | |
| 2002 (6th) | Medal of Honor: Frontline | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts | |
| 2002 (6th) | TimeSplitters 2 | Free Radical Design | Eidos Interactive | |
| 2002 (6th) | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | Red Storm Entertainment | Ubisoft | |
| 2002 (6th) | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | 2015, Inc. | Electronic Arts | |
| 2002 (6th) | America's Army | United States Army | United States Army | |
| 2002 (6th) | No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way | Monolith Productions | Sierra Entertainment | |
| 2002 (6th) | Ratchet & Clank | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 2002 (6th) | Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus | Sucker Punch Productions | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 2002 (6th) | Super Mario Sunshine | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 2003 (7th) | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | FASA Studio | Microsoft Game Studios | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Manhunt | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | Remedy Entertainment | Rockstar Games | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | Swingin' Ape Studios, Mass Media Games | Vivendi Universal Games | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | Radical Entertainment | Vivendi Universal Games | [27][28] [29][30] |
| [27][28] [29][30] |||
| 2003 (7th) | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | Remedy Entertainment | Rockstar Games | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | EA Redwood Studios | Electronic Arts | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Uru: Ages Beyond Myst | Cyan Worlds | Ubisoft | [27][28] [29][30] |
| [27][28] [29][30] |||
| 2003 (7th) | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan, Red Storm Entertainment | Ubisoft | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Deus Ex: Invisible War | Ion Storm | Eidos Interactive | [27][28] [29][30] |
| [27][28] [29][30] |||
| 2003 (7th) | Call of Duty | Infinity Ward | Activision | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII | DICE | Electronic Arts | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Tron 2.0 | Monolith Productions | Buena Vista Games | [27][28] [29][30] |
| [27][28] [29][30] |||
| 2003 (7th) | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Jak II | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2003 (7th) | Viewtiful Joe | Clover Studio | Capcom | [27][28] [29][30] |
| 2004 (8th) | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year | |
| 2004 (8th) | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | |
| 2004 (8th) | Full Spectrum Warrior | Pandemic Studios | THQ | |
| 2004 (8th) | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Konami | Konami | |
| 2004 (8th) | Pikmin 2 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 2004 (8th) | Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy | Midway Games | Midway Games | |
| 2004 (8th) | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow | Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Annecy | Ubisoft | |
| 2004 (8th) | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow | Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Annecy | Ubisoft | |
| 2004 (8th) | Full Spectrum Warrior | Pandemic Studios | THQ | |
| 2004 (8th) | Myst IV: Revelation | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | |
| 2004 (8th) | The Suffering | Surreal Software | Midway Games, Encore, Inc. | |
| 2004 (8th) | Halo 2 | Bungie | Microsoft Game Studios | |
| 2004 (8th) | GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts | |
| 2004 (8th) | Killzone | Guerrilla Games | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 2004 (8th) | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Retro Studios | Nintendo | |
| 2004 (8th) | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Starbreeze Studios | Vivendi Universal Games | |
| 2004 (8th) | Half-Life 2 | Valve | Vivendi Universal Games | |
| 2004 (8th) | Doom 3 | id Software | Activision | |
| 2004 (8th) | Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising | NovaLogic | NovaLogic | |
| 2004 (8th) | Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts | |
| 2004 (8th) | Unreal Tournament 2004 | Epic Games, Digital Extremes | Atari | |
| 2004 (8th) | Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | |
| 2004 (8th) | Jak 3 | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 2004 (8th) | Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 2005 (9th) | Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Action/Adventure Game of the Year | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | God of War | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | Shadow of the Colossus | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction | Radical Entertainment | Vivendi Universal Games | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan | Ubisoft | [33][34] [35][36] |
| [33][34] [35][36] |||
| 2005 (9th) | Battlefield 2 | DICE | Electronic Arts | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 | Gearbox Software | Ubisoft | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | Call of Duty 2 | Infinity Ward | Activision | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | Condemned: Criminal Origins | Monolith Productions | Sega | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2005 (9th) | F.E.A.R. | Monolith Productions | Vivendi Universal Games | [33][34] [35][36] |
| 2006 (10th) | Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Action/Adventure Game of the Year | |
| 2006 (10th) | Gears of War | Epic Games | Microsoft Game Studios | |
| 2006 (10th) | Daxter | Ready at Dawn | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 2006 (10th) | Saints Row | Volition | THQ | |
| 2006 (10th) | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 2006 (10th) | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | |
| 2006 (10th) | First-Person Action Game of the Year | First-Person Action Game of the Year | First-Person Action Game of the Year | |
| 2006 (10th) | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | |
| 2006 (10th) | Black | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts | |
| 2006 (10th) | Half-Life 2: Episode One | Valve | Valve, Electronic Arts | |
| 2006 (10th) | Prey | Human Head Studios | 2K Games | |
| 2006 (10th) | Resistance: Fall of Man | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 2007 (11th) | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Infinity Ward | Activision | |
| 2007 (11th) | BioShock | 2K Boston, 2K Australia | 2K Games | |
| 2007 (11th) | Crysis | Crytek | Electronic Arts | |
| 2007 (11th) | Halo 3 | Bungie | Microsoft Game Studios | |
| 2007 (11th) | The Orange Box | Valve | Valve, Electronic Arts | |
| 2008 (12th) | Dead Space | EA Redwood Shores | Electronic Arts | |
| 2008 (12th) | Call of Duty: World at War | Treyarch | Activision | |
| 2008 (12th) | Far Cry 2 | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | |
| 2008 (12th) | Gears of War 2 | Epic Games | Microsoft Game Studios | |
| 2008 (12th) | Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | |
| 2009 (13th) | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Infinity Ward | Activision | |
| 2009 (13th) | Left 4 Dead 2 | Valve | Valve | |
| 2009 (13th) | Prototype | Radical Entertainment | Activision | |
| 2009 (13th) | Red Faction: Guerrilla | Volition | THQ | |
| 2009 (13th) | Shadow Complex | Chair Entertainment | Microsoft Game Studios | |

### 2010s

| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
| 2010 (14th) | Red Dead Redemption | Rockstar San Diego | Rockstar Games |
| 2010 (14th) | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| 2010 (14th) | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Treyarch | Activision |
| 2010 (14th) | God of War III | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 2010 (14th) | Halo: Reach | Bungie | Microsoft Game Studios |
| 2011 (15th) | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Infinity Ward | Activision |
| 2011 (15th) | Battlefield 3 | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| 2011 (15th) | Dead Space 2 | Visceral Games | Electronic Arts |
| 2011 (15th) | Gears of War 3 | Epic Games | Microsoft Game Studios |
| 2011 (15th) | Saints Row: The Third | Volition | THQ |
| 2012 (16th) | Borderlands 2 | Gearbox Software | 2K Games |
| 2012 (16th) | Far Cry 3 | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 2012 (16th) | Halo 4 | 343 Industries | Microsoft Studios |
| 2012 (16th) | Hitman: Absolution | IO Interactive | Square Enix Europe |
| 2012 (16th) | Sleeping Dogs | United Front Games | Square Enix Europe |
| 2013 (17th) | BioShock Infinite | Irrational Games | 2K Games |
| 2013 (17th) | Battlefield 4 | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| 2013 (17th) | Dead Rising 3 | Capcom Vancouver | Microsoft Studios |
| 2013 (17th) | DmC: Devil May Cry | Ninja Theory | Capcom |
| 2013 (17th) | Resogun | Housemarque | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 2014 (18th) | Destiny | Bungie | Activision |
| 2014 (18th) | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Sledgehammer Games | Activision |
| 2014 (18th) | Far Cry 4 | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 2014 (18th) | Titanfall | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
| 2014 (18th) | Wolfenstein: The New Order | MachineGames | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2015 (19th) | Star Wars Battlefront | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| 2015 (19th) | Destiny: The Taken King | Bungie | Activision |
| 2015 (19th) | Helldivers | Arrowhead Game Studios | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 2015 (19th) | Just Cause 3 | Avalanche Studios | Square Enix Europe |
| 2015 (19th) | Splatoon | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
| 2016 (20th) | Overwatch | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
| 2016 (20th) | Battlefield 1 | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| 2016 (20th) | Doom | id Software | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2016 (20th) | Gears of War 4 | The Coalition | Microsoft Studios |
| 2016 (20th) | Titanfall 2 | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
| 2017 (21st) | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | PUBG Corporation | Bluehole |
| 2017 (21st) | Call of Duty: WWII | Sledgehammer Games | Activision |
| 2017 (21st) | Cuphead | Studio MDHR | Studio MDHR |
| 2017 (21st) | Destiny 2 | Bungie | Activision |
| 2017 (21st) | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | MachineGames | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2018 (22nd) | Celeste | Matt Makes Games | Matt Makes Games |
| 2018 (22nd) | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Treyarch | Activision |
| 2018 (22nd) | Destiny 2: Forsaken | Bungie | Activision |
| 2018 (22nd) | Far Cry 5 | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 2018 (22nd) | Shadow of the Tomb Raider | Eidos-Montréal | Square Enix Europe |
| 2019 (23rd) | Control | Remedy Entertainment | 505 Games |
| 2019 (23rd) | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Infinity Ward | Activision |
| 2019 (23rd) | Devil May Cry 5 | Capcom | Capcom |
| 2019 (23rd) | Gears 5 | The Coalition | Xbox Game Studios |
| 2019 (23rd) | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | FromSoftware | Activision |

### 2020s

| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
| 2020 (24th) | Hades | Supergiant Games | Supergiant Games |
| 2020 (24th) | Doom Eternal | id Software | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2020 (24th) | Half-Life: Alyx | Valve | Valve |
| 2020 (24th) | Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2020 (24th) | Nioh 2 | Team Ninja | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2021 (25th) | Halo Infinite | 343 Industries | Xbox Game Studios |
| 2021 (25th) | Deathloop | Arkane Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2021 (25th) | Metroid Dread | MercurySteam | Nintendo |
| 2021 (25th) | Returnal | Housemarque | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2021 (25th) | The Ascent | Neon Giant | Curve Digital |
| 2022 (26th) | Vampire Survivors | poncle | poncle |
| 2022 (26th) | Bayonetta 3 | PlatinumGames | Nintendo |
| 2022 (26th) | Grounded | Obsidian Entertainment | Xbox Game Studios |
| 2022 (26th) | Neon White | Angel Matrix | Annapurna Interactive |
| 2022 (26th) | Sifu | Sloclap | Sloclap |
| 2023 (27th) | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2023 (27th) | Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon | FromSoftware | Bandai Namco |
| 2023 (27th) | Dead Space | Motive Studios | Electronic Arts |
| 2023 (27th) | Hi-Fi Rush | Tango Gameworks | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2023 (27th) | Remnant II | Gunfire Games | Gearbox Publishing |
| 2024 (28th) | Helldivers 2 | Arrowhead Game Studios | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2024 (28th) | Batman: Arkham Shadow | Camouflaj | Oculus Studios |
| 2024 (28th) | Black Myth: Wukong | Game Science | Game Science |
| 2024 (28th) | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Treyarch | Activision |
| 2024 (28th) | Stellar Blade | Shift Up | Sony Interactive Entertainment |

## Multiple nominations and wins
### Developers and publishers

Electronic Arts and Sony have published the most nominees for action-related Game of the Year awards. Activision and Ubisoft are tied for publishing the most winners for action-related Game of the Year awards. Ubisoft Montreal has developed the most nominees and award winners. Ubisoft Montreal is the only developer to win more than one award for the same game in the same year with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, winning for Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year and Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2004.
Rockstar North and Rockstar Games have also won multiple awards in the same year, but for different games in 2003:
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City won Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year.
* Grand Theft Auto III won Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year.
Sierra On-Line has published the winners for multiple awards with different developers in the same year:
* Valve developed Half-Life which won PC Action Game of the Year.
* Dynamix developed Starsiege: Tribes which won Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year.
There are three publishers with back-to-back wins with different developers:
* Sierra On-Line for PC Action Game of the Year:
** Valve developed Half-Life (1999)
** Gearbox Software developed Half-Life: Opposing Force (2000)
* 2K Games:
** Gearbox Software developed Borderlands 2 (2013)
** Irrational Games developed BioShock Infinite (2014)
* Sony Interactive Entertainment:
** Insomniac Games developed Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2024)
** Arrowhead Game Studios developed Helldivers 2 (2025)
There have also been two back-to-back developer-and-publisher winners of the same award:
* Rare and Nintendo won Console Action Game of the Year with GoldenEye 007 in 1998, and Banjo-Kazooie in 1999.
* Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft won Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in 2004, and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within in 2005.
Developers :
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
| Ubisoft Montreal | 14 | 6 |
| Infinity Ward | 6 | 4 |
| Bungie | 8 | 3 |
| DICE | 7 | 3 |
| Rockstar North/DMA Design | 7 | 3 |
| Insomniac Games | 8 | 2 |
| Valve | 6 | 2 |
| Ubisoft Milan | 5 | 2 |
| Rare | 4 | 2 |
| Gearbox Software | 3 | 2 |
| Epic Games | 6 | 1 |
| Nintendo EAD | 6 | 1 |
| id Software | 5 | 1 |
| Red Storm Entertainment | 4 | 1 |
| Ubisoft Shanghai | 4 | 1 |
| EA Redwood Shores/Visceral Games | 3 | 1 |
| Remedy Entertainment | 3 | 1 |
| 343 Industries | 2 | 1 |
| Arrowhead Game Studios | 2 | 1 |
| Dynamix | 2 | 1 |
| Ion Storm | 2 | 1 |
| Irrational Games/2K Boston | 2 | 1 |
| Retro Studios | 2 | 1 |
| Santa Monica Studio | 2 | 1 |
| Monolith Productions | 6 | 0 |
| Treyarch | 5 | 0 |
| EA Los Angeles | 4 | 0 |
| Naughty Dog | 4 | 0 |
| Capcom | 3 | 0 |
| Digital Extremes | 3 | 0 |
| Radical Entertainment | 3 | 0 |
| Volition | 3 | 0 |
| The Coalition | 2 | 0 |
| FromSoftware | 2 | 0 |
| Housemarque | 2 | 0 |
| IO Interactive | 2 | 0 |
| Japan Studio | 2 | 0 |
| Konami | 2 | 0 |
| LucasArts | 2 | 0 |
| MachineGames | 2 | 0 |
| Midway Games | 2 | 0 |
| Pandemic Studios | 2 | 0 |
| Raven Software | 2 | 0 |
| Respawn Entertainment | 2 | 0 |
| Sledgehammer Games | 2 | 0 |
| SquareSoft | 2 | 0 |
Publishers :
| Publisher | Nominations | Wins |
| Activision | 23 | 6 |
| Ubisoft | 20 | 6 |
| Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios | 16 | 5 |
| Electronic Arts | 25 | 4 |
| Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment | 25 | 4 |
| Nintendo | 14 | 4 |
| Rockstar Games | 10 | 4 |
| Sierra On-Line/Entertainment | 6 | 3 |
| 2K Games | 4 | 2 |
| Eidos Interactive/Square Enix Europe | 8 | 1 |
| Vivendi Universal Games | 6 | 1 |
| Sega | 4 | 1 |
| SquareSoft/Square Enix | 6 | 0 |
| Bethesda Softworks | 6 | 0 |
| THQ | 5 | 0 |
| Capcom | 4 | 0 |
| Midway Games | 4 | 0 |
| Valve | 4 | 0 |
| GT Interactive | 3 | 0 |
| Interplay Productions | 3 | 0 |
| LucasArts | 3 | 0 |
| 989 Studios | 2 | 0 |
| Konami | 2 | 0 |
| Red Storm Entertainment | 2 | 0 |

### Franchises

The Call of Duty franchise has received the most nominations and won the most awards. The Tom Clancy's franchise is second in nominations and tied for second-most wins with the Grand Theft Auto, Half-Life, Halo, and Prince of Persia franchises. In the early years of the Interactive Achievement Awards when there were multiple awards for action-related genres, some franchises has had multiple nominations in the same year. The 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2003 have had three franchises receiving multiple nominations/awards with more than one game in action-related categories:
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell was nominated for Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon was nominated for Console First-Person Action Game of the Year.
* Medal of Honor: Frontline was nominated for Console First-Person Action Game of the Year, and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault won Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year.
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City won Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year, and Grand Theft Auto III won Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year.
Some games have received more than one nomination in the same year for action-related awards:
* Starsiege: Tribes (1999): Nominated for PC Action Game of the Year, and won Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year.
* Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2004): Won Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year and Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year.
* Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2004): Nominated for Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year and Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year.
* Full Spectrum Warrior (2005): Nominated for Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year and Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year.
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2005): Nominated for Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year and won Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year.
Some games have received multiple nominations spread across multiple years, mostly for expansion packs.
* Half-Life won Computer Action Game of the Year in 1999, and the expansion pack Opposing Force won the same award in 2000.
* Grand Theft Auto III was nominated for Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2002, and won Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2003.
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City won Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2003, and was nominated for Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2004.
* Half-Life 2 won Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year in 2005, the Episode One expansion was nominated for First-Person Action Game of the Year in 2007, and the Episode Two expansion, as part of The Orange Box compilation, was nominated for Action Game of the Year in 2008.
* Destiny won in 2015, and the expansion pack The Taken King was nominated in 2016.
* Destiny 2 was nominated in 2018, and the expansion pack Forsaken was nominated in 2019.
There are only two franchises that have back-to-back wins for the same action-related award. The first is Half-Life for Computer Action Game of the Year in 1999 and 2000, and the second is Prince of Persia for Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Both the original Dead Space and the 2023 remake have been named as a finalist, with the former winning the award outright.
Franchises :
| Franchise | Nominations | Wins |
| Call of Duty | 12 | 4 |
| Tom Clancy's | 10 | 3 |
| Grand Theft Auto | 6 | 3 |
| Half-Life | 6 | 3 |
| Halo | 6 | 3 |
| Prince of Persia | 4 | 3 |
| Battlefield | 6 | 1 |
| Gears of War | 5 | 1 |
| Destiny | 4 | 1 |
| Dead Space | 3 | 1 |
| James Bond 007 | 3 | 1 |
| Medal of Honor | 3 | 1 |
| Metroid | 3 | 1 |
| Ratchet & Clank | 3 | 1 |
| Star Wars | 3 | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda | 3 | 1 |
| Wolfenstein | 3 | 1 |
| Banjo-Kazooie | 2 | 1 |
| BioShock | 2 | 1 |
| Crimson Skies | 2 | 1 |
| Deus Ex | 2 | 1 |
| God of War | 2 | 1 |
| Helldivers | 2 | 1 |
| Marvel's Spider-Man | 2 | 1 |
| Quake | 2 | 1 |
| Tribes | 2 | 1 |
| Far Cry | 4 | 0 |
| Doom | 3 | 0 |
| Jak & Daxter | 3 | 0 |
| Myst | 3 | 0 |
| Unreal | 3 | 0 |
| Devil May Cry | 2 | 0 |
| Full Spectrum Warrior | 2 | 0 |
| Hitman | 2 | 0 |
| Max Payne | 2 | 0 |
| Metal Gear | 2 | 0 |
| No One Lives Forever | 2 | 0 |
| Saints Row | 2 | 0 |
| Spyro | 2 | 0 |
| Titanfall | 2 | 0 |