Console Game of the Year
These are my picks for the best game on console each year from 1977 to present. This list is based on when the games came out in North America and to a console, not necessarily when they first came out internationally. So if there's some discrepancy in arcade release dates and release dates in Japan, that's why.
47 Games
1977
Platform: Atari 2600
Platform: Atari 2600
1978
Platform: Atari 2600
Platform: Atari 2600
1979
Platform: Intellivision
Platform: Intellivision
1980
Platform: Atari 2600
Platform: Atari 2600
1981
Platform: Atari 2600
Platform: Atari 2600
1982
Platform: Atari 2600
Platform: Atari 2600
1983
Platform: Atari 5200
Platform: Atari 5200
1984
Platform: Atari 5200
Platform: Atari 5200
1985
Platform: NES
Platform: NES
1986
Platform: NES
Platform: NES
1987
Platform: NES
Platform: NES
1988
Platform: Sega Master System
Platform: Sega Master System
1989
Platform: NES
Platform: NES
1990
Platform: Sega Genesis
Platform: Sega Genesis
1991
Platform: SNES
Platform: SNES
1992
Platform: Sega Genesis
Platform: Sega Genesis
1993
Platform: Sega CD
Platform: Sega CD
1994
Platform: SNES
Platform: SNES
1995
Platform: SNES
Platform: SNES
1996
Platform: Playstation, Sega Saturn
Platform: Playstation, Sega Saturn
1997
Platform: Playstation
Platform: Playstation
1998
Platform: Nintendo 64
Platform: Nintendo 64
1999
Platform: Dreamcast
Platform: Dreamcast
2000
Platform: Playstation
Platform: Playstation
2001
Platform: PS2
Platform: PS2
2002
Platform: PS2
Platform: PS2
2003
Platform: PS2, GameCube, Xbox
Platform: PS2, GameCube, Xbox
2004
Platform: Xbox
Platform: Xbox
2005
Platform: GameCube, PS2
Platform: GameCube, PS2
2006
Platform: Wii, GameCube
Platform: Wii, GameCube
2007
Platform: Xbox 360
Platform: Xbox 360
2008
Platform: Xbox 360
Platform: Xbox 360
2009
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3
2010
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
2011
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
2012
Platform: Wii
Platform: Wii
2013
Platform: PS3
Platform: PS3
2014
Platform: Wii U
Platform: Wii U
2015
Platform: PS4
Platform: PS4
2016
Platform: Xbox One
Platform: Xbox One
2017
Platform: Switch, Wii U
Platform: Switch, Wii U
2018
Platform: PS4
Platform: PS4
2019
Platform: Switch
Platform: Switch
2020
Platform: Switch
Platform: Switch
2021
Platform: Switch
Platform: Switch
2022
Platform: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Platform: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
2023
Platform: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Platform: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X