1st (2012) The First Annual New York Games Awards took place on February 2, 2012, at
New York University's Cantor Film Center. 21 games journalists voted on the award winners, and about 250 guests attended. Logan Cunningham, narrator of
Bastion, served as the host. The livestream received roughly 300 views.
2nd (2013) won Best Acting for her role as
Clementine in
The Walking Dead. The Second Annual New York Game Awards were held at NYU-Poly on February 5, 2013. Writer
Daniel Radosh of
The Daily Show hosted the event, and musical acts
MC Frontalot and Schäffer the Darklord performed.
3rd (2014) won Best Acting for his role as
Trevor Philips in
Grand Theft Auto V. The Third Annual New York Game Awards were hosted by Daniel Radosh for the second year in a row. Folk music group
Future Folk performed, and
Irrational Games premiered a video about the second episode of
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea.
4th (2015) won Best Acting for his performances in
South Park: The Stick of Truth. In 2015, the New York Game Awards switched venues and took place at Villain, an event space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The awards show routine was written and hosted by
The Daily Shows writing staff.
5th (2016) won Best Games Journalism. won Best Acting for her role in
Her Story. In 2016,
The Daily Show writer Owen Parsons took over writing and hosting the awards. Game studio The Molasses Flood premiered a trailer for
The Flame in the Flood, and
Wyclef Jean demoed music he contributed to rhythm game
Lost in Harmony.
6th (2017) won the Andrew Yoon Legend Award in 2017. won Best Acting for his role as Henry in
Firewatch. The Sixth Annual New York Game Awards were held at the Abron Arts Center and featured a musical performance by all-women accordion band The Main Squeeze.
7th (2018) won the Andrew Yoon Legend Award in 2018. The 7th Annual New York Game Awards were hosted by Devin Delliquanti of
The Daily Show. Musician
Shilpa Ray performed.
8th (2019) In 2019, the New York Game Awards moved to the SVA Theatre in Manhattan. The event, hosted again by Devin Delliquanti with appearances by
The Daily Shows Daniel Radosh, Josh Johnson and Kat Radley, featured a performance by guitarist and vocalist
Maddie Rice, as well as trailer premieres for
Inkle title ''
Heaven's Vault'' and Shawn Alexander Allen's
Treachery in Beatdown City. The livestream received approximately 400,000 views, a significant increase from earlier ceremonies.
9th (2020) won the Andrew Yoon Legend Award in 2020. The 9th Annual New York Game Awards were held on January 21, 2020. The recipient of the Andrew Yoon Legend award was the former
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé.
10th (2021) {{Multiple image |direction=vertical |width=150 The 10th Annual New York Game Awards were held on January 26, 2021. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually, co-hosted by Reggie Fils-Aimé. The nominees were announced on January 5, 2021. Immediately before the show, Fils-Aimé partook in a roundtable discussion with
Jack Tretton and
Robbie Bach, formerly of
Sony and
Microsoft, respectively.
Hades won the Big Apple Award for Game of the Year. The Andrew Yoon Legend Award was given to
Hideo Kojima,
Jerry Lawson, and
Brenda and
John Romero.
11th (2022) won the Andrew Yoon Legend Award in 2022. The 11th Annual New York Game Awards were held on February 1, 2022. The event was originally set to be held at the
SVA Theatre, but was held virtually for the second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nominees were announced on January 11, 2022.
12th (2023) won the Andrew Yoon Legend Award in 2023. The 12th Annual New York Game Awards took place on January 17, 2023, returning to the SVA Theatre for the first in-person show since 2020. Fils-Aimé and Goldberg returned to host, alongside Makeda Byfield. Planning for the show had begun by August 2022, and the nominees were announced on January 4, 2023.
Phil Spencer received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award.
13th (2024) won the Andrew Yoon Legend Award in 2024. The 13th New York Game Awards took place at the SVA Theatre on January 23, 2024. The nominees were announced by
Manon Gage and Makeda Byfield on January 9; ''
Baldur's Gate 3 led with six nominations, followed by Alan Wake 2 and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty with five. At the ceremony, Baldur's Gate 3'' won two awards, including the Big Apple Award for Game of the Year.
Neil Druckmann of
Naughty Dog received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award.
14th (2025) received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award in 2025. won Best Acting for his role as
Indiana Jones in
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle in 2025. The 14th New York Game Awards took place at the SVA Theatre on January 21, 2025, presented by Fils-Aimé, Goldberg, and Sherri L. Smith; it was streamed on the
Paley Center for Media's
YouTube channel, among others. The nominees were announced on January 7;
1000xResist,
Astro Bot, and
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle led with four nominations each. At the ceremony,
Astro Bot won three awards, including the Big Apple Award for Game of the Year.
Sam Lake of
Remedy Entertainment received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award, and
Mega Ran performed at the show.
15th (2026) won Best Acting for her role as Maelle in
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. won Best Music in a Game for his work on
South of Midnight. The 15th New York Game Awards took place at the SVA Theatre on January 18, 2026, presented by Fils-Aimé and Goldberg. It was the second day of a new two-day festival by the NYVGCC, the first day consisting of industry panels. Nominees were announced on December 16, 2024, read by
Ahmed Best and Kimari Rennis;
Ghost of Yōtei led with four nominations. The media franchise
Pokémon received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award as part of its 30th anniversary. A new category, Best New York Game, celebrates video games developed in New York City.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won the Big Apple Award for Game of the Year, and
Jennifer English won the Great White Way Award for Best Acting for her role in the game. == References ==