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D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awardedMay 28, 1998
Currently held byIt Takes Two
Websitewww.interactive.org

The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the academy's annual D.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the title that most effectively combines interactive and non-interactive elements to create a cohesive gameplay experience. Outstanding design is exemplified by balanced system design, cohesive mechanics that relate to overall aesthetic direction, level layout, challenge flow, progression elements, interface design, and social game mechanics. This award recognizes the Lead Designer or Design Director in architecting all elements into a unified design."[1] It was originally presented as the Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design and was renamed at the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.[2][3] The award would not be offered at the awards from 2011 to 2014.

The award's most recent winner is It Takes Two, developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
1997/1998[a]
(1st) 		PaRappa the Rapper NanaOn-Sha Sony Computer Entertainment [2][4]
Dungeon Keeper Bullfrog Productions Electronic Arts
Final Fantasy VII SquareSoft Sony Computer Entertainment
GoldenEye 007 Rare Nintendo
1998/1999[a]
(2nd) 		The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo EAD Nintendo [5][6]
Half-Life Valve Sierra On-Line
Metal Gear Solid Konami Konami
Pokémon Red and Blue Game Freak Nintendo
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Firaxis Games Electronic Arts
1999/2000
(3rd) 		The Sims Maxis Electronic Arts [3][7]
Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Ensemble Studios Microsoft Games
Gran Turismo 2 Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
Nox Westwood Studios Westwood Studios, Electronic Arts
Syphon Filter Eidetic 989 Studios

2000s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2000
(4th) 		The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo EAD Nintendo [8][9]
Jet Grind Radio Smilebit Sega
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubi Pictures Ubisoft
Shenmue Sega AM2 Sega
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Neversoft Activision
2001
(5th) 		Grand Theft Auto III DMA Design Rockstar Games [10][11]
Dark Age of Camelot Mythic Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games
Halo: Combat Evolved Bungie Microsoft Game Studios
Ico Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Naughty Dog
2002
(6th) 		Animal Crossing Nintendo EAD Nintendo [12][13]
Battlefield 1942 DICE Electronic Arts
Metroid Prime Retro Studios Nintendo
Neverwinter Nights BioWare Infogrames
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
2003
(7th) 		Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft [14][15]
Amplitude Harmonix Sony Computer Entertainment
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic BioWare LucasArts
Tony Hawk's Underground Neversoft Activision
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2004
(8th) 		Katamari Damacy Namco Namco [16][17]
City of Heroes Cryptic Studios NCSoft
Fable Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Half-Life 2 Valve Valve, Vivendi Universal Games
2005
(9th) 		Guitar Hero Harmonix RedOctane [18][19]
God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
King Kong Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
Nintendogs Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Psychonauts Double Fine Productions Majesco Entertainment
2006
(10th) 		Wii Sports Nintendo EAD Nintendo [20][21]
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Company of Heroes Relic Entertainment THQ
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios 2K Games, Bethesda Softworks
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2007
(11th) 		Portal Valve Valve [22][23]
BioShock 2K Boston, 2K Australia 2K Games
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision
Rock Band Harmonix MTV Games
Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2008
(12th) 		World of Goo 2D Boy 2D Boy, Nintendo [24][25]
Fable II Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Fallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Gears of War 2 Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios
Left 4 Dead Valve Valve
2009
(13th) 		Batman: Arkham Knight Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [26][27]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story AlphaDream Nintendo
Plants vs. Zombies PopCap Games PopCap Games
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment

2010s

The Outstanding Achievement in Game Design was not offered at the awards ceremonies from 2011 to 2014.

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2014
(18th) 		Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monolith Productions Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [28][29]
Dungeon of the Endless Amplitude Studios Amplitude Studios
Far Cry 4 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Titanfall Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
2015
(19th) 		The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red CD Projekt [30][31]
Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Her Story Sam Barlow Sam Barlow
Lara Croft Go Square Enix Montreal Square Enix Europe
Massive Chalice Double Fine Productions Double Fine Productions
2016
(20th) 		Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment [1][32]
I Expect You to Die Schell Games Schell Games
Inside Playdead Playdead
Owlboy D-Pad Studio D-Pad Studio
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
2017
(21st) 		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo EPD Nintendo [33][34]
Gorogoa Jason Roberts Annapurna Interactive
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PUBG Corporation Bluehole
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo EPD Nintendo
2018
(22nd) 		God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [35][36]
Into the Breach Subset Games Subset Games
Marvel's Spider-Man Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Return of the Obra Dinn Lucas Pope 3909
Subnautica Unknown Worlds Entertainment Unknown Worlds Entertainment
2019
(23rd) 		Baba Is You Hempuli Hempuli [37][38]
Disco Elysium ZA/UM ZA/UM
Outer Wilds Mobius Digital Annapurna Interactive
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice FromSoftware Activision
Slay the Spire MegaCrit Humble Bundle

2020s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2020
(24th) 		Hades Supergiant Games Supergiant Games [39][40]
Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment
Half-Life: Alyx Valve Valve
The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Insomniac Games
2021
(25th) 		It Takes Two Hazelight Studios Electronic Arts [41][42]
Deathloop Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
Inscryption Daniel Mullins Games Devolver Digital
Loop Hero Four Quarters
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers

Nintendo is the most nominated developer and the only developer to have won more than once. Nintendo has also won the most as a publisher and is tied with Sony for publishing the most nominees. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment technically published back-to-back winners, but the 4-year gap in which the award was not offered was between wins.

Developers
Developer Nominations Wins
Nintendo EAD/SPD/EPD 11 5
Valve 5 1
Naughty Dog 4 0
Blizzard Entertainment 3 1
Harmonix 3 1
Bethesda Game Studios 3 0
Insomniac Games 3 0
DMA Design/Rockstar North 2 1
Santa Monica Studio 2 1
Ubisoft Montreal 2 1
BioWare 2 0
Double Fine Productions 2 0
Infinity Ward 2 0
Lionhead Studios 2 0
Neversoft 2 0
Ubi Pictures/Ubisoft Montpellier 2 0
Publishers
Publisher Nominations Wins
Nintendo 16 6
Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment 16 2
Electronic Arts 7 2
Activision 5 0
Microsoft Game Studios 5 0
Bethesda Softworks 4 0
Ubisoft 4 0
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 2 2
Rockstar Games 2 1
2K Games 2 0
Annapurna Interactive 2 0
Devolver Digital 2 0
Sega 2 0
Vivendi Universal Games 2 0

Franchises

The Legend of Zelda franchise is the most nominated franchise and is the only franchise to have won more than once.

Franchises
Franchises Nominations Wins
The Legend of Zelda 5 3
Half-Life 3 0
Mario 3 0
God of War 2 1
Grand Theft Auto 2 1
Call of Duty 2 0
Fable 2 0
Fallout 2 0
Spider-Man 2 0
Tony Hawk's 2 0
Uncharted 2 0
Warcraft 2 0

Notes

  1. ^ a b Presented as the Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design.

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