Deutscher Spiele Preis winners
Germany's other big prize, voted by players, game shops and journalists. It ranks the year's top ten games.
Every year, 2025 to 1990
2025
- SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Winner
- Apiary Top 10
- Blood on the Clocktower Top 10
- Bomb Busters by Hisashi Hayashi Top 10
- Castle Combo Top 10
- Civolution by Stefan Feld Top 10
- Dune: Imperium Uprising Top 10
- Faraway by Johannes Goupy and Corentin Lebrat Top 10
- Slay the Spire Top 10
2024
- Forest Shuffle by Kosch Winner
- Darwin's Journey Top 10
- Harmonies Top 10
- Nucleum Top 10
- Obsession Top 10
- Revive Top 10
- Sky Team by Luc Rémond Top 10
- The White Castle Top 10
- Too Many Bones Top 10
2023
- Planet Unknown by Ryan Lambert and Adam Rehberg Winner
- Challengers! by Johannes Krenner and Markus Slawitscheck Top 10
- Earth Top 10
- Heat: Pedal to the Metal Top 10
- Hitster Top 10
- Marrakesh Top 10
- Next Station London by Matthew Dunstan Top 10
- Tiletum Top 10
- Woodcraft Top 10
2022
- Ark Nova by Mathias Wigge Winner
- Beyond the Sun Top 10
- Cascadia by Randy Flynn Top 10
- Dune: Imperium by Paul Dennen Top 10
- Golem Top 10
- Living Forest by Aske Christiansen Top 10
- Scout by Kei Kajino Top 10
- Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Top 10
- The Red Cathedral Top 10
- Witchstone Top 10
2021
- Lost Ruins of Arnak by Michaela Štachová and Michal Štach Winner
- Aeon's End Top 10
- Anno 1800 by Martin Wallace Top 10
- Everdell Top 10
- Fantasy Realms by Bruce Glassco Top 10
- Gloomhaven: The Jaws of the Lion Top 10
- MicroMacro: Crime City by Johannes Sich Top 10
- Paleo by Peter Rustemeyer Top 10
- Praga Caput Regni Top 10
- The Adventures of Robin Hood by Michael Menzel Top 10
2020
- The Crew by Thomas Sing Winner
- Barrage by Simone Luciani and Tommaso Battista Top 10
- Cartographers by Jordy Adan Top 10
- Cooper Island Top 10
- Crystal Palace Top 10
- Glen More II: Chronicles Top 10
- Maracaibo Top 10
- Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan Top 10
- Paladins of the West Kingdom Top 10
- Parks Top 10
2019
- Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave Winner
- Architects of the West Kingdom Top 10
- Detective by Ignacy Trzewiczek Top 10
- Gloomhaven Top 10
- Just One by Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter Top 10
- Newton Top 10
- Spirit Island Top 10
- Teotihuacan Top 10
- The Taverns of Tiefenthal by Wolfgang Warsch Top 10
- Underwater Cities Top 10
2018
- Azul by Michael Kiesling Winner
- Altiplano by Reiner Stockhausen Top 10
- Clank! by Paul Dennen Top 10
- Clans of Caledonia Top 10
- Gaia Project by Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag Top 10
- Heaven & Ale by Michael Kiesling Top 10
- Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 by Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau Top 10
- Rajas of the Ganges by Inka and Markus Brand Top 10
- The Mind by Wolfgang Warsch Top 10
- The Quacks of Quedlinburg by Wolfgang Warsch Top 10
2017
- Terraforming Mars by Jacob Fryxelius Winner
- A Feast for Odin by Uwe Rosenberg Top 10
- Captain Sonar by Roberto Fraga and Yohan Lemonnier Top 10
- Fabled Fruit by Friedemann Friese Top 10
- First Class Top 10
- Great Western Trail by Alexander Pfister Top 10
- Kingdomino by Bruno Cathala Top 10
- Magic Maze by Kasper Lapp Top 10
- Raiders of the North Sea by Shem Phillips Top 10
- Scythe by Jamey Stegmeier Top 10
- The Quest for El Dorado by Reiner Knizia Top 10
2016
- Mombasa by Alexander Pfister Winner
- 7 Wonders: Duel Top 10
- Codenames by Vladimír Chvátil Top 10
- Imhotep by Phil Walker-Harding Top 10
- Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King by Andreas Pelikan and Alexander Pfister Top 10
- Karuba by Rüdiger Dorn Top 10
- Mysterium by Oleg Sidorenko and Oleksandr Nevskiy Top 10
- Nippon Top 10
- Pandemic Legacy - Season 1 by Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau Top 10
- T.I.M.E. Stories by Manuel Rozoy Top 10
2015
- The Voyages of Marco Polo by Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini Winner
- Aquasphere by Stefan Feld Top 10
- Cacao by Phil Walker-Harding Top 10
- Colt Express by Christophe Raimbault Top 10
- Fields of Arle by Uwe Rosenberg Top 10
- Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala by Bruno Cathala Top 10
- Machi Koro by Masao Suganuma Top 10
- Murano Top 10
- Orléans by Reiner Stockhausen Top 10
- Patchwork by Uwe Rosenberg Top 10
2014
- Russian Railroads Winner
- Camel Up by Steffen Bogen Top 10
- Caverna: The Cave Farmers by Uwe Rosenberg Top 10
- Concordia by Mac Gerdts Top 10
- Glass Road Top 10
- Istanbul by Rüdiger Dorn Top 10
- Lewis & Clark Top 10
- Love Letter by Seiji Kanai Top 10
- Rococo by Matthias Cramer, Louis Malt and Stefan Malz Top 10
- Splendor by Marc André Top 10
2013
- Terra Mystica Winner
- Augustus by Paolo Mori Top 10
- Bora Bora Top 10
- Bruges by Stefan Feld Top 10
- Hanabi by Antoine Bauza and Albertine Ralenti Top 10
- Keyflower Top 10
- Legends of Andor by Michael Menzel Top 10
- Rialto Top 10
- Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar by Daniele Tascini and Simone Luciani Top 10
- Yedo Top 10
2012
- Village by Inka and Markus Brand Winner
- Africana Top 10
- Hawaii Top 10
- Helvetia Top 10
- Kingdom Builder by Donald X. Vaccarino Top 10
- Las Vegas by Rüdiger Dorn Top 10
- Ora Et Labora by Uwe Rosenberg Top 10
- Santa Cruz Top 10
- Targi by Andreas Steiger Top 10
- Trajan Top 10
2011
- 7 Wonders by Antoine Bauza Winner
- Asara by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling Top 10
- Lancaster by Matthias Cramer Top 10
- Luna Top 10
- Mondo Top 10
- Navegador Top 10
- Pantheon Top 10
- Strasbourg by Stefan Feld Top 10
- The Castles of Burgundy Top 10
- Troyes Top 10
2010
- Fresco by Marco Ruskowski and Marcel Süßelbeck Winner
- Dungeon Lords by Vlaada Chvátil Top 10
- Egizia Top 10
- Endeavor Top 10
- Hansa Teutonica Top 10
- Macao Top 10
- Power Struggle Top 10
- Tobago Top 10
- Vasco da Gama Top 10
- World Without End by Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler Top 10
2009
- Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino Winner
- Diamonds Club Top 10
- Fauna by Friedemann Friese Top 10
- Finca by Ralf zur Linde and Wolfgang Sentker Top 10
- Le Havre by Uwe Rosenberg Top 10
- Pandemic by Matt Leacock Top 10
- Small World by Philippe Keyaerts Top 10
- Through the Ages Top 10
- Valdora Top 10
2008
- Agricola by Uwe Rosenberg Winner
- Cuba Top 10
- Galaxy Trucker by Vlaada Chvátil Top 10
- Hamburgum by Mac Gerdts Top 10
- In the Year of the Dragon by Stefan Feld Top 10
- Lost Cities: The Board Game by Reiner Knizia Top 10
- Metropolys Top 10
- Stone Age by Bernd Brunnhofer Top 10
- Tribune: Primus Inter Pares Top 10
- Witch's Brew by Andreas Pelikan Top 10
2007
- The Pillars of the Earth by Stefan Stadler and Michael Rieneck Winner
- Arkadia by Rüdiger Dorn Top 10
- Colosseum Top 10
- Imperial Top 10
- Leonardo da Vinci Top 10
- Notre Dame by Stefan Feld Top 10
- Thebes by Peter Prinz Top 10
- Vikings Top 10
- Yspahan by Sébastien Pauchon Top 10
- Zooloretto by Michael Schacht Top 10
2006
- Caylus by William Attia Winner
- Antike by Mac Gerdts Top 10
- Augsburg 1520 Top 10
- Blue Moon City by Reiner Knizia Top 10
- Elasund: The First City Top 10
- Hacienda Top 10
- Mauerbauer Top 10
- Mesopotamia Top 10
- Rum & Pirates Top 10
- Thurn and Taxis by Andreas Seyfarth and Karen Seyfarth Top 10
2005
- Louis XIV Winner
- Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Rieneck Top 10
- Himalaya by Régis Bonnessée Top 10
- Jambo by Rüdiger Dorn Top 10
- Manila Top 10
- Niagara by Thomas Liesching Top 10
- Shadows over Camelot by Serge Laget and Bruno Cathala Top 10
- That's Life! by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling Top 10
- The Scepter of Zavandor Top 10
- Ubongo by Grzegorz Rejchtman Top 10
2004
- Saint Petersburg by Michael Tummelhofer Winner
- Attika Top 10
- Fearsome Floors by Friedemann Friese Top 10
- Goa Top 10
- Hansa Top 10
- Ingenious by Reiner Knizia Top 10
- Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India by Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer Top 10
- San Juan Top 10
- The Bridges of Shangri-La Top 10
- Ticket to Ride by Alan R. Moon Top 10
2003
- Amun Re by Reiner Knizia Winner
- Alhambra by Dirk Henn Top 10
- Clans by Leo Colovini Top 10
- Coloretto Top 10
- Domaine Top 10
- Edel, Stein & Reich Top 10
- Fische Fluppen Frikadellen by Friedemann Friese Top 10
- Mare Nostrum Top 10
- New England Top 10
2002
- Puerto Rico by Andreas Seyfarth Winner
- Goldland by Wolfgang Kramer Top 10
- Mexica Top 10
- Nautilus Top 10
- Pirate's Cove Top 10
- Pizarro & Co. Top 10
- Pueblo Top 10
- TransAmerica by Franz-Benno Delonge Top 10
- Villa Paletti by Bill Payne Top 10
2001
- Carcassonne by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede Winner
- Babel by Uwe Rosenberg Top 10
- Capitol Top 10
- Cartagena by Leo Colovini Top 10
- Evo Top 10
- Java Top 10
- Medina Top 10
- San Marco Top 10
- Traders of Genoa Top 10
2000
- Taj Mahal by Reiner Knizia Winner
- Aladdin's Dragons Top 10
- Carolus Magnus by Leo Colovini Top 10
- Citadels by Bruno Faidutti Top 10
- Frank's Zoo Top 10
- La Città Top 10
- Princes of Florence by Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich and Jens Christopher Ulrich Top 10
- Torres by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling Top 10
- Vinci Top 10
- Web of Power Top 10
1999
- Tikal by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling Winner
- Chinatown Top 10
- Die Händler Top 10
- Mamma Mia! Top 10
- Medieval Merchant Top 10
- Ra Top 10
- Samurai Top 10
- Union Pacific by Alan R. Moon Top 10
1998
- Tigris & Euphrates Winner
- Basari Top 10
- Caesar & Cleopatra Top 10
- Die Macher by Karl-Heinz Schmiel Top 10
- Elfenland by Alan R. Moon Top 10
- Primordial Soup Top 10
- Through the Desert Top 10
1997
- Löwenherz by Klaus Teuber Winner
- Bohnanza by Uwe Rosenberg Top 10
- Manitou by Günter Burkhardt Top 10
- Mississippi Queen by Werner Hodel Top 10
- Ramses II Top 10
- Serenissima Top 10
- Showmanager Top 10
1996
1995
- High Society by Reiner Knizia Top 10
- Medici Top 10
- Mole in the Hole by Virginia Charves and Bertram Kaes Top 10
- Set! Top 10
- Streetcar Top 10
1994
1993
- Modern Art by Reiner Knizia Winner
- Acquire by Sid Sackson Top 10
- Bluff by Richard Borg Top 10
- History of the World Top 10
- Sticheln Top 10
- Tutankhamen by Reiner Knizia Top 10
1992
- Flying Dutchman by Klaus Teuber Winner
- Cosmic Encounter Top 10
- Quo Vadis Top 10
- Schraumeln by Urs Hostettler Top 10
- Um Reifenbreite by Rob Bontenbal Top 10
1991
- Master Labyrinth by Max Kobbert Winner
1990
- A la Carte by Karl-Heinz Schmiel Top 10
- Gold Digger Top 10