For detailed or aesthetically dramatic scene, set, or landscape design that appears during mostly interactive portions of a game. See Art Direction, Contemporary, or Art Direction, Fantasy.
| AWARDS | NOMINEE | WINNER |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | A Plague Tale: Requiem | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Elden Ring | Elden Ring |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | New Tales from the Borderlands | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Pentiment | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Bright Memory: Infinite | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Devotion | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Tales of Arise | Tales of Arise |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | The Good Life | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | The Medium | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Ghost of Tsushima | Ghost of Tsushima |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Sakura Wars | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | A Plague Tale: Innocence | A Plague Tale: Innocence |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Layers of Fear 2 | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | The Sinking City | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Total War: Three Kingdoms | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Strange Brigade | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | The Banner Saga 3 | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | We Happy Few | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Origins | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Cuphead | Cuphead |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Dishonored: Death of the Outsider | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Horizon Zero Dawn | |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Dishonored 2 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Far Cry Primal | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | The Banner Saga 2 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Syndicate | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Fallout 4 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | The Order: 1886 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Unity | Assassin’s Creed Unity |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Professor Layton Vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | Assassin’s Creed Unity |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Tengami | Assassin’s Creed Unity |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Thief | Assassin’s Creed Unity |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Valiant Hearts: The Great War | Assassin’s Creed Unity |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag | Bioshock: Infinite |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Bioshock: Infinite | Bioshock: Infinite |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon | Bioshock: Infinite |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Ryse: Son of Rome | Bioshock: Infinite |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Bioshock: Infinite |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed III | Dishonored |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Dishonored | Dishonored |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Dragon’s Dogma | Dishonored |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai | Dishonored |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Revelations | Assassin’s Creed Revelations |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Total War: Shogun 2 | Assassin’s Creed Revelations |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood | Red Dead Redemption |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Fable III | Red Dead Redemption |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Mafia II | Red Dead Redemption |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Red Dead Redemption | Red Dead Redemption |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed II | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Brutal Legend | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | inFamous | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Braid | Fallout 3 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Dead Space | Gears of War 2 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Fallout 3 | Fallout 3 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy IV | Gears of War 2 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Gears of War 2 | Gears of War 2 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Lego Indiana Jones | Gears of War 2 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Little Big Planet | Fallout 3 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | PixelJunk Eden | Fallout 3 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Tales of Vesperia | Fallout 3 |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Tomb Raider: Underworld | Gears of War 2 |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Bioshock | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Bioshock | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Call of Duty 4 | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Eternal Sonata | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | God of War II | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | God of War II | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Heavenly Sword | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Tomb Raider: Anniversary | Bioshock |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Okami |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy XII | Final Fantasy XII |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy XII | Okami |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Gears of War | Final Fantasy XII |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Gears of War | Okami |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Marvel Ultimate Alliance | Final Fantasy XII |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Okami | Okami |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Suikoden V | Final Fantasy XII |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | The Godfather | Final Fantasy XII |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Yoshi’s Island DS | Okami |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | God of War | We Love Katamari |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | God of War | God of War |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Killer 7 | God of War |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | King Kong | We Love Katamari |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones | We Love Katamari |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones | God of War |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Psychonauts | We Love Katamari |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Psychonauts | God of War |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Shadow of the Colossus | God of War |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | We Love Katamari | We Love Katamari |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Doom 3 | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Fable | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Fable | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Far Cry | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Half-Life 2 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Myst IV Revelation | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Ninja Gaiden | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Onimusha 3: Demon Siege | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow | Doom 3 |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy X-2 | Panzer Dragoon Orta |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy X-2 | Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker | Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | Panzer Dragoon Orta |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Panzer Dragoon Orta | Panzer Dragoon Orta |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Panzer Dragoon Orta |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Age of Mythology | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Animal Crossing | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Jet Set Radio Future | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Kingdom Hearts | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Kingdom Hearts | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Mark of Kri | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Metroid Prime | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Metroid Prime | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Resident Evil Zero | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Resident Evil Zero | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus | Metroid Prime |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell | Metroid Prime |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Devil May Cry | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix | Final Fantasy X |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy X | Final Fantasy X |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy X | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Ico | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee | Final Fantasy X |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Onimusha Warlords | Final Fantasy X |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Soul Reaver 2 | Final Fantasy X |