Deutscher Spiele Preis: every winner from 1990 to 2025

While the Spiel des Jahres often crowns accessible games, the Deutscher Spiele Preis (DSP), created in 1990, is the historic counterweight aimed at dedicated players. It is not the pick of a small jury, but the result of a broad vote involving industry professionals, journalists, specialist shops and gaming clubs across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. That format naturally favours "Eurogames", longer, deeper and more demanding strategy titles. The results forming the year's "Top 10" are revealed in September, and the trophy itself is handed over in early October in Essen, during the huge SPIEL international fair.

• The "dedicated gamer" counterweight to the Spiel des Jahres
• Naturally favours long, deep, demanding Eurogames
• A ranking of ten games, plus a separate children's game award

The jury

Not a small jury but a broad vote: industry professionals, journalists, specialist shops and gaming clubs across the three German-speaking countries. The result takes the form of a Top 10.

The calendar

Results revealed in September, trophy handed over in early October in Essen during the SPIEL fair.