British Academy Games Award for British Game
Awarded forThe best British game of the year, across all genres and platforms. Creative control and overall development must be led by a British development studio
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBAFTA
First awarded2013
Currently held byRollerdrome
Websitewww.bafta.org/games

The British Academy Games Award for British Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honour of "the best British game of the year, across all genres and platforms. Creative control and overall development must be led by a British development studio.".[1] The first ceremony to introduce the award was the 9th British Academy Games Awards in 2013, and was received by Fireproof Games' The Room.[2]

Since its inception, the award has been given to four games, all from separate developers and publishers. As developers, Playground Games have been nominated the most times on three occasions. As publishers, both Sony Computer Entertainment and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment share the most nominations with four occasions each.

The current holder of the award is Rollerdrome, developed by Roll7 and published by Private Division, which won at the 19th British Academy Games Awards in 2023.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.

Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2012

(9th)

The Room Fireproof Games Fireproof Games [3]
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Criterion Games Electronic Arts
Forza Horizon Playground Games Microsoft Studios
Dear Esther The Chinese Room The Chinese Room
Super Hexagon Terry Cavanagh Terry Cavanagh
Lego The Lord of the Rings Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
2013

(10th)

Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Rockstar Games [4]
DmC: Devil May Cry Ninja Theory Capcom
Gunpoint Suspicious Developments Suspicious Developments
Lego Marvel Super Heroes Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
The Room Two Fireproof Games Fireproof Games
Tearaway Tarsier Studios, Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
2014

(11th)

Monument Valley ustwo Games ustwo Studio [5]
80 Days Inkle Inkle and Profile Books
Alien: Isolation The Creative Assembly Sega
Forza Horizon 2 Playground Games Microsoft Studios
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Lucid Games Sierra Entertainment
Lumino City State of Play Games
2015

(12th)

Batman: Arkham Knight Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [6]
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture The Chinese Room, Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Tearaway Unfolded Tarsier Studios, Media Molecule
Until Dawn Supermassive Games
Her Story Sam Barlow
Prison Architect Introversion Software Introversion Software
2016

(13th)

Overcooked Ghost Town Games Team17 [7]
Batman: Arkham VR Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Forza Horizon 3 Playground Games Microsoft Studios
No Man's Sky Hello Games Hello Games
Planet Coaster Frontier Developments Frontier Developments
Virginia Variable State 505 Games
2017

(14th)

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Ninja Theory Ninja Theory [8]
Monument Valley 2 ustwo games ustwo games
Reigns: Her Majesty Nerial Devolver Digital
The Sexy Brutale Cavalier Game Studios Tequila Works
Sniper Elite 4 Rebellion Developments Rebellion Developments
Total War: Warhammer II Creative Assembly SEGA
2018

(15th)

Forza Horizon 4 Playground Games Microsoft Studios [9]
11-11: Memories Retold DigixArt, Aardman, and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games Rockstar Games
The Room: Old Sins Fireproof Games Fireproof Games
Overcooked 2 Ghost Town Games and Team17 Team17
Two Point Hospital Two Point Studios Sega
2019

(16th)

Observation No Code Devolver Digital [10]
Dirt Rally 2.0 Codemasters
Heaven's Vault Inkle
Knights and Bikes Foam Sword Double Fine Presents
Planet Zoo Frontier Developments Frontier Developments
Total War: Three Kingdoms Creative Assembly Sega
2020

(17th)

Sackboy: A Big Adventure Sumo Digital Sony Interactive Entertainment [11]
Dreams Media Molecule Sony Interactive Entertainment
F1 2020 Codemasters
Fall Guys Mediatonic Devolver Digital
The Last Campfire Hello Games
Röki Polygon Treehouse United Label
2021

(18th)

Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games Xbox Game Studios [12]
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure Ustwo Games
Death's Door Acid Nerve Devolver Digital
Fights in Tight Spaces Ground Shatter Mode 7 Games
Overboard Inkle Studios
Sable Shedworks Raw Fury
2022

(19th)

Rollerdrome Roll7 Private Division [13]
OlliOlli World Roll7 Private Division
Citizen Sleeper Jump Over the Age Fellow Traveller
Total War: Warhammer III Creative Assembly Sega
Two Point Campus Two Point Studios
Vampire Survivors Poncle

Multiple wins and nominations

Developers

The following developers received two or more British Game nominations:

Nominations Developer
5 Playground Games
3 Fireproof Games
Media Molecule
2 The Chinese Room
Frontier Developments
Hello Games
Ninja Theory
Rocksteady Studios
Roll7
Tarsier Studios
Traveller's Tales

Publishers

The following publishers received two or more British Game nominations:

Nominations Publisher
6 Sony Interactive Entertainment
4 Devolver Digital
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
3 Fireproof Games
Microsoft Studios
2 Codemasters
Frontier Developments
Rockstar Games

References

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  2. ^ "Games in 2013 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  3. ^ "Games in 2013 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  4. ^ "Games in 2014 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  5. ^ "Games in 2015 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  6. ^ "Games in 2016 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  7. ^ "Games in 2017 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  8. ^ "What Remains of Edith Finch wins Bafta's top games award". BBC. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ Fox, Chris; Kleinman, Zoe (4 April 2019). "God of War wins best game at Bafta Awards". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  11. ^ "2021 Games British Game". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  12. ^ "2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners". 3 March 2022.
  13. ^ "2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". BAFTA Games Awards. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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