Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023 winners announced
The winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards have been announced.
The Game of the Year title went to both Marvel Snap and Subway Surfers Tag. This wasn’t the only category to have joint winners; Best Advertising & UA Service went to both Unity Ads and AppLovin. Other games to walk away with awards include Star Trek: Lower Decks (Best Storytelling) and Candy Crush Saga (Best Audio / Visual Accomplishment).
Steel Media CEO Chris James said this about the ceremony:
“This is always one of my absolute favourite nights of the year - and 2023’s edition certainly didn’t disappoint! I really love the chance to connect with friends old and new and celebrate the incredible achievements of these companies and individuals in this amazing mobile games industry - the only shame is that we can’t give everyone a prize!
Whilst there’s been a little doom and gloom from some quarters after the games industry’s first contraction in 2022, tonight showed the mobile industry is actually stronger than ever and showcased the spirit, enthusiasm, creativity and raw talent that will ensure our future is very bright (and we’ll break the $100 billion barrier very soon!”
The ceremony took place at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in London last Thursday. The full list of winners can be seen below. More information about the Mobile Games Awards can be found here.
Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards winners
Pocket Gamer People's Choice sponsored by AppGallery - Disney Mirrorverse (Kabam)
Best Advertising & UA Service sponsored by Enthusiast Gaming [JOINT WINNERS] - Unity Ads & AppLovin
Best Analytics / Data Tool - AppsFlyer
Best Developer sponsored by Coherence.io - Tripledot Studios
Best GAAS Tools & Tech - Photon
Best Audio / Visual Accomplishment - Candy Crush Saga (King)
Best Game Engine / Platform - Unity
Best Storytelling - Star Trek: Lower Decks (East Side Games)
Rising Star - Philippa Layburn
Best Tools Provider - Unity Gaming Services
Best Service Provider - Xsolla
Best Live Ops - Stumble Guys (Scopely)
Best QA & Localisation Service Provider - TransPerfect Gaming Solutions
Best Indie Developer sponsored by PocketGamer.com - Rusty Lake
Best PR / Marketing Team sponsored by PocketGamer.biz - King (Candy Crush Saga '10 Years of Fun' campaign)
Best Alternative App Store - AppGallery
Investment Fund of the Year - Play Ventures
Best Publisher sponsored by Pingle - Scopely
Most Promising AI Games Tech sponsored by Beyond Games - Solsten
Most Impactful Web3 Company sponsored by Raptor PR - ZEBEDEE
Game of the Year sponsored by Tilting Point [JOINT WINNERS] - Marvel Snap (Nuverse) & Subway Surfers Tag (Sybo)
Mobile Legend - Nour Khrais (Maysalward)