TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023 winners announced
Winners for the 2023 TIGA Games Industry Awards were announced on Thursday at London’s Troxy.
Disney Illusion Island was the big winner of the night with a win for Game of the Year as well as Best Social Game. Desta: The Memories Between also walked away with two wins that night (Diversity Award and Creativity In Games). The full list of winners can be seen below.
Dr Richard Wilson OBE, CEO of TIGA, said this about the ceremony:
“Many congratulations to all the winners of the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023. As ever, it was wonderful to celebrate the creativity and commitment to excellence of the games studios, universities and associated companies who make the UK a great place to make games.
Thank you to our finalists, judges and to all who joined us on the night. Finally, thank you to the TIGA team and to all our generous sponsors for enabling TIGA to promote, recognise and celebrate excellence through our Awards.”
TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023 winners
BEST ARCADE GAME
MechHead – Staffordshire University
BEST QA and/or LOCALISATION PROVIDER
Testronic
DIVERSITY AWARD
Desta: The Memories Between – ustwo games
BEST CASUAL GAME
PowerWash Simulator - Futurlab
HERITAGE IN GAMES
878 AD: Winchester Revealed – Sugar Creative
BEST EDUCATIONAL, SERIOUS OR SIMULATION GAME
Planet Planners – BBC/Mobile Pie
BEST TECHNICAL INNOVATION
Speech Graphics
BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME
Silverpoint: The Game – BBC/Jollywise
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
God of War Ragnarök - Sony Interactive Entertainment/Santa Monica Studio
BEST SOCIAL GAME
Disney Illusion Island - Disney Games/Dlala Studios
BEST ACTION AND ADVENTURE GAME
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me – Supermassive Games
BEST AR/VR GAME
Synapse - nDreams
CREATIVITY IN GAMES
Desta: The Memories Between – ustwo games
BEST SMALL STUDIO
Dlala Studios
BEST PUZZLE GAME
Love and Pies - Trailmix
BEST AUDIO SERVICES PROVIDER
PitStop Productions
BEST STRATEGY GAME
Starship Troopers: Terran Command – Slitherine Software UK
BEST LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER
Lewis Silkin LLP
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD
John Tearle, CEO, Flix Interactive
BEST RECRUITMENT AGENCY
Amiqus
BEST ART/ANIMATION TRAILER SUPPLIER
TrailerFarm
BEST PUBLISHER
Rebellion
BEST SERVICES PROVIDER
Airship Interactive
BEST VISUAL DESIGN
Horizon Call of the Mountain - Sony Interactive Entertainment/Guerrilla
BEST EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Birmingham City University
BEST TALENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Sumo Group
BEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIION
Norwich University of the Arts
BEST LARGE STUDIO
Sumo Digital
COMMITMENT TO ESG
Rocksteady Studios
COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE WELLBEING
Playground Games
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR 2023
Dovetail Games
OUTSTANDING INVIDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR 2023
Geraldine Cross, HR Director, Playground Games
GAME OF THE YEAR 2023
Disney Illusion Island - Disney Games/Dlala Studios