TIGA announces the UK Games Industry Awards 2021 Finalists

TIGA, the network for video games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has announced the list of finalists for the TIGA UK Games Industry Awards, ahead of the virtual awards ceremony which will be shown on the 25^th November 2021.  This year’s finalists are as follows:

 

TIGA UK Games Industry Awards 2021: Shortlist

 

Best Action and Adventure Game 2021

1. Flight School Studio (developer) & MWMi (publisher): Stonefly
2. Hi-Rez: SMITE: Battleground of the Gods.
3. Kwalee: Eternal Hope
4. Mooneye Studios and Bubblebird Studios: Haven Park
5. Rebellion: Sniper Elite VR
6. Sony Interactive Entertainment/Insomniac Games: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
7. Sony Interactive Entertainment/XDev: Sackboy: A Big Adventure.

 

Best Arcade Game 2021

1. Lowtek Games: Flea Jump!
2. Pinnical Studio: Tadpole Tales
3. Sony Interactive Entertainment: Astro’s Playroom
4. Space Ape Games: Beatstar: Touch Your Music
5. Tactile Games Limited: Simon’s Cat – Story Time
6. Team17 (publisher) and Studio Koba (developer): Narita Boy
7. TIKIPOD Ltd: ASTRO AQUA KITTY

 

Best Audio Design 2021

1. Codemasters: DIRT 5
2. Lo-Fi People: Blind Drive
3. Space Ape Games: Beatstar – Touch Your Music
4. SPECTRUM48: OCO
5. Square Enix: NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
6. Sumo Newcastle: Hood: Outlaws & Legends
7. Team17 (publisher) and Black Matter (developer): Hell Let Loose

 

Best Casual Game 2021

1. Arte France – Upian: Unmaze
2. IDEA Games: OtherWordly
3. Lockwood Publishing: Avakin Life
4. Kwalee: Let’s Be Cops 3D
5. Marmalade Game Studio: THE GAME OF LIFE 2
6. Outplay Entertainment: Gordon Ramsay’s Chef Blast
7. Trailmix: Love and Pies

 

Creativity in Games Award 2021

1. Brave at Night: Mind Scanners
2. Feral Cat Den: Genesis Noir
3. Follow the Feathers: Weaving Tides
4. Sony Interactive Entertainment: Returnal
5. Sony Interactive Entertainment/Insomniac Games: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
6. State of Play: South of the Circle
7. Ubisoft/Future Games of London: Hungry Shark World

 

Diversity Award 2021

1. Amiqus: Putting the G into Gaming
2. Dovetail Games: Trains Sim World 2 & Fishing Sim World
3. Outplay Entertainment: Mystery Match Village
4. Payload Studios: Tentacle Zone Incubator
5. Sony Interactive Entertainment/XDev: Destruction AllStars
6. Sony Interactive Entertainment: Returnal
7. Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

 

Best Educational/Serious/Simulation Game 2021

1. Avid Games: Cards, the Universe and Everything (CUE)
2. BBC Bitesize/Mobile Pie: BBC Bitesize History Detectives
3. Cinq-Mars Media: Copy Editor
4. Delve Interactive: CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
5. Lozange Labs: Rip Them Off
6. Slug Disco Studios: Ecosystem
7. Ululab: Math Makers

 

Heritage in Games Award 2021

1. 3-Fold Games: Before I Forget
2. D’Avekki Studios: Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
3. Dovetail Games: Trains Sim World 2
4. Inkle Ltd: Overboard!
5. Rebellion: Evil Genius 2: World Domination
6. State of Play: South of the Circle
7. Sumo Newcastle: Hood: Outlaws & Legends

 

Best Puzzle Game 2021

1. Kwalee: TENS!
2. Lykke Studios: Lumen
3. Madowl Games: QB Planets
4. Out of the Blue Games: Call of the Sea
5. Snap Finger Click: Family Feud
6. Team17 (publisher), NEXT Studios (developer): Crown Trick
7. WRP Studios: Lost Twins 2

 

 

Best Role Playing Game 2021

1. 9^th Impact: Big Brother The Game
2. Lockwood Publishing: Avakin Life.
3. Imperia Online JSC: Crush Them All
4. Square Enix: NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
5. Team 17 (publisher) Heliocentric Studios (developer): Rogue Heroes
6. Variable State: Last Stop

 

Best Social Game 2021

1. Kwalee: Object Hunt
2. Snap Finger Click: ACT IT OUT XL! A Game of Charades
3. Sold Out Sales and Marketing: KeyWe
4. Sony Interactive Entertainment/XDev: Sackboy: A Big Adventure
5. Supersolid: RoPets
6. Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
7. Tactile Games Ltd: Simon’s Cat – Story Time

 

Best Strategy Game 2021

1. Creative Assembly: Total War: WARHAMMER II
2. Legendary Games: Necromunda: Gang Skirmish
3. Perchang Games: Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower
4. Rebellion: Evil Genius 2: World Domination
5. Team 17 (publisher) and Astral Pixel (developer): Super Magbox
6. Team 17 (publisher) and NEXT Studios (developer): Crown Trick

 

Best Visual Design 2021

1. Codemasters: F1 2021
2. Kwalee: Eternal Hope
3. Sony Interactive Entertainment: Returnal
4. Sony Interactive Entertainment/Insomniac Games: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
5. Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
6. Team17 (publisher) and Navegante Entertainment (developer): Greak: Memories of Azur
7. Wales Interactive & Good Gate Media: Night Book

 

Best AR/VR Game 2021

1. Fictioneers: Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up
2. InnerspaceVR: Maskmaker
3. Pixel Toys: Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister
4. Rebellion: Sniper Elite VR
5. Schell Games: I EXPECT YOU TO DIE 2
6. SUPERLUMEN: DESOLATIUM
7. XR Games: Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever

 

Best Art/Animation/Trailer Supplier 2021

1. Atomhawk
2. Liquid Crimson
3. Sony Interactive Entertainment /PlayStation Studios, Creative Arts

 

Best Audio Services Supplier 2021

1. Pitstop Productions Ltd
2. Side
3. Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation Studios, Creative Arts
4. Soundcuts Ltd
5. Tazman Audio

 

Best Education and Talent Development Initiative 2021

1. IHDC
2. London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London
3. Lucid Games
4. Sumo Digital Academy
5. Games Careers Week
6. Ubisoft
7. University of Hertfordshire
8. University of the West of England

 

Best Educational Institution 2021

1. Birmingham City University
2. Bournemouth University
3. Escape Studios
4. London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London
5. Norwich University of the Arts
6. Staffordshire University
7. University of Greenwich
8. University of Hertfordshire
9. University of Portsmouth

 

Best Large Studio 2021

1. Codemasters
2. Dovetail Games
3. Insomniac Games
4. Kwalee
5. Lockwood Publishing
6. Lucid Games
7. nDreams
8. Rebellion
9. Red Kite Games
10. Space Ape Games
11. Sumo Sheffield
12. Supermassive Games

 

Best Small Studio 2021

1. Legendary Games
2. PixelAnt Games
3. Rebellion North
4. Sumo Warrington
5. Trailmix Ltd
6. XR GAMES

 

Best Legal Services Supplier 2021

1. Eaton Smith LLP
2. Stevens & Bolton LLP
3. Wiggin LLP

 

Outstanding Leadership Award 2021

1. Ian Goodall, CEO Aardvark Swift
2. Liz Prince, CEO Amiqus
3. Management team, Atomhawk
4. Jon Rissik, CEO Dovetail Games
5. Jason Falcus, COO Kwalee
6. Halli BJornsson, CEO Lockwood Publishing
7. Patrick O’Luanaigh CEO, nDreams
8. Jason Kingsley OBE, CEO and Creative Director, Rebellion
9. Leadership team, Sumo Digital Ltd
10. Vicky Peggs, CEO Universally Speaking
11. Tim Horton, COO XR Games

 

Best Publisher 2021

1. Codemasters
2. Kwalee
3. Rebellion
4. Sony Interactive Entertainment

 

Best QA Provider 2021

1. Friday Sundae Studio
2. Globalstep
3. PTW
4. Testronic
5. Universally Speaking

 

Best Recruitment Agency 2021

1. Aardvark Swift
2. Amiqus
3. Avatar

 

Best Services Provider 2021

1. Amiqus
2. Games Jobs Direct
3. Liquid Crimson
4. PitStop Productions
5. PTW
6. Red Kite Games
7. Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation Studios, Creative Arts

 

Best Tax and Accountancy Firm 2021

1. MMP Tax
2. RSM
3. Sky Life Accountancy

 

Best Technical Innovation 2021

1. Panivox
2. Sony Interactive Entertainment: Housemarque
3. XR Games

 

Outstanding Employer 2021

1. Atomhawk
2. Dovetail Games
3. Sumo Digital

 

The winners of the categories Outstanding Individual Award 2021 and the Game of the Year 2021 will be announced during the Awards ceremony.

 

TIGA’s charity partner for the 2021 Awards is SpecialEffect, the charity that uses technology to enhance the quality of life of people with physical disabilities through video games (https://www.specialeffect.org.uk).

 

Dr Richard Wilson OBE, TIGA CEO, said:

 

“Congratulations to all the fantastic finalists of the TIGA UK Games Industry Awards 2021.  We look forward to revealing our winners on 25^th November 2021.

 

“Thank you once again to all of our generous sponsors for making our celebration of excellence in games, businesses and education possible.”

 

The 2021 Awards are supported by some of the biggest names in the video games industry:

 

* Gold Sponsors: Amiqus; BeautyLabs International; Atomhawk; Red Kite Games; Lab 42; Lockwood Publishing; Pipeworks; Pixel Ant; Sumo Digital; Supermassive Games; and The Chinese Room.

 

* Silver Sponsors: Abertay University; Creative Wales; Dovetail Games; GlobalStep; Pearson; Space Ape Games; Ubisoft;  Universally Speaking; and the University of Portsmouth.

 

* Bronze Sponsors: Bournemouth University; Codemasters; Eaton Smith LLP; Hiscox; Hot House Music; Kwalee; MMP Tax; Outplay Entertainment; Payload Studios; Stevens & Bolton LLP; Side; S-Tech Insurance; Staffordshire University; Tazman Audio; Testronic; and Worldmakers.

 

For more information about the TIGA Awards see www.tiga.org/awards and stay up to date by following TIGA on twitter at @TIGAMovement or by using #TIGAAwards.

 

If you have any questions about the TIGA Games Industry Awards then please email the TIGA awards team at: awards@tiga.org

 

About TIGA:

TIGA is the trade association for the UK video games industry.  Our vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to develop video games. Our core purpose is to strengthen the games development and digital publishing sector. To this end, we focus on four strategic objectives:

 

• influencing Government policy via effective political representation;
• raising the profile of our industry to influence public policy;
• enhancing education and skills through our accreditation programme (https://tiga.org/education/tiga-university-accreditation) and the TIGA Games Education Awards (https://tiga.org/education-awards); and
• promoting best practice through our membership services, including the TIGA STAR Employer Award (https://tiga.org/star) and the TIGA Games Industry Awards (https://tiga.org/awards).

 

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