At the end of last week the awards of UK non-profit games association Independent Game Developers' Association (TIGA) have been published. The list is extensive (you can find it below) and covers a variety of firms and organisations from prizes for service providers and consultation firms to universities and education programs in general.

The big game winners of the evening were Fireproof Games, who took home the Game of the Year award for Ghost Town, which also earned the trophy for Best Puzzle Game 2025, as well as Secret Mode, who won both Creativity in Games and Best Visual Design for Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest.

Other dual winners were Playground Games, winning Best Audio Design for Forza Horizon 5 and the Commitment to Workplace Wellbeing award, as well as Sony Interactive Entertainment, with Astro Bot named Best Arcade Game and Death Stranding 2: On The Beach recognised as Best Social Game.

TIGA CEO Dr. Richard Wilson OBE said: “The TIGA Games Industry Awards 2025 showcase the best of the best, from creative brilliance and technical innovation to commitment to education, diversity, and sustainability. Congratulations to all our winners and finalists, who together make the UK games industry one of the most dynamic and inspiring in the world. I would also like to say a very special ‘thank you’ to our generous sponsors, who make the TIGA Awards possible every year.”

The full list of 2025 winners:

BEST ACTION & ADVENTURE GAME 2025

  • Atomfall, Rebellion

BEST AUDIO DESIGN 2025

  • Forza Horizon 5, Playground Games

BEST ARCADE GAME 2025

  • Astro Bot, Sony Interactive Entertainment

BEST USE OF A LICENCE 2025

  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Saber Interactive

BEST CASUAL GAME 2025

  • Monument Valley 3, ustwo games

CREATIVITY IN GAMES 2025

  • Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, Secret Mode

DIVERSITY IN GAMES 2025

  • Trash Goblin, Spilt Milk Studios

BEST EDUCATIONAL, SERIOUS OR SIMULATION GAME 2025

  • Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica, BBC with Playerthree

HERITAGE IN GAMES 2025

  • Maid of Sker, Wales Interactive

BEST NARRATIVE IN GAMES 2025

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive

BEST PUZZLE GAME 2025

  • Ghost Town, Fireproof Games

BEST SOCIAL GAME 2025

  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Sony Interactive Entertainment

BEST STRATEGY GAME 2025

  • Grit and Valor – 1949, Megabit Publishing

BEST VISUAL DESIGN 2025

  • Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, Secret Mode

BEST VR/AR/XR/MR GAME 2025

  • Hitman World of Assassination, IO Interactive

BEST SMALL STUDIO 2025

  • Dlala Studios

ART/ANIMATION/TRAILER SUPPLIER 2025

  • Liquid Crimson

AUDIO SERVICES SUPPLIER 2025

  • PitStop Productions

BEST SERVICES PROVIDER 2025

  • Flix Interactive

COMMITMENT TO ESG 2025

  • PlanetPlay

BEST CO-DEVELOPMENT PARTNER 2025

  • Side

BEST TECHNICAL INNOVATION 2025

  • Code Wizards

TAX & ACCOUNTANCY FIRM 2025

  • Plus Accounting

BEST IN-HOUSE RECRUITMENT & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 2025

  • Rocket Science Group

BEST RECRUITMENT AGENCY 2025

  • Amiqus

QA/LOCALISATION SUPPLIER 2025

  • Quantic Lab

BEST PUBLISHER 2025

  • Dovetail Games

LEGAL SERVICES SUPPLIER 2025

  • Wiggin

BEST LARGE STUDIO 2025

  • Steel City Interactive

BEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION 2025

  • University of Staffordshire

BEST EDUCATION INITIATIVE 2025

  • Norwich University of the Arts

COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE WELLBEING 2025

  • Playground Games

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP 2025

  • Deborah Kirkham, CEO, Side

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR 2025

  • Iain McNeil, CEO, Slitherine Software

GAME OF THE YEAR 2025

  • Ghost Town, Fireproof Games

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