British Academy Games Award for British Game


The British Academy Games Award for British Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 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.". The first ceremony to introduce the award was the 9th British Academy Games Awards in 2013, and was received by Fireproof Games' The Room.
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 Thank Goodness You're Here!, developed by Coal Supper and published by Panic Inc., which won at the 21st British Academy Games Awards in 2025.

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.
Indicates the winner

Multiple wins and nominations

Developers

The following developers received two or more British Game nominations:
NominationsDeveloper
5Playground Games
4Inkle
3Fireproof Games
3Media Molecule
3Ninja Theory
3The Chinese Room
2Frontier Developments
2Hello Games
2Rocksteady Studios
2Roll7
2Tarsier Studios
2Traveller's Tales

Publishers

The following publishers received two or more British Game nominations:
NominationsPublisher
6Sony Interactive Entertainment
4Devolver Digital
4Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
3Fireproof Games
3Microsoft Studios
2Codemasters
2Frontier Developments
2Rockstar Games
2Xbox Game Studios