British Academy Games Award for Evolving Game
The British Academy Video Games Award for Evolving Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. It is given in honor to "the best game that displays excellence in ongoing developer support", this includes games that "receive ongoing content and updates".
The award was first presented at the 11th British Academy Games Awards in 2015 to League of Legends under the name of Persistent Game. The category received its current name in 2017 at the 13th edition. Since the inception of the award, no game has ever won more than once. No Man's Sky, Final Fantasy XIV, and Fortnite are tied for the most nominations at 6, and each have 1 win. Destiny, Destiny 2 and Apex Legends are tied for most nominations without a win, with three each. Bungie, Epic Games, and Hello Games are tied for the most nominated developers, with six, while among them only Bungie is without a win. Among publishers, Activision have the most nominations without a win, with five.
The current holder of the award is Vampire Survivors by poncle, 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 nominations
Games
The following games received two or more nominations, including their nominated updates or expansions:| Nominations | Game |
| 6 | No Man's Sky |
| 6 | Final Fantasy XIV |
| 6 | Fortnite |
| 3 | Destiny |
| 3 | Destiny 2 |
| 3 | Apex Legends |
| 3 | Sea of Thieves |
| 2 | EVE Online |
| 2 | Elite: Dangerous |
| 2 | Overwatch |
| 2 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
| 2 | Dreams |
| 2 | - |