The British Academy Games Award for British Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). 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.".[1] The first ceremony to introduce the award was the 9th British Academy Games Awards in 2013, and was received by Fireproof Games' The Room.[2]
| British Academy Games Award for British Game | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | 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 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | BAFTA |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Currently held by | Rollerdrome |
| Website | www |
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 Rollerdrome, developed by Roll7 and published by Private Division, which won at the 19th British Academy Games Awards in 2023.
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:
| Nominations | Developer |
|---|---|
| 5 | Playground Games |
| 3 | Fireproof Games |
| Media Molecule | |
| 2 | The Chinese Room |
| Frontier Developments | |
| Hello Games | |
| Ninja Theory | |
| Rocksteady Studios | |
| Roll7 | |
| Tarsier Studios | |
| Traveller's Tales |
Publishers
The following publishers received two or more British Game nominations:
| Nominations | Publisher |
|---|---|
| 6 | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 4 | Devolver Digital |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
| 3 | Fireproof Games |
| Microsoft Studios | |
| 2 | Codemasters |
| Frontier Developments | |
| Rockstar Games |