# 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 (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.". 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 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.
Table key :
* Indicates the winner
| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
| 2012 (9th) | The Room | Fireproof Games | Fireproof Games |
| 2012 (9th) | Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts |
| 2012 (9th) | Forza Horizon | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios |
| 2012 (9th) | Dear Esther | The Chinese Room | The Chinese Room |
| 2012 (9th) | Super Hexagon | Terry Cavanagh | Terry Cavanagh |
| 2012 (9th) | Lego The Lord of the Rings | Traveller's Tales | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 2013 (10th) | Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
| 2013 (10th) | DmC: Devil May Cry | Ninja Theory | Capcom |
| 2013 (10th) | Gunpoint | Suspicious Developments | Suspicious Developments |
| 2013 (10th) | Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Traveller's Tales | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 2013 (10th) | The Room Two | Fireproof Games | Fireproof Games |
| 2013 (10th) | Tearaway | Tarsier Studios, Media Molecule | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
| 2014 (11th) | Monument Valley | ustwo Games | ustwo Studio |
| 2014 (11th) | 80 Days | Inkle | Inkle and Profile Books |
| 2014 (11th) | Alien: Isolation | The Creative Assembly | Sega |
| 2014 (11th) | Forza Horizon 2 | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios |
| 2014 (11th) | Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions | Lucid Games | Sierra Entertainment |
| 2014 (11th) | Lumino City | State of Play Games | State of Play Games |
| 2015 (12th) | Batman: Arkham Knight | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 2015 (12th) | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | The Chinese Room, Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 2015 (12th) | Tearaway Unfolded | Tarsier Studios, Media Molecule | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 2015 (12th) | Until Dawn | Supermassive Games | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 2015 (12th) | Her Story | Sam Barlow | Sam Barlow |
| 2015 (12th) | Prison Architect | Introversion Software | Introversion Software |
| 2016 (13th) | Overcooked | Ghost Town Games | Team17 |
| 2016 (13th) | Batman: Arkham VR | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 2016 (13th) | Forza Horizon 3 | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios |
| 2016 (13th) | No Man's Sky | Hello Games | Hello Games |
| 2016 (13th) | Planet Coaster | Frontier Developments | Frontier Developments |
| 2016 (13th) | Virginia | Variable State | 505 Games |
| 2017 (14th) | Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | Ninja Theory | Ninja Theory |
| 2017 (14th) | Monument Valley 2 | ustwo games | ustwo games |
| 2017 (14th) | Reigns: Her Majesty | Nerial | Devolver Digital |
| 2017 (14th) | The Sexy Brutale | Cavalier Game Studios | Tequila Works |
| 2017 (14th) | Sniper Elite 4 | Rebellion Developments | Rebellion Developments |
| 2017 (14th) | Total War: Warhammer II | Creative Assembly | SEGA |
| 2018 (15th) | Forza Horizon 4 | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios |
| 2018 (15th) | 11-11: Memories Retold | DigixArt, Aardman, and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe | Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe |
| 2018 (15th) | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar Games | Rockstar Games |
| 2018 (15th) | The Room: Old Sins | Fireproof Games | Fireproof Games |
| 2018 (15th) | Overcooked 2 | Ghost Town Games and Team17 | Team17 |
| 2018 (15th) | Two Point Hospital | Two Point Studios | Sega |
| 2019 (16th) | Observation | No Code | Devolver Digital |
| 2019 (16th) | Dirt Rally 2.0 | Codemasters | Codemasters |
| 2019 (16th) | Heaven's Vault | Inkle | Inkle |
| 2019 (16th) | Knights and Bikes | Foam Sword | Double Fine Presents |
| 2019 (16th) | Planet Zoo | Frontier Developments | Frontier Developments |
| 2019 (16th) | Total War: Three Kingdoms | Creative Assembly | Sega |
| 2020 (17th) | Sackboy: A Big Adventure | Sumo Digital | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2020 (17th) | Dreams | Media Molecule | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2020 (17th) | F1 2020 | Codemasters | Codemasters |
| 2020 (17th) | Fall Guys | Mediatonic | Devolver Digital |
| 2020 (17th) | The Last Campfire | Hello Games | Hello Games |
| 2020 (17th) | Röki | Polygon Treehouse | United Label |
| 2021 (18th) | Forza Horizon 5 | Playground Games | Xbox Game Studios |
| 2021 (18th) | Alba: A Wildlife Adventure | Ustwo Games | Ustwo Games |
| 2021 (18th) | Death's Door | Acid Nerve | Devolver Digital |
| 2021 (18th) | Fights in Tight Spaces | Ground Shatter | Mode 7 Games |
| 2021 (18th) | Overboard | Inkle Studios | Inkle Studios |
| 2021 (18th) | Sable | Shedworks | Raw Fury |
| 2022 (19th) | Rollerdrome | Roll7 | Private Division |
| 2022 (19th) | OlliOlli World | Roll7 | Private Division |
| 2022 (19th) | Citizen Sleeper | Jump Over the Age | Fellow Traveller |
| 2022 (19th) | Total War: Warhammer III | Creative Assembly | Sega |
| 2022 (19th) | Two Point Campus | Two Point Studios | Sega |
| 2022 (19th) | Vampire Survivors | Poncle | Poncle |

## Multiple wins and nominations
### Developers

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

### Publishers

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