The 15 awards were given out last night at the BFI Southbank to studios and individuals demonstrating excellence in the field of sustainable game development and pro-environmental storytelling.
The Playing for the Planet, Green Games Summit and Awards celebrate companies that have achieved excellence in developing and implementing environmentally themed content, strategy and tools into their games and studios as well as individuals showing outstanding leadership in this area.
“The creativity, ambition, and passion of this year’s winners and nominees has set a new standard. Every year the bar for impact, engagement and reach is raised,” said Sam Barratt, Chief of Youth and Education at UNEP. “We’re seeing more evidence that gamers want studios to take notice of how their games and actions make a meaningful and measurable impact in the world, and these trailblazers are proving this can be done. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees of this year’s awards.”
Both the Green Games Summit and the Playing for the Planet Awards were delivered in partnership with BFI, Bastion, and Liquid Crimson, and with support from Ukie, Video Games Europe, Video Games Poland, Verband de deutschen Games-Branche, Dutch Games Association and Syndicat National Du Jeu Video.
There were 13 winners in the Playing for the Planet and Green Game Jam categories,and one special Award given for Innovation, and one in the All in for Nature category.
Below is the full list of nominations and winners:
Playing for the Planet Awards Finalists and winners
Best Green Storytelling
Another Crab's Treasure by Aggro Crab
Citizen Sleeper 2 by Jump over the Age
Endzone 2 by Gentlymad Studios
Synergy by Leikir Studio
The Wandering Village by Stray Fawn Studio
Winner: Synergy by Leikir Studio
Best Green Tech
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 from Activision Publishing Inc.
GAIADEX from Razer
Jyros from Game Only
League of Legends and Valorant from Riot Games
Monument Valley 3 from ustwo games
Winner: Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 by Activision
Champion Award
Arnaud Fayolle
Joshua Aslan
Laura Carter
Mathias Gredal Norvig and Celia Zimmermann
Min-Liang Tan
Winner: Mathias Gredal Norvig and Celia Zimmermann
Changemaker Award
GreenQuest Innovations
PlanetPlay
Riot Games
TreesPlease Games
ustwo games
Winner: TreesPlease Games
Green Game Jam Finalists and winners
Best Newcomer
Best Fiends by Playtika
Crossy Road by Hipster Whale
Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
Rummy Fun & Friends / Skat Treff by GameDuell
Winner: Crossy Road by Hipster Whale
Best Small Studio
Elowyn: Quest of Time by EARTHWise
Imagine Earth by Serious Bros.
Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
Orna: The GPS RPG by Northern Forge Studios
Winner: Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
Call to Action Award
Best Fiends by Playtika
Hay Day by Supercell
June's Journey by Wooga
Rummy Fun & Friends / Skat Treff by Gameduell
Shop Titans by Kabam
Winner: June’s Journey by Wooga
Google's Choice
Crossy Road by Hipster Whale
Hay Day by Supercell
Honor Of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
Love and Pies by Trailmix Games
Winner: Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
Media’s Choice
Best Fiends by Playtika
Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
June's Journey by Wooga
Klondike Adventures by Vizor Games
Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
Orna: The GPS RPG by Northern Forge Studios
Winner: Orna: The GPS RPG by Northern Forge Studios
Trailblazer Award
GamePoint Bingo by GamePoint
Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
Imagine Earth by Serious Bros.
Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
Love & Pies by Trailmix Games
Winner: Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
Player’s Choice Award
Best Fiends by Playtika
Hay Day by Supercell
Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
June's Journey by Wooga
Top Eleven 2025 by Nordeus
Winner: Hay Day by Supercell
UNEP's Choice Award
Best Fiends by Playtika
Crossy Road by Hipster Whale
GamePoint Bingo by GamePoint
Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
June's Journey by Wooga
Winner: June’s Journey by Wooga
Jam Spirit Award
Best Fiends by Playtika
Drive Ahead! by DoDreams
Just Dance 2025 by Ubisoft Paris
My Talking Hank: Island by Outfit 7
Subway Surfers by SYBO
Winner: Subway Surfers by SYBO
Special Awards
Innovation Award
Winner: Sony Interactive Entertainment
All in for Nature
Winner: Romme Treff & Skat Treff by GameDuell
