Country United Kingdom Instituted 2012 | First awarded 2012 Official website www.bafta.org/games Category of BAFTA Games Award | |
Awarded for The best game design that captivates and engages the player People also search for BAFTA Games Award for Use of Audio Winners & Nominees BloodborneFromSoftware - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Bloodborne, Winner, The Witcher 3: Wild HuntBandai Namco Entertainment - CD Projekt RED, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Nominee, Her StorySam Barlow, Her Story, Nominee, Grow HomeUbisoft, Grow Home, Nominee, Rocket LeaguePsyonix, Rocket League, Nominee, Lovers in a Dangerous SpacetimeMatt Hammill - Jamie Tucker - Adam Winkels, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Nominee, Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorWarner Bros Interactive Entertainment - Monolith Productions, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Winner, ThreesBig Giant Circles - Greg Wohlwend - Asher Vollmer, Threes, Nominee, Far Cry 4Cedric Decelle - Andrea Zanini - Patrik Methe, Far Cry 4, Nominee, HearthstoneBlizzard Entertainment, Hearthstone, Nominee, Alien: IsolationSega - Creative Assembly, Alien: Isolation, Nominee, DestinyBungie - Activision, Destiny, Nominee, Grand Theft Auto VRockstar Games - Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V, Winner, TearawayMedia Molecule - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Tearaway, Nominee, Papers - Please3909 LLC - Lucas Pope, Papers - Please, Nominee, Tomb RaiderSquare Enix Holdings - Crystal Dynamics, Tomb Raider, Nominee, Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagUbisoft - Ubisoft Montreal - Ashraf Ismail -, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Nominee, The Last of UsNaughty Dog - Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Last of Us, Nominee, JourneyThatgamecompany - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Journey, Winner, Borderlands 22K Games - Gearbox Software - Randy Pitchford -, Borderlands 2, Nominee, Far Cry 3Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal - Patrik Methe -, Far Cry 3, Nominee, XCOM: Enemy Unknown2K Games - Firaxis Games, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Nominee, The Walking DeadTelltale Games - Kevin Bruner - Dan Connors -, The Walking Dead, Nominee, DishonoredBethesda Softworks - Arkane Studios, Dishonored, Nominee, Portal 2Valve Corporation, Portal 2, Winner, LittleBigPlanet 2Media Molecule - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, LittleBigPlanet 2, Nominee, The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game Studios - Todd Howard, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Nominee, LA NoireRockstar Games - Team Bondi - Brendan McNamara -, LA Noire, Nominee, Batman: Arkham CityRocksteady Studios - Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, Batman: Arkham City, Nominee, Super Mario 3D LandNintendo - Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Super Mario 3D Land, Nominee | ||
The British Academy Video Games Award for Game Design is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor of "the best game design that captivates and engages the player", including recognition of elements such as game mechanics, use of controls, level and world structure, and pacing. The award was first given at the 8th British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony, held in 2012, with the Valve Corporation title Portal 2 winning the award.
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Since its inception, the award has been given to five games. As developers, Ubisoft Montreal have received three nominations and Media Molecule have received two; the most nominated publishers are Sony Computer Entertainment with five, followed by Ubisoft with four and 2K Games, Bethesda Softworks, Rockstar Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment with two each. Bloodborne is the most recent winner of the award.
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.
Developers
The following developers received two or more Game Design nominations:
Publishers
The following publishers received two or more Game Design nominations: