Nominations are live for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2025

This year's Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards, again taking place in Cologne during Gamescom week, are now open for nominations.

As they have done since 2018, our awards shine the brightest of spotlights on the very best from the past 12 months in our industry, as nominated for and voted on by the very people involved.

So this is where you come in. We need YOUR nominations across this year's categories (see below) – we're looking for anything released, actioned, delivered, implemented, updated that you feel deserves recognition.

12 months of excellence

So long as it falls within a June 2024 to June 2025 timeframe, it's all good.

Once we've processed all submissions we'll work up a shortlist, and we'll then invite you to cast your vote on the finalists to help select the winners – announced on August 19th.

But first things first…

How do you nominate?

It's super straightforward. Head to the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards website and fill in the form for the relevant awards you'd like to submit for.

It can be your game, team, product, service, or – if you're feeling equitable – why not reward and congratulate another company's efforts?

Nominations close midnight (BST) on June 27th

This year's 23 awards are:

1. Pocket Gamer People's Choice [nominations here]
2. Best Advertising & UA Service
3. Best Game Innovation [new for 2025]
4. Best Analytics / Data Tool
5. Best Audio Accomplishment [new for 2025]
6. Best Payment Service Provider
7. Best Game Engine / Creation Platform
8. Best Visual Accomplishment [new for 2025]
9. Best Codev / Outsourcing Studio [new for 2025]
10. Best Tool Provider
11. Best Developer
12. Rising Star
13. Best QA & Localisation Service Provider
14. Best Use of IP [new for 2025]
15. Best Marketing Campaign [new for 2025]
16. Best App Store
17. Best Indie Developer
18. Best Use of Blockchain [revised for 2025]
19. Best Forever Franchise [revised for 2025]
20. Best Use of AI [revised for 2025]
21. Best Publisher
22. Game of the Year
23. Mobile Legend

Are you eligible?

If you’re in the games industry, you can nominate (visit www.mobilegamesawards.com to have your say). Should submissions fall outside of the eligibility parameters (detailed in the category descriptions), those entries will be omitted from the next phase.

We'll keep you updated with details of tickets to the awards ceremony on August 19th.

For sponsorship details, please contact Steel Media CEO Chris James at chris@pocketgamer.co.uk.