Umamusume: Pretty Derby wins Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025

Cygames’ Umamusume: Pretty Derby won the accolade for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025.

The popular title was first released in Japan in 2021. Earlier this year, the game was released worldwide.

Umamusume beat out finalists including Destiny: Rising, Persona 5: The Phantom X, Sonic Rumble, and Wuthering Waves.

We interviewed the team at Cygames earlier this year about the development of  Umamusume: Pretty Derby and how it wasn't sure a game inspired by Japanese horse racing culture would be received overseas.

Mobile recognition

The PocketGamer.biz team gave their opinions on the debate around mobile gaming’s recognition at the world’s top awards shows on the Week in Mobile Games podcast this week. You can check it out in the video below.

To see how the industry voted for the top mobile games and companies earlier this year, check out the winners and finalists of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2025 right here.

Meanwhile, if you want to see how consumers feel about the top mobile games, be sure to check out the winners of the Pocket Gamer Awards 2026 in January. Voting is currently open right here.

Elsewhere, Cygames parent company CyberAgent ranked 23rd in the PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2025.