Last night, Fireproof Games Ghost Town took home two awards at the 2025 TIGA Awards, including Best Puzzle Game and Game of the Year.
Secret Mode received two awards for Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest in the categories “Creativity in Games” and “Best Visual Design”.
Sony Interactive Entertainment also took home awards, with Astro Bot taking home Best Arcade Game and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach taking home Best Social Game.
Playground Games' Forza Horizon 5 won the award for best audio design, and the studio was honored for its commitment to workplace wellness.
Looking at the business categories, Dlala Studios won Best Small Studio, Steel City Interactive won Best Large Studio, and Dovetail Games was named Best Publisher.
There were two individual recognitions, with Side CEO Deborah Kirkham receiving the Outstanding Leadership Award and Slitherine Software CEO Ian McNeil receiving the Outstanding Person of the Year award.
The awards showcase creativity, innovation and talent in the UK gaming sector and are organized by trade body TIGA.
Here is the full list of TIGA Awards 2025 winners:
Game categories
- Games of the Year: Ghost Town (Fireproof Games)
- Best Action/Adventure Game: Nateomal (Uprising)
- Best Audio Design: Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games)
- Best Arcade Game: Astro Bot (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Best use of license: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Sabre Interactive)
- Best Casual Game: Monument Valley 3 (Ustwo Games)
- Creativity in games: Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest (Secret Mode)
- Variety in games: Garbage Goblin (Spilt Milk Studios)
- Best Educational, Serious or Simulation Game: Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica (BBC with Playerthree)
- Legacy in games: Maiden of Skera (Wales Interactive)
- Best Game Narrative: Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)
- Best Puzzle Game: Ghost Town (Fireproof Games)
- Best Social Game: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Best Strategy Game: Perseverance and Valor – 1949 (Megabit Publishing)
- Best Visual Design: Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest (Secret Mode)
- Best VR/AR/XR/MR Game: Hitman World of Assassination (IO Interactive)
Business categories
- Best Small Studio: Game studios
- Illustration/Animation/Trailer Provider: Liquid raspberry
- Audio Service Provider: PitStop Productions
- Best Service Provider: Flix Interactive
- Commitment to ESG: PlanetPlay
- Best joint development partner: Side
- Best Technical Innovation: Code Masters
- Tax and accounting firm: Plus Accounting
- Best Internal Recruiting and Talent Development: Rocket Science Group
- Best recruitment agency: Amyx
- Quality Assurance/Localization Provider: Quantum laboratory
- Best Publisher: Dovetail games
- Legal service provider: Wiggin
- Best Large Studio: Steel City Interactive
- Best educational institution: Staffordshire University
- Best Educational Initiative: Norwich University of the Arts
- Commitment to well-being in the workplace: Children's games
- Outstanding Leadership: Deborah Kirkham, CEO of Side
- Outstanding Person of the Year: Ian McNeil, CEO of Slitherine Software
