Last week, 15 developers were honored at The Playing for the Planet, Green Games Summit and Awards for “demonstrating excellence in sustainable game development and environmental storytelling.”
The winners were Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 from Activision, June's Journey from Wooga and Longleaf Valley from TreesPlease Games.
13 of these were recognized in the Play for the Planet and Green Game Jam categories, with one award going to Innovation and another in the Play for Nature category.
Full list of nominees and winners:
Best Green Narrative
- Another crab treasure from Aggro Crab
- Citizen Sleeper 2 from Jump over the Age
- End Zone 2 by Genlymad Studios
- Synergy from a game studio
- “Wandering Village” by Stray Fawn
Winner: Synergy by Leikir Studio
Best Green Technology
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 from Activision Publishing Inc.
- GAIADEX by Razer
- Yuros from Game Only
- League of Legends and Valorant from Riot Games
- Monument Valley 3 of two games
Winner: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 from Activision
Champion's Award
- Arnaud Fayol
- Joshua Aslan
- Laura Carter
- Matthias Grödal Norvig and Celia Zimmermann
- Ming-Liang Tan
Winner: Matthias Grædal Norvig and Celia Zimmermann.
Changemaker Award
- Innovations GreenQuest
- PlanetPlay
- Riot Games
- TreesPlease Games
- just two games
Winner: TreesPlease Games
Green Game Jam finalists and winners
Best Newcomer
- The best monsters from Playtika
- Crossy Road by Hipster Whale
- Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
- Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
- Rummy: Fun and Friends / Skat Treff by GameDuell
Winner: Crossy Road by Hipster Whale
Best small studio
- Elowyn: Finding Time by EARTHWise
- Imagine Earth by Serious Bros.
- Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
- Orna: GPS RPG from Northern Forge Studios
Winner: Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
Call to Action Award
- The best monsters from Playtika
- Hay Day by Supercell
- “June's Journey” by Wooga
- Rummy: Fun and Friends / Skat Treff by Gameduell
- Buy Titans from 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 selection
- The best monsters from Playtika
- Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
- “June's Journey” by Wooga
- Adventures in the Klondike from Vizor Games
- Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
- Orna: GPS RPG from Northern Forge Studios
Winner: Orna: GPS RPG from Northern Forge Studios.
Pioneer Award
- GamePoint Bingo from GamePoint
- Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
- Imagine Earth by Serious Bros.
- Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games
- Love and Pies by Trailmix Games
Winner: Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
Player's Choice Award
- The best monsters from Playtika
- Hay Day by Supercell
- Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, Tencent Games
- “June's Journey” by Wooga
- Top Eleven 2025 from Nordeus
Winner: Hay Day by Supercell
UNEP's Choice Award
- The best monsters from Playtika
- Crossy Road by Hipster Whale
- GamePoint Bingo from 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
- The best monsters from Playtika
- Move forward! by DoDreams
- Just Dance 2025 from 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.
Everything for nature
- Winner: Romme Treff and Tax Treff by GameDuell
“The creativity, ambition and passion of this year’s winners and nominees set a new standard. Every year the bar for impact, engagement and reach is raised,” said Sam Barratt, Head of Youth and Education at the UN Environment Programme.
“We're seeing increasing evidence that gamers want studios to pay attention to how their games and actions have a meaningful and measurable impact on the world, and these trailblazers are proving it's possible. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees of this year’s awards.”
