The 17th Unity Awards

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As our community evolves, so do the Unity Awards. This year, we’re introducing new categories and updating how some awards are recognized to better reflect our community and the diversity of projects built with Unity.

• Social Impact: With such a wide range of meaningful and mission-driven submissions, we're expanding this category to honor eight outstanding projects that use Unity to drive positive change around the world.
• Innovation Award (Industry): Unity powers solutions across industries, from architecture and automotive to healthcare, and beyond. To reflect this breadth, we’ll present eight Innovation Awards to groundbreaking industry projects, rather than selecting winners from individual sector categories.
• Breakthrough Asset Award (Asset Store): This award celebrates a first-time Asset Store publisher whose work has made a strong impact on the Unity community. Chosen by our internal team from eligible submissions, it recognizes new talent whose creativity and quality quickly stood out.
• Unity’s Choice Award (Community): The Unity’s Choice Award honors a creator—whether an established voice or a rising talent—who made a standout impact over the past year. Chosen internally, it celebrates streamers, educators, or insiders who’ve shared insight, content, or community support that truly impressed us.

You can find the full list of categories for this year’s Unity Awards listed below.

You can find the full list in our nominees video, as well as below.

Games Nominees

Best 2D Visuals
Neva, Nomada Studio | Devolver Digital

Magical Ink, Handy Communications

Thank Goodness You're Here! Coal Supper | Panic

Slender Threads, Blyts

Berserk or Die, Nao Games | poncle

Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry

Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson, Ritual Studios | Playdigious Originals

Urban Myth Dissolution Center, Hakababunko | SHUEISHA GAMES Inc.

Best 3D Visuals

Deliver At All Costs, Studio Far Out Games | KONAMI

Blue Prince, Dogubomb | Raw Fury

Herdling, Okomotive | Panic

Wheel World, Messhof | Annapurna Interactive

LEGO® Voyagers, Light Brick | Annapurna Interactive

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, Stormteller Games | Thunderful Publishing

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Questline | Awaken Realms

Mine Forest : Adorable Cozy Minesweeper, Space Opera

Best AR/VR Game

Craftrium, SHOCHIKU | Graffity, inc.

GORN 2, Cortopia, Free Lives | Devolver Digital

Vibe Punch, LILASOFT

Battlenauts, Popup Asylum

THRASHER, Creature | Puddle

Detective VR, Studio CHIPO Y JUAN, Valem Studio | VRKiwi

Underworld Overseer, Myron Games

Ghost Town, Fireproof Games

Best Desktop / Console Game

Tiny Bookshop, neoludic games | Skystone Games

Blue Prince, Dogubomb | Raw Fury

Despelote, Julián Cordero, Sebastián Valbuena | Panic

Two Point Museum, Two Point Studios | SEGA

Shape of Dreams, Lizard Smoothie | NEOWIZ

Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Questline | Awaken Realms

Urban Myth Dissolution Center, Hakababunko | SHUEISHA GAMES Inc.

Best Mobile Game

SD Gundam G Generation Eternal, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

Enter the Gungeon, Dodge Roll | Devolver Digital

Greak: Memories of Azur, Navegante

Is This Seat Taken?, Poti Poti Studio

Cat Cottage : healing Idle, Rubam

Monument Valley 3, ustwo games

DREDGE Mobile, Black Salt Games

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Ubisoft Da Nan | Ubisoft

Most Anticipated Game

NIMRODS, Fiveamp

Jump Space, Keepsake Games

Sledding Game, The Sledding Corporation

Garden of Witches, Team Tapas

Dreams of Another, Q-Games Ltd.

ENDLESS™ Legend 2, Amplitude Studios | Hooded Horse

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, PikPok

Outbound, Square Glade Games

Baby Steps, Gabe Cuzzillo, Bennett Foddy, Maxi Boch | Devolver Digital

Sunderfolk, Secret Door | Dreamhaven

Mabinogi mobile, devCAT | NEXON

Blue Prince, Dogubomb | Raw Fury

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, Stormteller Games | Thunderful Publishing

Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Questline | Awaken Realms

Urban Myth Dissolution Center, Hakababunko | SHUEISHA GAMES Inc.

Asset Store
Best Artistic Content
Coast & Dunes Environment - Dynamic Nature (Beach Sea Islands Dry Desert), NatureManufacture

Sweet Land, ithappy

Wild Harvest: Crop & Plant Bundle | RPG Gathering Assets, NV3D

Iconic Music Bundle Vol. I, Jacob Lives Music

3D Breakable Core Pack, CatBorg Studio

FANTASTIC - Seaside Town, Tidal Flask Studios

Pure Nature 2 : Oasis Desert, BK

Fantasy Medieval Town, Daelonik Artworks

Best Artistic Tool

UModeler X Plus, UModeler, Inc.

KWS2 Dynamic Water System, kripto289

All In 1 3D-Shader, Seaside Studios

Reactional Music System, Reactional Music

Lattice Modifier for Unity, Harry Heath

Cozy Builder, Lukas Chodosevicius

Oceanis 2024 Pro URP Water Framework, ARTnGAME

Linework: Outlines and Edge Detection, Alexander Ameye

Best Development Tool

vHierarchy 2, kubacho lab

Behavior Designer, Pro Opsive

Code Monkey Toolkit, Code Monkey

Scriptable Sheets, Luna Wolf Studios LLC

Timeline Mixer, Noel Thomas

Magic Time, Infinity PBR / Magic Pig Games

Photon Quantum - Deterministic Game Engine, Photon Engine

Sub-Assets Toolbox, Ciro Continisio

Breakthrough Publisher

Kay Lousberg

Josh Stubblefield

October Studio

Kyle Rhoads

Luna Wolf Studios LLC

Idle Games Studio

Friday Night Studio

Honda Motor Co.

Publisher of the Year

Ithappy

Synty Studios

Opsive

UModeler, Inc.

NatureManufacture

kubacho lab

Photon Engine

Kronnect

Community:

Best Devlog Series
Samyam

Thomas Brush, Atmos Games

David Cantón Nadales, Anaya Multimedia

GingerNingerish, Far Corner Devs

AIA, Unicorn One

tsitski

Emily Pitcher, SonderingEmily

Best Livestreamer

Code Monkey

Lana Lux, Lux Games

Thomas Brush, Atmos Games

Golden Character Design Live Stream, Golden Character Design

Emily Pitcher, SonderingEmily

Best Tutorial Series

Code Monkey

SpeedTutor

Sunny Valley Studio

Christina Creates Games

Git-amend

Unity’s Choice Award

Binary Impact

Git-amend

Emily Pitcher, SonderingEmily

Hugo Cardoso, Code Monkey

unityroom, naichilab

Education
Best Student Project
BlockWorld Ai, One Team | Kofu IT Creator Vocational School (Game Production 2 years)
Breaking News, Luna Duck Studios | Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
DRIFTED, UrbanFox | Tokyo University of the Arts
Incorporeal, Vancouver Film School
Rephobia, Queen's University Belfast
The Chroma: from the wasteland, Placeholder Productions | Vancouver Film School

Train Wreck, Tearamisu | Vancouver Film School

Nominations for this year's awards are currently closed. Please check back next year!

All nominations are reviewed to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria of the selected award categories. Eligibility criteria is available on the Unity Awards page, and on the submission site wherever you see the ‘?’ icon. Eligible submissions will be evaluated by our internal awards committee, composed of subject-matter experts who will select up to eight nominees per category. Final nominees are announced on Unity’s official channels, with the exception of Industry and Social Impact which do not have a nomination stage.

To determine the winners there will be a public vote for the Games, Asset Store, and Community categories, while the Industry and Social Impact winners will be determined internally. All winners will be revealed in our Unity Awards Showcase later this year.

The Unity Awards are a global event, with games from all territories eligible to submit their projects.

Eligibility for categories vary.

Games: Eligible games must have been commercially released between July 1, 2024 to September 23, 2025. “Most Anticipated” games are eligible if a title has been announced, and is in development between these dates.

Asset Store: First released on the Asset Store between July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Publisher of the Year does not have any date restrictions.

Community Content: Must have released Unity-related content between July 1, 2024 to September 23, 2025.

Education: Eligible games must have been actively being developed in 2024 or 2025 by a team who either graduated in or are students in the 2024-2025 academic year.

Social Impact: Eligible projects must have been released between July 1, 2024 to September 23, 2025.

Industry: Eligible projects that have released or been developed between July 1, 2024 and September 23, 2025 and can be shared publicly.

The Unity Award nominees and winners in each category will receive digital badges to share on their storefronts and socials. They may also be eligible for potential global marketing opportunities in Unity channels including sizzle reels, blog posts, and speaking opportunities at Unity events. For clarity, these marketing opportunities are not a guaranteed component of the award. Selection for any such opportunity is determined by Unity in its sole discretion based on its marketing needs and is not guaranteed for any winner or nominee.

The winners will be announced during the Unity Awards Showcase on December 9, 2025. The Showcase will stream on our official YouTube and Twitch channels.

Below you can find the full list of categories for the 17th Unity Awards. Categories marked with an asterisk (*) are voted internally, and will be evaluated by an internal awards panel composed of Unity employees who are subject matter experts in their respective fields. For more information, please see our Unity Awards Terms and Conditions.

Games

The Golden Cube Award*

This category is for celebrating the best overall games at the 17th Unity Awards. These are games that impressed us with a combination of standout engine usage, gameplay innovation, and overall execution.

Best Desktop/Console Game

From simple 2D to photorealistic graphics, this category celebrates games that blend vision, creativity, and technical excellence into a stellar game experience for desktop or console platforms.

Best Mobile Game

These incredible games combine unique concepts, creative visuals, and intuitive controls to deliver unforgettable mobile experiences—designed to fit right in your pocket.

Best AR/VR Game

This category focuses on creators who are forging the future of immersive content with cutting-edge AR or VR games that transport players to new realities.

Best Multiplayer Game

Whether you’re playing online with strangers around the world or in person with friends on your couch, these multiplayer games bring people together through seamless, engaging multiplayer experiences.

Best 2D Visuals

Adding more dimensions doesn’t mean more impact. This category recognizes achievements in building beautiful and memorable 2D game worlds.

Best 3D Visuals

This category celebrates achievements for artistic vision in a 3D world. Whether hand-painted, realistic, or super-stylized, these 3D visual styles stood out to create a breathtaking and memorable experience.

Most Anticipated Game

From just-announced titles to early access gems, these are the games that we just can’t wait to get our hands on.

Education

Best Student Project

This category celebrates some of the fantastic projects developed by creators who are studying at an educational institution and shaping the future of the industry.

Youth Creators Award

This category is for younger students whose creativity shows incredible promise.

Asset Store

Asset Store Publisher of the Year

No matter the size or experience of your team, these time-saving tools and art packs can help you achieve your creative vision.

Best Development Tool

These Asset Store tools extend Unity’s capabilities to boost your productivity and push performance to the next level.

Best Artistic Tool

Artists of all backgrounds can get help achieving their creative visions with great tools that do some of the heavy lifting to produce incredible content.

Best Artistic Content

No matter the game you’re creating, these massive modular environments, cool visual effects, and exciting characters help you bring your ideas to life.

Breakthrough Asset Award*

Honoring an Asset Store publisher whose work has made a strong impact on the Unity community. Chosen by our internal team, it recognizes new talent whose creativity and quality quickly stood out.

Social Impact

Social Impact Award*

Honoring eight outstanding projects that use Unity to drive positive change around the world.

Industry

Innovation Award*

The Innovation Award is awarded to groundbreaking industry projects whose innovation continues to drive their industry forward, or who has digitally transformed their business strategy using immersive technology.

Community

Best Devlog Series

Devlogs are deep dives into the development of a single project with behind-the-scenes profiles that educate and inspire.

Best Tutorial Series

Hundreds of extraordinary Unity content creators produce valuable videos for hobbyists and professionals to sharpen their skills. These are some of the best.

Best Livestreamer

By livestreaming their development in Unity, these creators share deep insights that empower others to achieve more in their own work.

Unity’s Choice Award*

This award honors a creator—whether an established voice or a rising talent—who made a standout impact over the past year. Chosen internally, it celebrates streamers, educators, or insiders who’ve shared insight, content, or community support that truly impressed us.

These categories do not have a public vote, and are voted on internally by subject matter experts.