The Mobile GameDev Awards is only in its second year, the awards were made to recognize absolute excellence in the mobile gaming industry, covering mobile game innovation and feature design in the USA, China, and Japan. The 2022 version recently took place, and the categories and winners were revealed by mobile game analytics specialists GameRefinery.
The seven categories were chosen with the utmost care and skill, they are as followed:
- Innovation and Excellence in Core Gameplay, (all regions)
- Most Promising Soft Launch Game, (all regions)
- Biggest Evolver individually in USA, Japan, China
- Best Newcomer individually in USA, Japan, China
- Best Feature Innovation, Best Event individually in USA, Japan, China
- Best Use of IP in Collaboration Events (all regions).
So, now it’s the time you have been waiting for, for an event that you probably didn’t know existed.
Mobile GameDev Awards 2022 Winners
Innovation & Excellence in Core Gameplay
The most innovative and well-executed core gameplay seen in 2021:
Harry Potter Magic Awakened, China
Most Promising Soft Launch Game
The 2021 soft launch game most likely to be a breakout launch success based on gameplay:
Biggest Evolver
The game that has developed the most during 2021 in terms of gameplay:
USA Winner: Clash Royale
Japan Winners: State of Survival
China Winners: Plants Versus Zombies 2
Best Newcomer
The best new entry into the market during 2021:
USA Winners: Beatstar
Japan Winners: Umamusume Pretty Derby
China Winners: Harry Potter Magic Awakened
Best Feature Innovation
The most innovative new feature introduced in a game during 2021:
Garena Free Fire – Special PvP modes
Best Event
The best in-game event held during 2021:
USA Winners: Genshin Impact – Midsummer Island Adventure
Japan Winners: Dragon Ball Legends – Legends Festival
China Winners: LifeAfter – Romantic event July 2021
Best Use of IP in a Collaboration Event
The Walking Dead in State of Survival (USA)
So, there we have it, the winners have been confirmed. There are not many surprises and the big names in mobile gaming took the obvious ones, but it’s good to give these titles some credit because they are still impressive nonetheless.
