At the 2024 TIGA Awards, Helldivers 2 was awarded Game of the Year
Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony celebrated a major success at the 2024 TIGA Awards when Helldivers 2 was honored with both the Best Technical Innovation and Game of the Year accolades.
Sony Interactive Entertainment was also recognized for its work on Marvel's Spider-Man 2, taking home the Best Use of a License award, and for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, which won Best Narrative in Games.
Accolades were also given to Ninja Theory and Microsoft for Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, which claimed Best Action & Adventure Game of 2024 and Diversity in Games prizes.
Newfangled Games’ Paper Trail was celebrated for Creativity in Games and Best Casual Game of 2024, while The Chinese Room's Still Wakes the Deep garnered Best Audio Design and Heritage in Games honors.
In business categories, Dlala Studio earned the title of Best Small Studio of 2024, with Rebellion named Best Large Studio. nDreams was awarded Best Publisher of the year.
In individual achievements, Simon Iwaniszak of Red Kite Games was awarded the Outstanding Leadership Award, while Patrick Buckland of Stainless Games received the Outstanding Individual of the Year title.
The TIGA Awards, presented annually by the trade body TIGA, acknowledge exceptional contributions within the UK games industry.
Below is a complete rundown of the 2024 TIGA Award recipients:
GAMES CATEGORIES
BEST ACTION & ADVENTURE GAME 2024
Ninja Theory, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
BEST ARCADE GAME 2024
Playtonic Games, Elsie
BEST AUDIO DESIGN 2024
The Chinese Room/Secret Mode, Still Wakes The Deep
BEST USE OF A LICENSE 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel's Spider-Man 2
BEST CASUAL GAME 2024
Newfangled Games, Paper Trail
CREATIVITY IN GAMES 2024
Newfangled Games, Paper Trail
DIVERSITY IN GAMES 2024
Ninja Theory, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
BEST EDUCATION, SERIOUS OR SIMULATION GAME 2024
Slitherine, Command: Modern Operations
HERITAGE IN GAMES 2024
The Chinese Room/Secret Mode, Still Wakes The Deep
BEST NARRATIVE IN GAMES 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Last of Us Part II Remastered
BEST PUZZLE GAME 2024
Sad Owl Studios, Viewfinder
BEST SOCIAL GAME 2024
Prideful Sloth, Go-Go Town!
BEST STRATEGY GAME 2024
Brightrock Games, Galacticare
BEST VISUAL DESIGN 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Helldivers 2
BEST VR/AR/XR/MR GAME 2024
Ubisoft Reflections & Ubisoft Leamington, Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR
BUSINESS CATEGORIES
BEST SMALL STUDIO 2024
Dlala Studios
BEST ART, ANIMATION & TRAILER SUPPLIER 2024
Big Farmer
BEST AUDIO SERVICES PROVIDER 2024
SIDE
BEST CO-DEVELOPMENT PARTNER 2024
Flix Interactive
COMMITMENT TO ESG 2024
Room 8 Group
COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE WELLBEING 2024
Dovetail Games
BEST EDUCATION INITIATIVE 2024
University of the West of England
BEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION 2024
Staffordshire University
BEST LARGE STUDIO 2024
Rebellion
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD 2024
Simon Iwaniszak, Founder & Studio Director, Red Kite Games
BEST LEGAL SERVICES 2024
Lee & Thompson LLP
BEST PUBLISHER 2024
nDreams
BEST QA/LOCALISATION PROVIDER 2024
PTW
BEST RECRUITMENT AGENCY 2024
Big Planet
BEST SERVICES PROVIDER 2024
PitStop Productions
BEST TALENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE 2024
Rocksteady Studios
BEST TAX & ACCOUNTANCY PROVIDER 2024
Johnston Carmichael
BEST TECHNICAL INNOVATION 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Helldivers 2
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR 2024
Patrick Buckland, Stainless Games
GAME OF THE YEAR 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Helldivers 2