Winners of the Develop:Star Awards 2025
At the recent Develop:Brighton, the recipients of the 2025 Develop:Star Awards were announced.
A total of 17 awards were handed out, with industry recognition also bestowed upon Sam Lake from Remedy Entertainment for his impact on video games.
The game "Thank Goodness You’re Here!" garnered accolades for Best Original IP, Best Narrative, and the prestigious Best Game award. Team Asobi secured two honors for "Astro Bot," winning both Best Game Design and Best Technical Innovation.
Here is the comprehensive list of the winners:
- Best Game Design: Astro Bot (Team ASOBI | Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Best Original IP: Thank Goodness You’re Here! (Coal Supper | Panic Inc.)
- Best Visual Art: Still Wakes the Deep (The Chinese Room | Secret Mode)
- Best Audio: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames | Bethesda Softworks)
- Best Technical Innovation: Astro Bot (Team ASOBI | Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Best Narrative: Thank Goodness You’re Here! (Coal Supper | Panic Inc.)
- Supporting Star: Unreal Engine
- Best EDI Initiative: Limit Break Mentorship
- Best Marketing Campaign: PowerWash Simulator (FuturLab)
- Talent & Recruitment Star: Playground Games
- Best In-Game Accessibility: Atomfall (Rebellion | Rebellion)
- Tomorrow’s Star: Valeriya Lakhtikova | Dovetail Games
- Publishing Star: Playstack
- Best Mobile Game: Monument Valley 3 | ustwo games | Netflix Games, ustwo games
- Best Game: Thank Goodness You’re Here! | Coal Supper | Panic Inc.
- Best Small Studio: Spilt Milk Studios
- Best Studio: Rebellion
- The Develop Star Award: Sam Lake | Remedy Entertainment
Andy Lane, managing director at Tandem Events, stated, "The Develop:Star Awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge the remarkable contributions of those responsible for the outstanding games of the past year."
"The awards ceremony is not just about recognizing the nominees but about celebrating the entire gaming industry. We extend our gratitude to all participants, sponsors, attendees, nominees, winners, and everyone who facilitated this event," he added.