The finalists have been announced for the 2025 GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards UK
The finalists for the UK GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2025, highlighting outstanding performance in various categories, have been announced.
Apart from the awards for top workplaces across different company sizes, the special category nominations have been detailed. Leading the nominations is NaturalMotion, owned by Zynga, which features prominently in six categories.
Rare, under Microsoft's umbrella, follows closely with five nominations, while Behaviour Interactive's UK branch has garnered three. Other companies with multiple nods include Playground Games, Rocksteady, Fireshine Games, Studio Gobo, and Tanglewood Games, each with two nominations.
Michael French of Games London, a sponsor, congratulated the contenders, highlighting their role in advancing sustainability within the industry. David Ortiz from ICO Partners similarly praised their dedication to promoting diversity and inclusivity.
He emphasized the importance of fostering creative diversity in the gaming world, which continues to expand and captivate diverse audiences.
Winners of both the special and overall categories will be revealed on October 2, 2025, during a ceremony at the Royal Institution in London. This event follows the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, sponsored by Amiqus and taking place at the same location on the same day.
Speakers at the summit include Sega's chief people officer Nicky Ormrod, as well as Simon Court and Dan Bobby from Value Partnership, who will share insights on Sega Europe’s growth strategy.
Additional details about the HR Summit can be found here, with the complete agenda and speaker list forthcoming. Tickets for the event, including access to the Best Places to Work Awards, are available here.
Here is a list of the finalists for the UK GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2025:
Diversity Award (Presented by ICO Partners)
- Playground Games
- NaturalMotion
- Maverick Games
- Rocksteady
- Rare
Health and Wellbeing Award
- Wushu Studios
- Rare
- Behaviour Interactive
- Futur Lab
- NaturalMotion
Environmental Award (Presented by Games London)
- Rare
- NaturalMotion
- Behaviour Interactive
- MLC Studio
- Fireshine Games
Education Award
- Observer Interactive
- Rare
- NaturalMotion
- Side
- Studio Gobo
Corporate Social Responsibility Award (Presented by Special Effect)
- Behaviour Interactive
- Playground Games
- NaturalMotion
- Rocksteady
- Tanglewood Games
Training and Development Award
- Rare
- NaturalMotion
- Studio Gobo
- Tanglewood Games
- Fireshine Games