British Academy Games Award for Family

British Academy Games Award for Family
Awarded forThe best game targeted to young audiences
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held bySuper Mario Bros. Wonder
Websitewww.bafta.org/games

The British Academy Video Games Award for Family is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "the best game experience for a family audience, whether played as individuals or as a group", the category is open for games with a PEGI age rating of 12 or under.[1]

The category was first presented in 2004 at the 1st British Academy Games Awards under the name Children's Game to EyeToy: Play. The category has gone through several name changes since its inception, being known as Casual at the 4th and 5th British Academy Games Awards, while for the 6th edition, it was presented as Family & Social. Since the 7th British Academy Games Awards in 2008, it has been awarded under its current name. As developers, Nintendo EAD have received the most nominations in the category, with fourteen and are tied with Media Molecule for most wins, with two each. Ubisoft hold the record for most nominations without a win, with five. For publishers, Sony Interactive Entertainment leads the nominations with twenty five, while Nintendo leads the wins with seven. Activision have the most nominations without a win, with eight.

The current holder of the award is Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD and Nintendo, which won at the 20th British Academy Games Awards in 2024.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.

Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2002/03
(1st)
EyeToy: Play London Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [2]
Disney Sports Soccer Konami
Dog's Life Frontier Developments Sony Computer Entertainment
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sucker Punch Productions
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Game Freak The Pokémon Company
Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo Frontier Developments BAM! Entertainment
2003/04
(2nd)
Donkey Konga Namco Nintendo [3]
EyeToy: Groove London Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
EyeToy: Play 2
SingStar / SingStar Party
Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sucker Punch Productions
Shrek 2 Luxoflux Activision
2005/06
(3rd)
LocoRoco Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [4]
Ice Age II: The Meltdown Eurocom Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive and Vivendi Universal Games
Daxter Ready at Dawn Sony Computer Entertainment
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Traveller's Tales LucasArts
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo EAD Nintendo
We Love Katamari Namco
2006/07
(4th)
Wii Sports Nintendo EAD Nintendo [5]
Cake Mania Sandlot Games
Big Brain Academy for Wii Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Group No. 4 Nintendo
Guitar Hero II Harmonix Activision
More Brain Training Nintendo SPD Nintendo
SingStar London Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
2007/08
(5th)
Boom Blox EA Los Angeles and Amblin Interactive Electronic Arts [6][7]
Buzz!: Quiz TV Relentless Software Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Guitar Hero World Tour Neversoft Activision
LittleBigPlanet Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
SingStar Vol. 2 London Studio
Wii Fit Nintendo EAD Group No. 5 Nintendo
2009
(6th)
Wii Sports Resort Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 Nintendo [8]
The Beatles: Rock Band Harmonix MTV Games
Buzz! Quiz World Relentless Software Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
EyePet London Studio and Playlogic Game Factory Sony Computer Entertainment
Guitar Hero 5 Neversoft Activision
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2010
(7th)
Kinect Sports Rare Microsoft Game Studios [9]
Dance Central Harmonix MTV Games
Kinect Adventures! Good Science Studio Microsoft Game Studios
Kinectimals Frontier Developments
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Toy Story 3: The Video Game Avalanche Software Disney Interactive Studios
2011
(8th)
LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment Europe [10]
Dance Central 2 Harmonix Microsoft Game Studios
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game Traveller's Tales Disney Interactive Studios
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars LucasArts
Kinect Sports: Season Two Rare and BigPark Microsoft Studios
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo EAD Group No. 1 and Retro Studios Nintendo
2012
(9th)
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [11]
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Mojang Microsoft Studios
Just Dance 4 Ubisoft
Skylanders: Giants Toys for Bob Activision and Vivendi Games
Clay Jam Fat Pebble Zynga
Lego The Lord of the Rings Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
2013
(10th)
Teraway Tarsier Studios and Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment Europe [12]
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Mario 3D World Nintendo EAD Tokyo and 1-Up Studio Nintendo
Skylanders: Swap Force Vicarious Visions Activision
Rayman Legends Michel Ancel, Christophe Heral and Jean-Christophe Alessandri, Ubisoft Ubisoft
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Starbreeze Studios 505 Games
2014
(11th)
Minecraft: Console Editions Mojang and 4J Studios Microsoft Studios [13][14]
The Lego Movie Videogame TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
LittleBigPlanet 3 Pete Smith, Paul Porter and Darius Sardeghian, Sumo Digital and XDev Studios Europe Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Mario Kart 8 Nintendo
Skylanders: Trap Team Toys for Bob and Vicarious Visions Activision
Twelve a Dozen Bossa Studios
2015
(12th)
Rocket League Psyonix [15][16]
Disney Infinity 3.0 John Blackburn, John Vignocchi and Bob Lowe, Avalanche Software Disney Interactive Studios
FIFA 16 EA Canada EA Sports
Guitar Hero Live FreeStyleGames Activision
Lego Dimensions Jon Burton, James McLoughlin and Nick Ricks, TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Super Mario Maker Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2016
(13th)
Overcooked Ghost Town Games Team17 [17][18]
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Mike Taylor, Jamie Eden and James Norton, TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
The Playroom VR Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ratchet and Clank Insomniac Games
Pokémon Go Niantic
Toca Hair Salon 3 Toca Boca
2017

(14th)

Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo EDP Nintendo [19]
Just Dance 2018 Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Ubisoft Milan
Lego Worlds TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Monument Valley 2 ustwo games
Snipperclips SFB Games Nintendo
2018

(15th)

Nintendo Labo Nintendo EDP Nintendo [20]
Lego Disney Pixar's The Incredibles TT Games WB Games
Super Mario Party NDCube Nintendo
Overcooked 2 Ghost Town Games and Team17 Team17
Yoku's Island Express Villa Gorilla
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Game Freak The Pokémon Company and Nintendo
2019

(16th)

Untitled Goose Game House House Panic [21][22]
Concrete Genie Pixelopus Sony Interactive Entertainment
Knights and Bikes Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young (Foam Sword) Double Fine Presents
Luigi's Mansion 3 Next Level Games Nintendo
Vacation Simulator Owlchemy Labs
Wattam Funomena Annapurna Interactive
2020

(17th)

Sackboy: A Big Adventure Sumo Digital Sony Interactive Entertainment [23][24]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo EPD Nintendo
Astro's Playroom Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
Dreams Media Molecule
Fall Guys Mediatonic Devolver Digital
Minecraft Dungeons Mojang Studios Double Eleven
2021

(18th)

Chicory: A Colorful Tale Greg Lobanov Finji [25][26]
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure ustwo games
Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games Xbox Game Studios
Mario Party Superstars NDcube Nintendo
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Unpacking Witch Beam Humble Bundle
2022

(19th)

Kirby and the Forgotten Land HAL Laboratory Nintendo [27][28]
Disney Dreamlight Valley Gameloft
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga TT Games Warner Bros Interactive
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Ubisoft
Nintendo Switch Sports Nintendo EPD
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Tribute Games Dotemu
2023

(20th)

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo EPD Nintendo [29][30]
Cocoon Geometric Interactive Annapurna Interactive
Dave the Diver Mintrocket
Disney Illusion Island Dlala Studios Disney
Hi-Fi Rush Tango Gameworks Bethesda Softworks
Hogwarts Legacy Avalanche Software Warner Bros. Games

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers

Developer Nominations Wins
Nintendo EAD 14 2
London Studio 7 1
Traveller's Tales 6 1
Ubisoft 5 0
Harmonix 4 0
Media Molecule 4 2
Frontier Developments 3 0
Japan Studio 3 1
Mojang 3 1
Avalanche Software 2 0
Game Freak 2 0
Ghost Town Games 2 1
Insomniac Games 2 0
Namco 2 1
NDcube 2 0
Neversoft 2 0
Rare 2 1
Relentless Software 2 0
Sucker Punch Productions 2 0
Sumo Digital 2 1
Toys for Bob 2 0
Ustwo Games 2 0
Vicarious Visions 2 0

Publishers

Developer Nominations Wins
Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment 25 5
Nintendo 23 7
Activision 8 0
Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios 8 2
Warner Bros Interactive 9 1
Ubisoft 5 0
Disney Interactive Studios 3 0
Team17 3 1
Annapurna Interactive 2 0
LucasArts 2 0
MTV Games 2 0
The Pokémon Company 2 0
Ustwo Games 2 0
Vivendi Games 2 0

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