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
Publishers
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