Pokemon Unite

Pokémon Unite, TiMi Studio's MOBA-infused take on the hit franchise available on mobile and Switch, has been named 'Best Game' at Google Play's 2021 awards.

The 'Best of 2021' awards are a "celebration of apps and games that made positive contributions to culture this year," and the full results of Google's picks have been shared online for all to see. Pokémon Unite didn't just win Best Game, one of the event's major awards, but also found itself among the winners in the Best Competitive games category.

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Unite was one of just four games that walked away with more than one award. Here are all of the gaming-based category winners:

Best Game:

  • Pokémon Unite (TiMi Studio Group, The Pokémon Company)

User's choice:

  • Garena Free Fire Max (Garena)

Best Competitive:

  • League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games)
  • Marvel Future Revolution (Netmarble)
  • Pokémon Unite (TiMi Studio Group, The Pokémon Company)
  • Rogue Land (Huuuge Games)
  • Suspects: Mystery Mansion (Wildlife Studios)

Best Game Changers:

  • Inked (Somnium Gammes)
  • JankenUP (Humita)
  • Knights of San Francisco (Raidead)
  • Overboard! (Inkle)
  • Tears of Themis (MiHoYo)

Best Pick Up & Play

  • Cats in Time - Relaxing Puzzle Game (Pine Studio)
  • Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! (King)
  • Disney Pop Town (Sundaytoz Corp)
  • Switchcraft: Magical Match 3 (Wooga)
  • Towers: Relaxing Puzzle (Jox Development)

Best Indies:

  • 7 Billion Humans (Tomorrow Corporation)
  • Bird Alone (George Batchelor)
  • Donut County (Ben Esposito)
  • My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge (Devolver Digital)
  • Puzzling Peaks EXE (AppSir)

Best for Tablets:

  • Chicken Police - Paint it Red! (HandyGames)
  • My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge (Devolver Digital)
  • The Procession to Calvary (Nephilim Game Studios)
  • Overboard! (Inkle)
  • League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games)

[source blog.google, via gamesindustry.biz]