The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 - the prestigious event celebrating the best of the global mobile games industry.
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The room was packed, the energy was electric, and the mobile games industry showed up in force.
Last week we celebrated the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 at Gamescom, in partnership with Samsung Gaming Hub.
Congrats again to every winner and honourable mention.
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the night.
A look inside the ceremony ๐
The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026, in partnership with @Samsung Gaming Hub, has crowned this year's winners of the @MobileGameAwards.
Here are all the winners from the night ๐
๐ Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2026
๐ฅ Winner: @AKEndfield: Endfield
Honourable mentions: (@gamewikionline) Neverness to Everness, @RacingMasterEN
๐ Best Advertising & UA Service
๐ฅ Winner: adjoe
Honourable mentions: Almedia, Exmox
๐ Best Game Innovation
๐ฅ Winner: @PixelFlow!
Honourable mentions: Arknights: Endfield, Mindset GO!
๐ Best Analytics / Data Tool
๐ฅ Winner: @SensorTower1
Honourable mentions: @GameAnalytics, Ktrl by Kohort
๐ Webstore of the Year
๐ฅ Winner: @supercell Store (Supercell)
Honourable mentions: June's Journey (Wooga), Monopoly GO! (Scopely)
๐ AudioVisual Excellence
๐ฅ Winner: Arknights: Endfield
Honourable mentions: Hatch Dragons, @StarTrekFleet Command
๐ Best Support Tool
๐ฅ Winner: AmberMark by Amber
Honourable mentions: Metaplay, @PlaytestCloud
๐ Best Development Partner
๐ฅ Winner: @Amber_Studio
Honourable mentions: @KeywordsStudios, @room8group
๐ Best Web Game
๐ฅ Winner: Imagine Island
Honourable mentions: Deadly Descent, Dig Out of Prison
๐ Best Developer
๐ฅ Winner: Loom Games
Honourable mentions: SciPlay, @SnowprintStudio
๐ Best Payment Service Provider
๐ฅ Joint winners: Appcharge and @Xsolla
Honourable mention: @TebexPlatform
๐ Rising Star
๐ฅ Winner: Kรผbra Gรผndoฤan (Loom Games)
๐ Best Use of IP or Licence
๐ฅ Winner: Free Fire x NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Chapter 2: Ninja War
Honourable mentions: @MonopolyGO x Hello Kitty and Friends, (@BSekorin) Raid: Shadow Legends x Alien & Predator
๐ Best Marketing Campaign
๐ฅ Winner: Jackpot Party x Carnival: Cruise A Day (SciPlay)
Honourable mentions: MARVEL Strike Force 'Isn't That Fantastic?' (Scopely), Toon Blast x Giancarlo Esposito (Peak)
๐ Best Trending AppGallery Game
๐ฅ Winner: Petal Paws
Honourable mentions: Last Asylum: Plague, MapleStory R: Evolution
๐ Leading App Store Experience
๐ฅ Winner: @HAppgallery
Honourable mentions: @EpicGames Store, Samsung Galaxy Store
๐ Best Indie Developer
๐ฅ Winner: Tech Tree Games
Honourable mentions: @itatake, Runaway Play
๐ Company Culture Champion
๐ฅ Winner: Scopely
Honourable mentions: Geeklab, SciPlay
๐ Best Forever Franchise
๐ฅ Winner: Monopoly GO!
Honourable mentions: @CSRRacing 2, Pokรฉmon GO
๐ Best Use of AI
๐ฅ Winner: @MeshyAI
Honourable mentions: Amazon Game Studios / Amber
๐ Best Publisher
๐ฅ Winner: Scopely
Honourable mentions: @SayGames_Hub, @
๐ Game of the Year
๐ฅ Winner: Pixel Flow!
Honourable mentions: Arknights: Endfield, Block Blast!, Kingdom Rush Battles
๐ Mobile Legend
๐ฅ Winner: Marรญa Sayans
A huge congratulations to everyone who walked away with a trophy - and to every finalist who made the shortlists.
Mobile Games Awards retweeted
12 recognitions. One unforgettable night in Cologne. ๐
For the second year in a row, Scopely was the most-honored company at the #PocketGamer @MobileGameAward, taking home 12 awards including Best Publisher and the Company Culture Champion award. ๐
It was also a remarkable night for our friends and colleagues at Loom Games. As the newest addition to the Scopely ecosystem, the team won Best Developer, Best Game Innovation and Game of the Year for @PlayPixelFlow, as well as the Rising Star award for co-founder and CEO Kรผbra Gรผndoฤan. ๐ซ
Congratulations to our teams around the world, and a genuine thank you to our partners and players who make these achievements possible.
We're truly humbled and grateful. โค๏ธ
Two things you're about to miss if you wait until next week:
๐ณ๏ธ People's Choice voting for the MGAs closes July 31st, vote now:
pocketgamer.com/peoples-choiโฆ
๐๏ธ Ceremony tickets for August 25th in Cologne are going fast, with the room capped well below demand:
mobilegamesawards.com/attendโฆ
If you're waiting to move on either, this is the time.
#MGA2026
The votes are in the hands of the players now.ย
People's Choice voting for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 is LIVE.
Only the public can decide this one.
Head to pocketgamer.com to cast your vote.
Voting closes July 31st!
Mobile Games Awards retweeted
It's the last day to vote in the #PocketGamer @MobileGameAward!
๐ณ๏ธ ยป lnkd.in/egbHdSzW
Congratulations and good luck to all of our fellow nominees who continue pushing our industry forward.
See you in Cologne at @gamescom next month! ๐ซ
Final day to vote for the Pocket Gamer @MobileGameAwardย 2026. #MGA2026
Voting closes at midnight tonight - donโt miss your chance to have your say.
Vote now: pocketgamer.biz/mga2026/voteโฆ
Mobile Games Awards retweeted
Final week to vote for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026. #MGA2026
Voting closes Monday, July 20.
Donโt miss your chance to back the games, studios, and services you think deserve it.
Vote now: pocketgamer.biz/mga2026/voteโฆ
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There's still time to vote for #PocketGamer's 2026 @MobileGameAward! ๐ณ๏ธ
We're honored to have ๐ญ๐ฏ ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐
๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, and voting is open to industry members until July 20.
Vote hereย โ lnkd.in/egbHdSzW โย or check our comment below to vote by category.
Final week to vote for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026. #MGA2026
Voting closes Monday, July 20.
Donโt miss your chance to back the games, studios, and services you think deserve it.
Vote now: pocketgamer.biz/mga2026/voteโฆ
๐งต/ Industry categories are where the MGAs really show the strength of the mobile games ecosystem.
Hereโs a look at the 6 industry awards in this yearโs lineup and the companies making the shortlist.ย
Thread incoming ๐
#MGA2026
๐ค Best Use of AI
One of the most closely watched categories this year - recognising smart, practical, and creative use of AI in mobile games.
Finalists:
๐น @amazongamesย / @Amber_Studio
๐น Antidote.gg
๐น Bitmagic
๐น Layer.ai
๐น @MeshyAIย
๐น MIKROS AI + Orchestra by Tatum Games
๐น Playables.ai
๐น Quick Hit Slots by SciPlay
๐น Saga
๐น Sprite Generator by Ludo
Whoโs your pick? ๐
Voting is open now, and it closes Monday, July 20. If you work in mobile games, nowโs the time to have your say.
Cast your vote here: pocketgamer.biz/mga2026/voteโฆ
#MGA2026
Mobile Games Awards retweeted
Buildbox creator Tepes Ovidiu is nominated for Best Indie Developer at the Pocket Gamer @MobileGameAward 2026.
If you work in the mobile games industry, please take a moment to vote and support his work.
Vote here: pocketgamer.biz/mga2026/voteโฆ
#IndieDev #MGA2026
The votes are in the hands of the players now.ย
People's Choice voting for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 is LIVE.
Only the public can decide this one.
Head to pocketgamer.com to cast your vote.
Voting closes July 31st!
๐งต/ The votes are open.
The finalists are set.
Here's your full breakdown of the game-focused categories at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 - and who's in the running.
Thread incoming ๐
#MGA2026
๐ฅ Game of the Year
The big one. 16 finalists. One winner.
August 25th in Cologne.
๐น @AKEndfield
๐น Awad: Delivery King 2
๐น @BlockBlastSquad
๐น Gumslinger 2: Ducks & Nukes
๐น Hatch Dragons
๐น Kingdom Rush Battles
๐น Mindset GO!
๐น My Talking Tom Friends 2
๐น Pine Hearts
๐น Pixel Flow!
๐น The Division Resurgence @TheDivMobile
๐น The Macabre Journey
๐น Thronefall
๐น Warframe (Android)
๐น @WhereWindsMeet_
๐น Zenless Zone Zero @ZZZ_EN
Who takes it? ๐
Voting is open NOW across all categories - and it closes July 20th.
Head to the link below, cast your votes, and help crown the best in mobile gaming this year. ๐
๐ณ๏ธ pocketgamer.biz/mga2026/voteโฆ
#MGA2026 #MobileGames