The winners of the 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards for the UK have been revealed, with the prizes given during a ceremony held today at BAFTA in London.
The awards, now in their seventh year, aim to make the video games industry a better place to work in by celebrating the companies that best support their staff and address the issues that continue to be raised by games professionals around the world.
Winners are decided primarily by an employee survey, as well as information provided by the company itself. In total, over 100 UK games companies signed up for this year’s awards. For more information on how the awards are judged, you can read our guide here.
This year, 25 winners were crowned across three categories depending on their size: small companies (between ten and 50 employees), mid-sized (between 50 and 200), and large (over 200 staff).
Meanwhile, special trophies were handed out to companies that excel in specific areas, such as supporting diversity, combating climate change, working with the next generation of talent, charity work, looking after the mental and physical health of staff and more.
The event also hosted the G Into Gaming Award once again, which is handed to someone who has been supporting women in video games, and this year was won by Gina Jackson.
The 2023 UK Best Places To Work Awards winners are:
Best Large Companies (presented by Lighthouse Games)
NaturalMotion Games
Playground Games
Rare
Sports Interactive
Best Mid-Sized Companies (presented by Playground Games)
Atomhawk
Bulkhead
D3T + Coconut Lizard
Electric Square/Lively
Expression Games
Hutch
PlayStation London Studio
Playtonic Games
Roll7
Space Ape Games
Trailmix Games
Wushu Studios
Best Small Companies (presented by Hutch Games)
Fuse Games Limited
ICO Partners
Indigo Pearl
Lighthouse Games
Maverick Games
Mojiworks
Ripstone
Snap Finger Click
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SPECIAL AWARDS
G into Gaming Award (presented by Amiqus)
Gina Jackson, OBE
The Corporate Social Responsibility Award (presented by SpecialEffect)
Finalists:
Playground Games
PlayStation London Studio
Playtonic
Rocksteady
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Winner: Rocksteady
The Health and Wellbeing Award (presented by nDreams)
Finalists:
D3T/Coconut Lizard
Electric Square/Lively
Rare
Ripstone
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Winner: Rare
The Environmental Award (presented by Games London)
Finalists:
Rocksteady
Space Ape Games
Sports Interactive
Sumo Group
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Winner: ustwo games
The Education Award (presented by Double Eleven)
Finalists:
10:10 Games
D3T/Coconut Lizard
Huey Games
nDreams
Rocksteady
Sumo Group
Winner: nDreams
The Diversity Award (presented by Ico Partners)
Finalists:
Failbetter Games
Netspeak Games
PlayStation London Studio
Sumo Group/Atomhawk
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Winner: PlayStation London Studio
UK Best Boss 2023 (presented by Rocksteady)
Finalists:
Chris Mehers, Futurlab
Errol Ismail, Expression Games
John Tearle, Flix Interactive
Louise Andrew, D3T
Maria Sayans, ustwo
Simon Iwaniszak, Red Kite Games
Winner: Simon Iwaniszak, Red Kite Games
