The British Academy Video Games Award for Game Design is an award presented annually by the

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(BAFTA). It is given in honor of "the best game design that captivates and engages the player", including recognition of elements such as game mechanics, use of controls, level and world structure, and pacing. The award was first given at the

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ceremony, held in 2012, with the

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title ''

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'' winning the award. Since its inception, the award has been given to eleven games. As developers,

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have received three nominations. The most nominated publishers are

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with eleven, followed by

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with four, and

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and

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with three. The most recent recipient of the award is '' Inscryption'', developed by Daniel Mullins Games and published by Devolver Digital.

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.

Multiple nominations

Developers

The following developers received two or more Game Design nominations:

Publishers

The following publishers received two or more Game Design nominations:

References

External links

British Academy Video Games Awards official website
{{British Academy Games Awards

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