The British Academy Video Games Award for Evolving Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "the best game that displays excellence in ongoing developer support", this includes games that "receive ongoing content and updates".
The award was first presented at the 11th British Academy Games Awards in 2015 to League of Legends under the name of Persistent Game. The category received its current name in 2017 at the 13th edition. Since the inception of the award, no game has ever won more than once. No Man's Sky has the most nominations at 7, and also has 1 win. Destiny, Destiny 2 and Apex Legends are tied for most nominations without a win, with three each. Hello Games is the most nominated developer, with seven. Among publishers, Activision have the most nominations without a win, with five.
The current holder of the award is No Man's Sky by Hello Games, which won at the 22nd British Academy Games Awards in 2026.
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 keyIndicates the winner YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)2014 (11th) League of Legends Riot Games Destiny Bungie Activision EVE Online: Phoebe CCP Games World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Blizzard Entertainment World of Tanks (PC Edition) Wargaming2015 (12th) Prison Architect Introversion Software Destiny: The Taken King Bungie Activision Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Square Enix Guitar Hero Live FreeStyleGames Activision Lego Dimensions Jon Burton, James McLoughlin and Dave Dootson, Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red CD Projekt2016 (13th) Rocket League Psyonix Destiny: Rise of Iron Bungie Activision Elite Dangerous: Horizons Frontier Developments EVE Online CCP Games Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Square Enix Hitman IO Interactive Square Enix2017 (14th) Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment Clash Royale Supercell Final Fantasy XV Square Enix Fortnite Epic Games PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PUBG Corp Bluehole, Inc. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft2018 (15th) Fortnite Epic Games Destiny 2: Forsaken Bungie Activision Elite Dangerous: Beyond Frontier Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment Sea of Thieves Rare Microsoft Studios Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft2019 (16th) Path of Exile Grinding Gear Games Apex Legends Chad Grenier, Drew McCoy, Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts Destiny 2 Bungie Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Square Enix Fortnite Epic Games No Man's Sky: Beyond Hello Games2020 (17th) Sea of Thieves Rare Xbox Game Studios Destiny 2: Beyond Light Bungie Dreams Media Molecule Sony Interactive Entertainment No Man's Sky Hello Games Fall Guys Mediatonic Devolver Digital Fortnite Epic Games2021 (18th) No Man's Sky Hello Games Among Us Innersloth Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo EPD Nintendo Apex Legends Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts Disco Elysium ZA/UM Fortnite Epic Games2022 (19th) Final Fantasy XIV Online Creative Business Unit III Square Enix Dreams Media Molecule Sony Interactive Entertainment The Elder Scrolls Online ZeniMax Online Studios Bethesda Softworks Apex Legends Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games Xbox Game Studios No Man's Sky Hello Games2023 (20th) Cyberpunk 2077 CD Projekt RED CD Projekt Final Fantasy XIV OnlineCreative Business Unit IIISquare EnixFortniteEpic GamesForza Horizon 5Playground GamesXbox Game StudiosGenshin ImpactHoYoverseNo Man's SkyHello Games2024 (21st) Vampire Survivors poncle Final Fantasy XIV Online Creative Business Unit III Square EnixNo Man's Sky Hello Games Sea of Thieves Rare Xbox Game Studios Diablo 4 Blizzard Entertainment World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment2025 (22nd) No Man's Sky Hello Games Fallout 76 Bethesda Game Studios Helldivers 2 Arrowhead Game Studios Sony Interactive Entertainment HITMAN World of Assassination IO Interactive Vampire Survivors poncle Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Saber Interactive Focus Entertainment
Multiple nominations Games The following games received two or more nominations, including their nominated updates or expansions: NominationsGame 7 No Man's Sky 6 Final Fantasy XIV Fortnite 3 Destiny Destiny 2 Apex Legends Sea of Thieves 2 EVE Online Elite: Dangerous Overwatch Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Dreams Vampire Survivors
Developers Developer Nominations Wins Bungie 6 0 Epic Games 6 1 Hello Games 7 1 Square Enix 4 1 Blizzard Entertainment 5 1 Respawn Entertainment 3 0 CCP Games 2 0 Frontier Developments 2 0 Media Molecule 2 0 Ubisoft Montreal 2 0 poncle 2 1 IO Interactive 2 0
Publishers Developer Nominations Wins Activision 5 0 Square Enix 8 1 Blizzard Entertainment 5 1 CCP Games 2 0 Epic Games 5 1 Electronic Arts 3 0 Bungie 2 0 Frontier Developments 2 0 Hello Games 5 1 Sony Interactive Entertainment 2 0 Ubisoft 2 0 Xbox Game Studios 5 1
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