| British Academy Games Award for Evolving Game | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best ongoing game |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | Final Fantasy XIV Online |
| Website | www |
TheBritish Academy Video Games Award for Evolving Game is an award presented annually by theBritish 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".[1]
The award was first presented at the11th British Academy Games Awards in 2015 toLeague of Legends under the name ofPersistent Game. The category received its current name in 2017 at the13th edition. Since the inception of the award, no game has ever won more than once.Epic Games' onlinebattle royale gameFortnite holds the record for most nominations in the category, with five consecutive nominations, including a 2018 win.Destiny,Destiny 2 andApex Legends are tied for most nominations without a win, with three.Bungie is the most nominated developer, with six, as well as the most nominated without a win. Among publishers,Activision have the most nominations without a win, with five.
The current holder of the award isFinal Fantasy XIV Online byCreative Business Unit III andSquare Enix, which won at the19th British Academy Games Awards in 2023.
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.
| Indicates the winner |
The following games received two or more nominations, including their nominated updates or expansions:
| Nominations | Game |
|---|---|
| 6 | Final Fantasy XIV |
| 5 | No Man's Sky |
| Fortnite | |
| 3 | Destiny |
| Destiny 2 | |
| Apex Legends | |
| 2 | EVE Online |
| Elite: Dangerous | |
| Overwatch | |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | |
| Sea of Thieves | |
| Dreams |
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Bungie | 6 | 0 |
| Epic Games | 5 | 1 |
| Hello Games | 5 | 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 |
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Activision | 5 | 0 |
| Square Enix | 7 | 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 | 4 | 1 |