We can finally reveal the finalists for the UK GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2024.
NaturalMotion Games and Rocksteady were nominated in five categories, with Rare winning three awards and Playground Games, Playtonic, Sumo, King and CCP all winning two.
These are just the finalists for our special awards, which are given for excellence in specific areas. The winners of these awards and the main winners of the Best Places badge will be revealed on Wednesday 18 September during a ceremony held at the Royal Institution in London.
The awards are presented after our HR Summit, which takes place on the same day at the same location. More details on this can be found here.
Our special categories are designed to highlight outstanding work by companies in areas such as tackling climate change, supporting charities, ensuring a healthy workforce, promoting diversity and working with educators at all levels. We also have an award highlighting the HR Hero of the UK Games Industry, replacing our previous 'Best Boss' award.
In total, over 100 UK games companies entered this year's awards and each had a chance to win one of these special prizes. The project is sponsored by Amiqus, Games London, Lighthouse Games and Playground Games.
Details of how prizes are assessed can be found here.
The ceremony will also reveal the winner of the 2024 G Into Gaming Award, which celebrates an individual who has done exceptional work in promoting gender diversity in video games.
“Lighthouse Games is incredibly proud to sponsor the Large Company Category Award. Large companies play a key role in moving the video game industry forward with their innovative capabilities and resources. This award celebrates the passion and dedication of these teams and we are honored to recognize and to support their stellar contributions,” said Lighthouse Games CEO Gavin Raeburn.
Tickets for the event are available here.
Here are the finalists for the 2024 awards:
Prize for corporate social responsibility – Introduces SpecialEffect
d3t
King
NaturalMotion Games Limited
Playtonic
Rocksteady
Prize for health and well-being
CCP
Futurlab
NaturalMotion
Playtonic
wushu
The environmental award – Presented by Games London
Games on the field
Rocksteady
Rare
NaturalMotion Games
Playstack
The price of education
Electric Square Limited
King
NaturalMotion Games
NDreams
sumo group
Diversity Award
Code Coven
Games on the field
Rare
Rocksteady
Maverick Games
Mojiworks
Training and Development Award
NaturalMotion Games
Rare Ltd
Rocksteady
sumo group
TT games
Hero HR 2024
Alice Wyman, Rocksteady
Anita McIntyre, Airship
Ilona Popczyk, Green Man Gaming
Kate Lindsay, CCP
Lauren Griffin, Sports Interactive