British Academy Games Award for Evolving Game

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Awarded forThe best ongoing game
CountryUnited Kingdom
Currently held byNo Man's Sky
British Academy Games Award for Evolving Game
Awarded forThe best ongoing game
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held byNo Man's Sky
Websitewww.bafta.org/games

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".[1]

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.

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 key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2014
(11th)
League of Legends Riot Games [2][3]
DestinyBungieActivision
EVE Online: PhoebeCCP Games
World of Warcraft: Warlords of DraenorBlizzard Entertainment
World of Tanks (PC Edition)Wargaming
2015
(12th)
Prison Architect Introversion Software [4][5]
Destiny: The Taken KingBungieActivision
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornSquare Enix
Guitar Hero LiveFreeStyleGamesActivision
Lego DimensionsJon Burton, James McLoughlin and Dave Dootson, Traveller's TalesWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntCD Projekt RedCD Projekt
2016
(13th)
Rocket League Psyonix [6][7]
Destiny: Rise of IronBungieActivision
Elite Dangerous: HorizonsFrontier Developments
EVE OnlineCCP Games
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornSquare Enix
HitmanIO InteractiveSquare Enix
2017

(14th)

Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment [8]
Clash RoyaleSupercell
Final Fantasy XVSquare Enix
FortniteEpic Games
PlayerUnknown's BattlegroundsPUBG CorpBluehole, Inc.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeUbisoft MontrealUbisoft
2018

(15th)

Fortnite Epic Games [9]
Destiny 2: ForsakenBungieActivision
Elite Dangerous: BeyondFrontier
OverwatchBlizzard Entertainment
Sea of ThievesRareMicrosoft Studios
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeUbisoft MontrealUbisoft
2019

(16th)

Path of Exile Grinding Gear Games [10][11]
Apex LegendsChad Grenier, Drew McCoy, Respawn EntertainmentElectronic Arts
Destiny 2Bungie
Final Fantasy XIV: ShadowbringersSquare Enix
FortniteEpic Games
No Man's Sky: BeyondHello Games
2020

(17th)

Sea of Thieves Rare Xbox Game Studios [12][13]
Destiny 2: Beyond LightBungie
DreamsMedia MoleculeSony Interactive Entertainment
No Man's SkyHello Games
Fall GuysMediatonicDevolver Digital
FortniteEpic Games
2021

(18th)

No Man's Sky Hello Games [14][15]
Among UsInnersloth
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsNintendo EPDNintendo
Apex LegendsRespawn EntertainmentElectronic Arts
Disco ElysiumZA/UM
FortniteEpic Games
2022

(19th)

Final Fantasy XIV Online Creative Business Unit III Square Enix [16][17]
DreamsMedia MoleculeSony Interactive Entertainment
The Elder Scrolls OnlineZeniMax Online StudiosBethesda Softworks
Apex LegendsRespawn EntertainmentElectronic Arts
Forza Horizon 5Playground GamesXbox Game Studios
No Man's SkyHello Games
2023

(20th)

Cyberpunk 2077 CD Projekt RED CD Projekt [18]

[19]

Final Fantasy XIV Online Creative Business Unit III Square Enix
Fortnite Epic Games
Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games Xbox Game Studios
Genshin Impact HoYoverse
No Man's Sky Hello Games
2024

(21st)

Vampire Survivors poncle [20]

[21]

Final Fantasy XIV Online Creative Business Unit III Square Enix
No Man's SkyHello Games
Sea of ThievesRareXbox Game Studios
Diablo 4Blizzard Entertainment
World of WarcraftBlizzard Entertainment
2025

(22nd)

No Man's Sky Hello Games [22][23]
Fallout 76 Bethesda Game Studios
Helldivers 2 Arrowhead Game Studios Sony Interactive Entertainment
HITMAN World of AssassinationIO Interactive
Vampire Survivorsponcle
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Saber Interactive Focus Entertainment

Multiple nominations

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