Develop:Star Awards Submissions Open

Celebrate the brightest game dev talent in our industry. 

Taking place on the evening of Wednesday 15 July at The Brighton Dome, the Star Awards will once again bring together the game dev community to celebrate the creative excellence of game makers behind the best games of the previous 12 months.

This is an exciting opportunity for studios of every size to shine and gain well deserved recognition.

Entry is open from now until 3 April 2026 and there are 18 award categories available to enter, including the new category ‘Best Ongoing Game’:

• Best Visual Art
• Best Narrative
• Best Game Design
• Best Audio
• Best Original IP
• Best Technical Innovation
• Best EDI Initiative
• Best Marketing Campaign
• Supporting Star
• Talent & Recruitment Star
• Publishing Star
• Tomorrow’s Star
• Best In-Game Accessibility
• Best Mobile Game
• Best Ongoing Game
• Best Game
• Best Small Studio
• Best Studio

Full descriptions of award categories can be found here.

Entry is free and entrants can enter as many categories as they like. Once entries are closed our judges – a panel of industry experts – will create a shortlist of finalists and the winners will be voted for by the game dev community.

Check out the Develop:Star Awards ceremony 2025 here.