The sixth edition of the GamingonPhone Awards was held in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 28, 2026, celebrating achievements in mobile gaming. The event also marked the debut of The Mobile Premiere, a dedicated showcase that featured 22 exclusive mobile game reveals and updates.
Held at the Royal Maneeya Ballroom of the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel, the Grand Finale of the GamingonPhone Awards 2026 honoured mobile games, creators, and development teams across 28 award categories. Awards were evaluated using a three-part scoring system that combined jury evaluations, public votes, and editorial team input.
Here are all the winners and nominees from this year’s awards:
B2C Categories
Mobile Game Of The Year
- The Division Resurgence
- Rainbow Six Mobile
- Neverness to Everness
- Mongil: STAR DIVE
- Arknights: Endfield
- Heartopia
- Where Winds Meet – WINNER
- Pokémon Champions
- Sea of Stars
- Guild Wars Reforged
On-going Mobile Game Of The Year
- My Talking Tom Friends 2
- Genshin Impact
- Wuthering Waves
- Reverse: 1999
- Pokémon GO
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Free Fire – WINNER
- Block Blast
- Brawl Stars
Premium Mobile Game Of The Year
- Shotgun King
- Subnautica: Below Zero
- Tomb Raider
- Sea of Stars
- Slime Rancher
- Carmen Sandiego – WINNER
- Easy Delivery Co
- Hitman: Absolution
- Among the Sleep
- Don’t Starve Together
Innovative Mobile Game Of The Year
- Spilled!
- TOEM: A Photo Adventure
- Bacon in Zane
- Don’t Starve Together – WINNER
- Preserve
- TABS Pocket Edition
- Hypnospace Outlaw
- Pigeon: A Love Story
Mobile Game Community Of The Year
- eFootball
- Clash of Clans
- Trickcal: Chibi Go
- Limbus Company
- Love and Deepspace
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Blue Archive
- Honkai: Star Rail – WINNER
- Wuthering Waves
- Arknights
Mobile Subscription Game Of The Year
- Football Manager 26 Mobile
- Red Dead Redemption
- Spirit Crossing
- Creatures of the Deep
- PowerWash Simulator
- NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM
- Mini Football Legends
- BEYBLADE X XONE
- How Many Dudes?
- Chants of Sennaar – WINNER
Mobile Game Visual Design Of The Year
- Dear me, I was…
- Spirit Crossing
- Neverness to Everness
- Arknights: Endfield
- Hatch Dragons
- Where Winds Meet
- Blue Fire
- Star Sailors
- The Division: Resurgence – WINNER
- Destiny: Rising
Mobile Game Audio Design Of The Year
- Among the Sleep
- Neverness to Everness
- Subnautica: Below Zero
- Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
- Red Dead Redemption
- Chaos Zero Nightmare
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
- Arknights: Endfield – WINNER
Mobile Game Adaptation Of The Year
- Destiny: Rising – WINNER
- DIGIMON UP!
- Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra
- Game of Thrones: Dragonfire
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
- Kuroko’s Basketball Street Rivals
- KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME
- HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×SURVIVOR
- Resident Evil Survival Unit
- Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen
Most Anticipated Mobile Game Of The Year
- DCKO
- ANANTA
- Honkai: Nexus Anima
- Silver Palace
- Horizon Steel Frontiers
- Palworld Mobile
- Petit Planet
- VALORANT Mobile
- Roco Kingdom – WINNER
- Monster Hunter Outlanders
Players’ Choice Mobile Game Of The Year
- Heartopia – WINNER
- Talking Tom & Friends: World
- Neverness to Everness
- Sonic Rumble Party
- The Division Resurgence
- Rainbow Six Mobile
- Arknights: Endfield
- Where Winds Meet
- Clash of Critters
- Sword x Staff
- CookieRun: Crumble
- Sunday City: Life RolePlay
Mobile Game Voice Acting Of The Year
- Erin Yvette (Cissia in Zenless Zone Zero) – WINNER
- Molly Zhang (Zhuang Fangyi in Arknights: Endfield)
- Deneen Melody (Sandrone in Genshin Impact)
- Alex Cazares (Rebecca in Wuthering Waves)
- Blythe Melin (Ashveil in Honkai: Star Rail)
- Josette Halpert (Rubuska in Reverse: 1999)
- Lindsay Sheppard (Hotori in Neverness to Everness)
- Caleb Yen (Cloud in Mongil: STAR DIVE)
- Emi Lo (Columbina in Genshin Impact)
- Brianna Knickerbocker (Mint in Neverness to Everness)
Indie Mobile Game Of The Year
- Spilled!
- SILT
- Kingdom Rush Battles TD Games
- Backpack Battles
- Gambonanza
- Lost Twins 2
- TOEM: A Photo Adventure – WINNER
- Sea of Stars
- ISLANDERS: Mobile
- Parabellum: Siege of Legends
Mobile Game Update Of The Year
- Max Payne Mobile (June 2026 Version 2.1.131 update)
- mo.co (May 2026 “neo” update )
- The Sims FreePlay (Livin’ Large Town Expansion update)
- Talking Tom Cat (October 2025 update) – WINNER
- Genshin Impact (Version 6.0 update)
- Zenless Zone Zero (Version 2.7 update)
- Honkai: Star Rail (4.0 update)
- Wuthering Waves (3.1 update)
- Limbus Company (Canto IX December 2025 update)
- Call of Duty: Mobile (Season 11 2025 update)
Mobile Esports Game Of The Year
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – WINNER
- Magic Chess: Go Go
- Clash Royale
- Honor of Kings
- PUBG MOBILE
- Brawl Stars
- Pokémon UNITE
- Free Fire
Mobile Esports Team Of The Year
- Team Spirit (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang) – WINNER
- Kuaishou Gaming (Honor of Kings)
- Team Vitality (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)
- Team Flash (PUBG Mobile)
- GodLike Esports (BGMI / PUBG Mobile)
- AG Super Play (Honor of Kings)
- Tribe Gaming (Clash of Clans)
- HMBLE – Brawl Stars
- Qing Jiu Club (Call of Duty: Mobile)
- Buriram United Esports (Free Fire)
B2B Categories
Mobile Game Developer Of The Year
- OUTFIT7 – WINNER
- HyperBeard
- Odencat
- Ubisoft
- Devsisters
- Rollic Games
- NetEase Games
- Century Games
Mobile Game Publisher Of The Year
- Hungry Studio – WINNER
- Snapbreak Games
- Playdigious
- Supercent
- Square Enix
- FunPlus
- Azur Games
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
Regional Expansion Partner Of The Year
- Tamatem Games
- Funtap Games – WINNER
- KRAFTON India
- Garena
- Carry1st
- VNG Corporation
- PlayPark
- MeridianPlay
Mobile Game IP Crossover Of The Year
- PUBG Mobile × Spider-Man
- ACECRAFT × Tom and Jerry
- Reverse: 1999 × Atomic Heart
- Wuthering Waves × Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – WINNER
- Reverse: 1999 × Assassin’s Creed
- League of Legends: Wild Rift × Porsche
- CookieRun: Kingdom × KPop Demon Hunters
- MONOPOLY GO! × Hello Kitty and Friends
- Call of Duty: Mobile × The Boys
- Honor of Kings × Attack on Titan
PR / Marketing Team Of The Year
- Zynga
- OUTFIT7
- MOONTON – WINNER
- HoYoverse
- NetEase Games
- Tencent Games
- Renaissance PR
- Swiperight PR
Alternative Distribution Platform Of The Year
- Poki
- Aptoide
- Samsung Galaxy Store
- Palm Store (Transsion)
- GetApps (Xiaomi) – WINNER
- Huawei AppGallery
- TapTap
- CrazyGames
External Development Partner Of The Year
- Virtuos – WINNER
- Lemon Sky Studios
- Keywords Studios
- Room 8 Studio
- Juego Studios
- Amber
- Streamline Studios
- Original Force
QA & Localization Partner Of The Year
- Keywords Studios
- Lionbridge Games
- Side (formerly PTW)
- Testronic
- TransPerfect Gaming – WINNER
- QLOC
- Agate
- SnoopGame
Monetization & Payment Provider Of The Year
- Tebex – WINNER
- Xsolla
- PayerMax
- Airwallex
- PingPong Payments
- AppLovin MAX
- FastSpring
- Adyen
- Worldpay
UA & Growth Platform Of The Year
- Gamelight
- AppLovin
- Mintegral
- Digital Turbine
- InMobi
- Bigo Ads
- AppsFlyer
- Almedia
- Smadex
- AppGrowing – WINNER
Mobile Analytics Tool Of The Year
- Sensor Tower
- AppGrowing
- Tenjin
- Niko Partners
- AppsFlyer – WINNER
- Kochava
- CleverTap
- GameAnalytics
- ThinkingData
- ByteBrew
Leader in Climate Action and Social Innovation
- SYBO
- Dear Villagers
- Sound Games Inc
- IndieArk – WINNER
- IGG
- Ten Square Games
- Rovio Entertainment
- Supercell
- Playstudios
- Green Leap Games
For more information on the GamingonPhone Awards, visit the official website.
