TIGA Games Industry Awards 2026
Awards celebrating excellence across the UK video game industry
The TIGA Games Industry Awards 2026 recognize achievements by developers, publishers, educational institutions, service providers and other professionals across the UK video game industry. The ceremony takes place on November 18 at Plaisterers' Hall in London, where the winners of this year's categories will be announced.
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About the Event
The TIGA Games Industry Awards 2026 are TIGA's annual awards recognizing achievements across the UK video game industry. The ceremony takes place on Wednesday, November 18 at Plaisterers' Hall in London and brings together professionals from development studios, publishers, service providers and educational organizations. The 2026 categories cover games, creativity, technical innovation, education, diversity, leadership, workplace wellbeing and professional services. TIGA has already published the 2026 finalist lists, making the ceremony the occasion when winners across the various categories will be announced.
What the awards recognize
The TIGA Games Industry Awards cover a broad part of the UK games ecosystem. Alongside game-focused categories, the awards recognize creativity, technical innovation, education, leadership, diversity, workplace wellbeing and professional services. This range allows the ceremony to recognize games and studios as well as organizations and professionals contributing to the wider development of the sector.
2026 finalists
TIGA has published the 2026 finalist lists ahead of the ceremony. Categories include Best Action & Adventure Game, Best Narrative/Storytelling, Creativity in Games, Best Education/Serious/Simulation Game, Diversity in Games and Best Audio Design, among many others. The finalists include studios, publishers, educational institutions, specialist service providers and other organizations connected with game development.
The London ceremony
Winners will be announced during the November 18 ceremony at Plaisterers' Hall, a historic event venue in the City of London. TIGA presents the occasion as a gala and networking event for industry professionals. The organization has indicated that the ceremony will take place during the evening, but no sufficiently precise official start time has been published for an exact countdown time.
TIGA and SpecialEffect
TIGA is the trade association representing companies and professionals across the UK video game industry. The awards also have a charitable dimension, with SpecialEffect returning as the Charity Partner for the 2026 edition. The organization develops technology and solutions designed to help people with physical disabilities enjoy video games and other forms of digital entertainment.
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Highlights
The TIGA Games Industry Awards 2026 ceremony takes place on November 18 in London.
Plaisterers' Hall is the venue for the ceremony.
The awards recognize developers, publishers, educational institutions, service providers and industry professionals.
Categories include games, creativity, technical innovation, education, diversity and professional services.