The British Academy Video Games Award for Family is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "the best game experience for a family audience, whether played as individuals or as a group", the category is open for games with a PEGI age rating of 12 or under.
The category was first presented in 2004 at the 1st British Academy Games Awards under the name Children's Game to EyeToy: Play. The category has gone through several name changes since its inception, being known as Casual at the 4th and 5th British Academy Games Awards, while for the 6th edition, it was presented as Family & Social. Since the 7th British Academy Games Awards in 2008, it has been awarded under its current name. As developers, Nintendo EAD have received the most nominations in the category, with fourteen and are tied with Media Molecule for most wins, with two each. Ubisoft hold the record for most nominations without a win, with five. For publishers, Sony Interactive Entertainment leads the nominations with twenty five, while Nintendo leads the wins with seven. Activision have the most nominations without a win, with eight.
The current holder of the award is Lego Party by SMG Studio and published by Fictions, which won at the 22nd British Academy Games Awards in 2026.
Winners and nominees 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 keyIndicates the winner YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)2002/03 (1st) EyeToy: Play London Studio Sony Computer Entertainment Disney Sports Soccer Konami Dog's Life Frontier Developments Sony Computer Entertainment Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sucker Punch Productions Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Game Freak The Pokémon Company Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo Frontier Developments BAM! Entertainment2003/04 (2nd) Donkey Konga Namco Nintendo EyeToy: Groove London Studio Sony Computer Entertainment EyeToy: Play 2 SingStar / SingStar Party Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sucker Punch Productions Shrek 2 Luxoflux Activision2005/06 (3rd) LocoRoco Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment Ice Age II: The Meltdown Eurocom Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive and Vivendi Universal Games Daxter Ready at Dawn Sony Computer Entertainment Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Traveller's Tales LucasArts New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo EAD Nintendo We Love Katamari Namco2006/07 (4th) Wii Sports Nintendo EAD Nintendo Cake Mania Sandlot Games Big Brain Academy for Wii Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Group No. 4 Nintendo Guitar Hero II Harmonix Activision More Brain Training Nintendo SPD Nintendo SingStar London Studio Sony Computer Entertainment2007/08 (5th) Boom Blox EA Los Angeles and Amblin Interactive Electronic Arts Buzz!: Quiz TV Relentless Software Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Guitar Hero World Tour Neversoft Activision LittleBigPlanet Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment SingStar Vol. 2 London Studio Wii Fit Nintendo EAD Group No. 5 Nintendo2009 (6th) Wii Sports Resort Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 Nintendo The Beatles: Rock Band Harmonix MTV Games Buzz! Quiz World Relentless Software Sony Computer Entertainment Europe EyePet London Studio and Playlogic Game Factory Sony Computer Entertainment Guitar Hero 5 Neversoft Activision New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo2010 (7th) Kinect Sports Rare Microsoft Game Studios Dance Central Harmonix MTV Games Kinect Adventures! Good Science Studio Microsoft Game Studios Kinectimals Frontier Developments Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Toy Story 3: The Video Game Avalanche Software Disney Interactive Studios2011 (8th) LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Dance Central 2 Harmonix Microsoft Game Studios Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game Traveller's Tales Disney Interactive Studios Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars LucasArts Kinect Sports: Season Two Rare and BigPark Microsoft Studios Mario Kart 7 Nintendo EAD Group No. 1 and Retro Studios Nintendo2012 (9th) Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Mojang Microsoft Studios Just Dance 4 Ubisoft Skylanders: Giants Toys for Bob Activision and Vivendi Games Clay Jam Fat Pebble Zynga Lego The Lord of the Rings Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment2013 (10th) Tearaway Tarsier Studios and Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Animal Crossing: New Leaf Nintendo EAD Nintendo Super Mario 3D World Nintendo EAD Tokyo and 1-Up Studio Nintendo Skylanders: Swap Force Vicarious Visions Activision Rayman Legends Michel Ancel, Christophe Heral and Jean-Christophe Alessandri, Ubisoft Ubisoft Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Starbreeze Studios 505 Games2014 (11th) Minecraft: Console Editions Mojang and 4J Studios Microsoft Studios The Lego Movie Videogame TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment LittleBigPlanet 3 Pete Smith, Paul Porter and Darius Sardeghian, Sumo Digital and XDev Studios Europe Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Mario Kart 8 Nintendo Skylanders: Trap Team Toys for Bob and Vicarious Visions Activision Twelve a Dozen Bossa Studios2015 (12th) Rocket League Psyonix Disney Infinity 3.0 John Blackburn, John Vignocchi and Bob Lowe, Avalanche Software Disney Interactive Studios FIFA 16 EA Canada EA Sports Guitar Hero Live FreeStyleGames Activision Lego Dimensions Jon Burton, James McLoughlin and Nick Ricks, TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Super Mario Maker Nintendo EAD Nintendo2016 (13th) Overcooked Ghost Town Games Team17 Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Mike Taylor, Jamie Eden and James Norton, TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment The Playroom VR Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment Ratchet and Clank Insomniac Games Pokémon Go Niantic Toca Hair Salon 3 Toca Boca2017 (14th) Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo EDP Nintendo Just Dance 2018 Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Ubisoft Milan Lego Worlds TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monument Valley 2 ustwo games Snipperclips SFB Games Nintendo2018 (15th) Nintendo Labo Nintendo EDP Nintendo Lego Disney Pixar's The Incredibles TT Games WB Games Super Mario Party NDCube Nintendo Overcooked 2 Ghost Town Games and Team17 Team17 Yoku's Island Express Villa Gorilla Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Game Freak The Pokémon Company and Nintendo2019 (16th) Untitled Goose Game House House Panic Concrete Genie Pixelopus Sony Interactive Entertainment Knights and Bikes Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young (Foam Sword) Double Fine Presents Luigi's Mansion 3 Next Level Games Nintendo Vacation Simulator Owlchemy Labs Wattam Funomena Annapurna Interactive2020 (17th) Sackboy: A Big Adventure Sumo Digital Sony Interactive Entertainment Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo EPD Nintendo Astro's Playroom Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment Dreams Media Molecule Fall Guys Mediatonic Devolver Digital Minecraft Dungeons Mojang Studios Double Eleven2021 (18th) Chicory: A Colorful Tale Greg Lobanov Finji Alba: A Wildlife Adventure ustwo games Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games Xbox Game Studios Mario Party Superstars NDcube Nintendo Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment Unpacking Witch Beam Humble Bundle2022 (19th) Kirby and the Forgotten Land HAL Laboratory Nintendo Disney Dreamlight Valley Gameloft Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga TT Games Warner Bros Interactive Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Ubisoft Nintendo Switch Sports Nintendo EPD Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Tribute Games Dotemu2023 (20th) Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo EPD Nintendo Cocoon Geometric Interactive Annapurna Interactive Dave the Diver Mintrocket Disney Illusion Island Dlala Studios Disney Hi-Fi Rush Tango Gameworks Bethesda Softworks Hogwarts Legacy Avalanche Software Warner Bros. Games2024 (21st) Astro Bot Team Asobi Sony Interactive Entertainment Cat Quest III The Gentlebros Kepler Interactive Lego Horizon Adventures Guerrilla Games, Studio Gobo Sony Interactive Entertainment Little Kitty, Big City Double Dagger Studio The Plucky Squire All Possible Futures Devolver Digital Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Cube Nintendo2025 (22nd) Lego Party SMG Studio Fictions Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo EPD Nintendo Is This Seat Taken? Poti Poti Studio Wholesome Games Mario Kart World Nintendo EPD Nintendo PowerWash Simulator 2FuturLab Two Point Museum Two Point Studios Sega
Multiple nominations and wins Developers Developer Nominations Wins Nintendo EAD 14 2 London Studio 7 1 Traveller's Tales 6 1 Ubisoft 5 0 Harmonix 4 0 Media Molecule 4 2 Frontier Developments 3 0 Japan Studio 3 1 Mojang 3 1 Avalanche Software 2 0 Game Freak 2 0 Ghost Town Games 2 1 Insomniac Games 2 0 Namco 2 1 NDcube 2 0 Neversoft 2 0 Rare 2 1 Relentless Software 2 0 Sucker Punch Productions 2 0 Sumo Digital 2 1 Toys for Bob 2 0 Ustwo Games 2 0 Vicarious Visions 2 0
Publishers Developer Nominations Wins Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment 25 5 Nintendo 25 7 Activision 8 0 Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios 8 2 Warner Bros Interactive 9 1 Ubisoft 5 0 Disney Interactive Studios 3 0 Team17 3 1 Annapurna Interactive 2 0 LucasArts 2 0 MTV Games 2 0 The Pokémon Company 2 0 Ustwo Games 2 0 Vivendi Games 2 0
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