British Academy Games Award for Evolving Game
# British Academy Games Award for Evolving Game

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".

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. Epic Games' online battle royale game Fortnite holds the record for most nominations in the category, with five consecutive nominations, including a 2018 win. Destiny, Destiny 2 and Apex Legends are tied for most nominations without a win, with three. Bungie is the most nominated developer, with six, as well as the most nominated without a win. Among publishers, Activision have the most nominations without a win, with five.

The current holder of the award is Final Fantasy XIV Online by Creative Business Unit III and Square Enix, which won at the 19th British Academy Games Awards in 2023.

## 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 key :

* Indicates the winner

| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2014 (11th) | League of Legends | Riot Games | Riot Games |
| 2014 (11th) | Destiny | Bungie | Activision |
| 2014 (11th) | EVE Online: Phoebe | CCP Games | CCP Games |
| 2014 (11th) | World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
| 2014 (11th) | World of Tanks (PC Edition) | Wargaming | Wargaming |
| 2015 (12th) | Prison Architect | Introversion Software | Introversion Software |
| 2015 (12th) | Destiny: The Taken King | Bungie | Activision |
| 2015 (12th) | Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Square Enix | |
| 2015 (12th) | Guitar Hero Live | FreeStyleGames | Activision |
| 2015 (12th) | Lego Dimensions | Jon Burton, James McLoughlin and Dave Dootson, Traveller's Tales | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 2015 (12th) | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt |
| 2016 (13th) | Rocket League | Psyonix | Psyonix |
| 2016 (13th) | Destiny: Rise of Iron | Bungie | Activision |
| 2016 (13th) | Elite Dangerous: Horizons | Frontier Developments | Frontier Developments |
| 2016 (13th) | EVE Online | CCP Games | CCP Games |
| 2016 (13th) | Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Square Enix | Square Enix |
| 2016 (13th) | Hitman | IO Interactive | Square Enix |
| 2017 (14th) | Overwatch | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
| 2017 (14th) | Clash Royale | Supercell | Supercell |
| 2017 (14th) | Final Fantasy XV | Square Enix | Square Enix |
| 2017 (14th) | Fortnite | Epic Games | Epic Games |
| 2017 (14th) | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | PUBG Corp | Bluehole, Inc. |
| 2017 (14th) | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 2018 (15th) | Fortnite | Epic Games | Epic Games |
| 2018 (15th) | Destiny 2: Forsaken | Bungie | Activision |
| 2018 (15th) | Elite Dangerous: Beyond | Frontier | Frontier |
| 2018 (15th) | Overwatch | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
| 2018 (15th) | Sea of Thieves | Rare | Microsoft Studios |
| 2018 (15th) | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 2019 (16th) | Path of Exile | Grinding Gear Games | Grinding Gear Games |
| 2019 (16th) | Apex Legends | Chad Grenier, Drew McCoy, Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
| 2019 (16th) | Destiny 2 | Bungie | Bungie |
| 2019 (16th) | Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Square Enix | Square Enix |
| 2019 (16th) | Fortnite | Epic Games | Epic Games |
| 2019 (16th) | No Man's Sky: Beyond | Hello Games | Hello Games |
| 2020 (17th) | Sea of Thieves | Rare | Xbox Game Studios |
| 2020 (17th) | Destiny 2: Beyond Light | Bungie | Bungie |
| 2020 (17th) | Dreams | Media Molecule | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2020 (17th) | No Man's Sky | Hello Games | Hello Games |
| 2020 (17th) | Fall Guys | Mediatonic | Devolver Digital |
| 2020 (17th) | Fortnite | Epic Games | Epic Games |
| 2021 (18th) | No Man's Sky | Hello Games | Hello Games |
| 2021 (18th) | Among Us | Innersloth | Innersloth |
| 2021 (18th) | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| 2021 (18th) | Apex Legends | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
| 2021 (18th) | Disco Elysium | ZA/UM | ZA/UM |
| 2021 (18th) | Fortnite | Epic Games | Epic Games |
| 2022 (19th) | Final Fantasy XIV Online | Creative Business Unit III | Square Enix |
| 2022 (19th) | Dreams | Media Molecule | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2022 (19th) | The Elder Scrolls Online | ZeniMax Online Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2022 (19th) | Apex Legends | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
| 2022 (19th) | Forza Horizon 5 | Playground Games | Xbox Game Studios |
| 2022 (19th) | No Man's Sky | Hello Games | Hello Games |

## Multiple nominations

### Games

The following games received two or more nominations, including their nominated updates or expansions:

| Nominations | Game |
| - | - |
| 5 | Fortnite |
| 4 | Final Fantasy XIV |
| 4 | No Man's Sky |
| 3 | Destiny |
| 3 | Destiny 2 |
| 3 | Apex Legends |
| 2 | EVE Online |
| 2 | Elite: Dangerous |
| 2 | Overwatch |
| 2 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
| 2 | Sea of Thieves |
| 2 | Dreams |

### Developers

| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
| - | - | - |
| Bungie | 6 | 0 |
| Epic Games | 5 | 1 |
| Hello Games | 4 | 1 |
| Square Enix | 4 | 1 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 3 | 1 |
| Respawn Entertainment | 3 | 0 |
| CCP Games | 2 | 0 |
| Frontier Developments | 2 | 0 |
| Media Molecule | 2 | 0 |
| Ubisoft Montreal | 2 | 0 |

### Publishers

| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
| - | - | - |
| Activision | 5 | 0 |
| Square Enix | 5 | 1 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 3 | 1 |
| CCP Games | 2 | 0 |
| Epic Games | 5 | 1 |
| Electronic Arts | 3 | 0 |
| Bungie | 2 | 0 |
| Frontier Developments | 2 | 0 |
| Hello Games | 2 | 1 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | 2 | 0 |
| Ubisoft | 2 | 0 |
| Xbox Game Studios | 2 | 1 |
