Since 2003, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (better known as BAFTA) has annually celebrated the world of video games in addition to its regular awards for TV and movies. This year’s ceremony was held last night, on April 8, and highlighted some of the biggest games of 2024, along with a few surprises. Astro Bot, a game we also like a lot, won the most trophies, including Best Game. But its five wins were closely followed by three wins from Still Wakes the Deep, a psychological horror game largely unrepresented in other major awards shows.

The British Academy also took the ceremony as an opportunity to award the BAFTA Fellowship to Yoko Shimomura, the legendary composer known for her work on Street Fighter II and the Kingdom Hearts series. Meanwhile, the joker-poker roguelike Balatro won Best Debut Game. Developer LocalThunk is notoriously private, so actor Ben Starr, best known as Clive in Final Fantasy XVI, appeared in full clown attire to deliver the acceptance speech. After a few tongue-in-cheek jokes about how wealthy the developer has become, Starr urged the audience to play more indie games, specifically spotlighting Animal Well.

Here is a full list of the BAFTA Game Award winners.

Astro Bot took home five trophies at the 2025 BAFTA Game Awards.

Best Game

WINNER: Astro Bot

Balatro

Black Myth: Wukong

Helldivers 2

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Animation

WINNER: Astro Bot

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Lego Horizon Adventures

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Artistic Achievement

WINNER: Neva

Astro Bot

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Black Myth: Wukong

Still Wakes the Deep

Harold Halibut

Audio Achievement

WINNER: Astro Bot

Animal Well

Helldivers 2

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Star Wars Outlaws

Still Wakes the Deep

Thank Goodness You’re Here! won the British Game award.

British Game

WINNER: Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Still Wakes the Deep

Paper Trail

A Highland Song

Lego Horizon Adventures

Debut Game

WINNER: Balatro

Animal Well

Pacific Drive

The Plucky Squire

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Evolving Game

WINNER: Vampire Survivors

Diablo IV

Final Fantasy XIV Online

No Man’s Sky

Sea of Thieves

World of Warcraft

Family

WINNER: Astro Bot

Cat Quest III

Lego Horizon Adventures

Little Kitty, Big City

The Plucky Squire

Super Mario Party Jamboree

Game Beyond Entertainment

WINNER: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Botany Manor

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Tetris Forever

Vampire Therapist

Representatives from Astro Bot’s development team accept the Best Game award.

Game Design

WINNER: Astro Bot

Animal Well

Balatro

Helldivers 2

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Tactical Breach Wizards

Multiplayer

WINNER: Helldivers 2

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Lego Horizon Adventures

Super Mario Party Jamboree

Tekken 8

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Music

WINNER: Helldivers 2

Astro Bot

Black Myth: Wukong

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Senua’s Saga: Hellbade II

Star Wars Outlaws

Narrative

WINNER: Metaphor: ReFantazio

Black Myth: Wukong

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Still Wakes the Deep

Still Wakes the Deep won awards for New Intellectual Property, Performer in a Leading Role, and Performer in a Supporting Role.

New Intellectual Property

WINNER: Still Wakes the Deep

Animal Well

Balatro

Black Myth: Wukong

Metaphor: ReFantazio

Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Performer in a Leading Role

WINNER: Alec Newman (as Cameron “Caz” McLeary in Still Wakes the Deep)

Humberly González (as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws)

Isabella Inchbald (as Indika in Indika)

Luke Roberts (as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2)

Melina Juergens (as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)

Y’lan Noel (as Troy Marshall in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6)

Performer in a Supporting Role

WINNER: Karen Dunbar (as Finlay in Still Wakes the Deep)

Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen (as the Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)

Aldís Amah Hamilton (as Ástríðr in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)

Jon Blyth (Thank Goodness You’re Here)

Matt Berry (Thank Goodness You’re Here)

Michael Abubakar (as Brodie in Still Wakes the Deep)

Technical Achievement

WINNER: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Astro Bot

Black Myth: Wukong

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Tiny Glade

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 

Yoko Shimomura accepts the Fellowship award.

Fellowship

Yoko Shimomura