The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2025 took place at the Royal Institution in London last week, and now the entire awards ceremony is available to view online.
The awards recognised a total of 23 firms across three categories – small, mid-sized, and large companies – for their excellence in supporting staff.
In addition, special awards went to Behaviour Interactive, Maverick Games, NaturalMotion, Observer Interactive, Rare, and Wushu Studios, and Alison Lacy received the G Into Gaming Award.
Watch the awards in full by clicking the video below.
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The Best Places to Work Awards 2025 was sponsored by Amiqus, Games London, ICO Partners, Lighthouse Games, and Playground Games.
The full list of winners is below:
Small company winners (presented by Lighthouse Games)
- Diva
- Fireshine Games
- ForthStar
- ICO Partners
- Indigo Pearl
- Mastered
- MLC Studio
- Nosebleed Interactive
- Sweet Justice Sound
- Swipe Right PR
- Tanglewood Games
- Uplift Games
Mid-sized company winners (presented by Playground Games)
- Behaviour Interactive
- Dovetail Games
- Expression Games
- Lighthouse Games
- Maverick Games
- NaturalMotion Games
- Playstack
- Rocksteady
- Studio Gobo
- Wushu Studios
Large company winners
G Into Gaming Award (presented by Amiqus)
- Alison Lacy, Radical Forge
Diversity Award (presented by ICO Partners)
- Playground Games
- NaturalMotion
- Maverick Games (winner)
- Rocksteady
- Rare
Corporate Social Responsibility Award (presented by Special Effect)
- Behaviour Interactive (winner)
- Playground Games
- NaturalMotion
- Rocksteady
- Tanglewood Games
Education Award
- Observer Interactive (winner)
- Rare
- NaturalMotion
- Side
- Studio Gobo
Training and Development Award
- Rare
- NaturalMotion (winner)
- Studio Gobo
- Tanglewood Games
- Fireshine Games
Environmental Award (presented by Games London)
- Rare (winner)
- NaturalMotion
- Behaviour Interactive
- MLC Studio
- Fireshine Games
Health and Wellbeing Award
- Wushu Studios (winner)
- Rare
- Behaviour Interactive
- Futur Lab
- NaturalMotion