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Unity Awards 2018
The Unity Awards have ended, and the votes are in, see your winners below! Thank you to everyone who voted and helped us celebrate the creative and technical excellence across games, experiences, films, assets and more.

Best Desktop/Console Game

Whether simple or complex, small or large teams, 2D or 3D visuals, a great gaming experience blends concept, innovation, and creativity together into one stunningly excellent package.
Game graphic

Winner

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

by Obsidian Entertainment

Runners Up

Best Mobile Game

These amazing games come together to blend concept, intuitive control, creativity, and visual design and come to fruition as a delightful game designed to fit in your pocket.
Donut County

Winner

Donut County

by Ben Esposito

Runners Up

Best 3D visuals

Game artists use technology to push the bounds of their creative vision. This year we saw many different 3D visual styles, from hand-painted, realistic, or anywhere in-between. This category celebrates games that build out their own artistic vision in a 3D world.
Ghost of a Tale

Winner

Ghost of a Tale

by Lionel Gallat

Runners Up

Best 2D visuals

Adding more dimensions doesn't mean your game looks better. There is a different kind of thought process and creativity that goes into building beautiful worlds of 2D games.
Cuphead

Winner

Cuphead

by StudioMDHR

Runners Up

Best VR game

All games come with their own challenges, but this category looks specifically at creators who are pushing forward to tackle new challenges that come with designing VR games, while they lay the foundation for future VR creators to come.
Beat Saber

Winner

Beat Saber

by Hyperbolic Magnetism

Runners Up

Best multiplayer game

Multiplayer games, whether online with friends across the world or with friends on your couch, help us build connections with others. Let's celebrate some of the games that came out this year that you can enjoy with your friends.
Overcooked 2

Winner

Overcooked 2

by Ghost Town Games

Runners Up

Best experience

Innovations in technology are going to keep pushing the way that we see the world. These experiences all bring creative new ways for you to create, imagine, and experience your world differently.
Where Thoughts Go

Winner

Where Thoughts Go: Prologue

by Lucas Rizzotto

Runners Up

Best use for film

Well, look at that... Creators have been pushing the bounds of what you can create with Unity outside of games. So we're celebrating some of the amazing cinematic experiences that put the viewer in the back seat to storytelling and observation.
Adam Episode 2

Winner

Adam Episode 2: The Mirror

by Oats Studios

Runners Up

Best student project

Students hold the keys to the future of Unity. This category is to celebrate some of the projects we've seen come from creators who worked on fantastic projects while studying at an educational institution.
Lyra

Winner

Lyra: The Traitor Lyngrave

by Monte Bearo

Most anticipated

Let's take a moment to be excited for some of these remarkable projects that are currently being developed. Looking at 2019 and beyond, which game are you most excited for?
Ori

Winner

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

by Moon Studios

Runners Up

Best artistic tool

Whether you're a large studio with an art team, a small studio pushing forward with one artist, or a one-person studio striving for your dream, these tools help you have the artistic freedom you want.
Aura

Winner

Aura - Volumetric Lighting

by Raphael Ernaelsten

Runners Up

Best development tool

The Asset Store brings together our community to help extend Unity's capabilities. These tools are built to save you time, give you a head start, or help you push performance.
Tayx

Winner

Graphy

by Tayx

Runners Up

Best artistic content

Whether it's massive modular environments, visual effects, fun and exciting characters, or visualizing your future home, these asset packs come together to help you build the projects you want.
The Hunt

Winner

The Hunt - Cyberpunk Pack

by beffio

Runners Up

Golden cube

This category is for the projects that really took our breath away. This choice is for the best overall project that we're celebrating in 2018.
Pillars of Eternity II

Winner

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

by Obsidian Entertainment

Runners Up