Unity Awards 2019
The votes are in. See your Unity Award winners below! Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate the creative and technical excellence across games, experiences, films, assets and more.
Best Desktop/Console Game
Whether simple or complex, by a small or large team, with 2D or 3D visuals, a great gaming experience blends concept, innovation, and creativity into one stunningly excellent package.
Winner
Untitled Goose Game
by House House, Panic
Runners Up
- Disco Elysium by ZA/UM
- Outer Wilds by Mobius Digital
- My Friend Pedro by DeadToast Entertainment
- Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo | Annapurna Interactive
- What the Golf? by Triband
Best Mobile Game
These amazing games blend concept, intuitive control, creativity, and visual design and come to fruition as pure delight made to fit in your pocket.
Winner
Where Cards Fall
by The Game Band, Snowman
Runners Up
- Call of Duty: Mobile by TiMi Studios, Tencent Games | Activision
- Skate City by Agens, Snowman
- ChuChu Rocket! Universe by Sega
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite by Niantic, Portkey Games, WB Games San Francisco, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Best 3D visuals
This year we saw many different 3D visual styles, from hand-painted to realistic, or anywhere in-between. This category celebrates games that build out a unique artistic vision in a 3D world.
Winner
Sea of Solitude
by Jo-Mei Games
Runners Up
- Eastshade by Eastshade Studios
- Disco Elysium by ZA/UM
- Manifold Garden by William Chyr Studio
- Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo | Annapurna Interactive
- Void Bastards by Blue Manchu
Best 2D visuals
Adding more dimensions doesn’t mean your game looks better. A different kind of thought process and creativity goes into building the beautiful worlds of 2D games.
Winner
Gris
by Nomada Studio, Devolver Digital
Runners Up
- My Friend Pedro by DeadToast Entertainment
- Jenny LeClue by Mografi
- Knights and Bikes by Foam Sword | Double Fine
- Sparklite by Red Blue Games
- ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree by Wildboy Studios
Best VR game
All games have their own challenges, but this category looks specifically at creators who are grappling with unprecedented design dilemmas while forging the future of VR games.
Winner
Falcon Age
by Outerloop Games
Runners Up
- Journey for Elysium by Mantis Games | Cronos Interactive
- Vacation Simulator by Owlchemy Labs
- We Bare Bears VR by Cartoon Network
- The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets by Fast Travel Games
Best multiplayer game
Multiplayer games, whether with friends online across the world or in person on your couch, help us connect with others. Let’s celebrate some of the new games that you can enjoy with your friends.
Winner
Call of Duty: Mobile
by TiMi Studios, Tencent Games, Activision
Runners Up
- Killer Queen Black by Liquid Bit
- Punch Planet by Sector-K Games
Best project in Architecture, Engineering & Construction
Creators in Architecture, Engineering & Construction are using the power of real-time 3D in innovative and impactful ways – from design collaboration and data visualization to interactive training and virtual showrooms.
Winner
Crane Simulator (VR)
by Laing O’Rourke
Runners Up
- Square Phillips by SmartPixel | BRIVIA
- 9 DeKalb AR Application by SHoP Architects
Best project in Automotive, Transportation & Manufacturing
Designing and engineering a vehicle in VR, training self-driving cars, and re-envisioning in-car experiences – these projects are revolutionizing the Automotive, Transportation & Manufacturing industries with real-time 3D.
Winner
The world’s first mixed reality test drive
by Varjo, Volvo Cars
Runners Up
- Bell brings revolutionary FCX-001 to market 10x faster with HTC VIVE by Bell & HTC VIVE
- Nissan’s Invisible-to-Visible Technology by Nissan
- King County uses Manifest™ by Taqtile, King County
Best project in Media & Entertainment
Real-time technology lets artists and agencies unleash their creative freedom to produce immersive, engaging bleeding-edge experiences that make us think and feel, that entertain and inspire us.
Winner
Norman’s Island
by Little Mountain Animation
Runners Up
- LEGO Hidden Side App (AR) by The LEGO Group
- Gloomy Eyes by Atlas V, 3Dar
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (VR) by DreamWorks Animation
- PHAROS AR by Childish Gambino, Wolf + Rothstein, MediaMonks
- Jack Daniel’s AR Experience by Tactic, Jack Daniel’s
Best student project
Students hold the keys to the future of Unity. This category celebrates some of the fantastic projects developed by creators while studying at an educational institution.
Winner
The Cluckening
by Vancouver Film School
Runners Up
- Final Run by University for the Creative Arts
- Cor Dormus by Savannah College of Art and Design
- everybody’s sad by University of California, Santa Cruz
- Moncage by New York University
Most anticipated
Let’s take a moment to applaud some of the remarkable projects that are currently being developed. Looking at 2020 and beyond, which game are you most excited for?
Winner
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
by Moon Studios, Xbox Game Studios
Runners Up
- Oddworld: Soulstorm by Oddworld Inhabitants
- Empire of Sin by Romero Games | Paradox Interactive
- GTFO by 10 Chambers Collective
- Wasteland 3 by inXile Entertainment | Xbox Game Studios, Deep Silver
- Desperados III by Mimimi Productions, Mimimi Games | THQ Nordic, Embracer Group
- Phoenix Point by Snapshot Games
Best artistic tool
Whether you’re a large studio with a full creative team, a small studio with one dedicated artist, or a one-person studio doing it all to achieve your dream, these tools give you more artistic freedom.
Winner
Aura 2 – Volumetric Lighting & Fog
by Raphael Ernaelsten
Runners Up
- Crest Ocean System LWRP by Wave Harmonic
- Flat Kit: Cel / Toon Shading by Dustyroom
- Mtree – tree creation by Maxime
- Avatar Maker Pro – 3D avatar from a single selfie by itSeez3D
- GrassFlow: DX11 Grass Shader by Bolt-Scripts
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.
Winner
Smart Lighting 2D
by FunkyCode
Runners Up
- DoozyUI: Complete UI Management System by Doozy Entertainment
- Peek by Ludiq
- Dynamic Water Physics 2 by NWH Coding
- Databox – Data editor & save solution by doorfortyfour
- RV Smart Ai by Ronis Vision
Best artistic content
Whether it’s to produce massive modular environments, visual effects, or fun and exciting characters or to visualize your future home, these asset packs help you build the projects you want.
Winner
Forest Environment – Dynamic Nature
by NatureManufacture
Runners Up
- POLYGON – Apocalypse Pack by Synty Studios
- HD – Medieval Village Pack by Astrofish Games
- POLYGON – Modular Fantasy Hero Characters by Synty Studios
- Winter Environment – Nature Pack by ANGRY MESH
- ArchVizPRO Interior Vol.7 by ArchVizPRO
Golden cube
This category celebrates the best overall projects of 2019. These are the projects that took our breath away.
Winner
Untitled Goose Game
by House House, Panic
Runners Up
- Disco Elysium by ZA/UM
- Manifold Garden by William Chyr Studio
- Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo | Annapurna Interactive
- Call of Duty: Mobile by TiMi Studios, Tencent Games | Activision
- ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree by Wildboy Studios
