Beyond Limits: GEM Awards 2025 Honors the Best in Gaming!

A Grand Celebration of Gaming, Esports, and Metaverse Excellence

Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], March 1: AnimationXpress’ much-anticipated event of the year, the GEM (Gaming, Esports, and Metaverse) Awards 2025, in association with Anime Times, concluded with a spectacular showcase of talent, innovation, and groundbreaking achievements in the Indian gaming, esports, and metaverse industries. The event saw industry leaders, developers, esports teams, content creators, and hardware innovators come together to celebrate excellence in the ever-evolving digital entertainment landscape.

The Prestigious Event

This third edition of the GEM Awards was hosted on February 28, 2025, at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru, as part of Bengaluru GAFX, India’s leading annual conference for the animation, VFX, and gaming industries. The event was supported by the Government of Karnataka and industry giants like Xbox and CyberPowerPC.

On this occasion, AnimationXpress Chief Operating Officer Neha Mehta lauded the winners, saying:

“Congratulations to the incredible game developers, game studios, esports teams, esports organizations, and metaverse companies for pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and passion in gaming and esports. Your dedication has set new standards in the industry, and this recognition is a testament to your unwavering commitment to excellence. Here’s to more groundbreaking achievements ahead!”

Special Recognition Awards

AnimationXpress also presented two special awards to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the Indian gaming and esports ecosystem:

  1. State Contribution to the Indian Esports Industry: Awarded to the Tamil Nadu government for its remarkable efforts in promoting esports through initiatives like the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Trophy 2024. The award was received by Dr. J. Meghanath Reddy IAS, from the Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authority.

  2. Contribution to Gaming & Esports Industry in India: Conferred upon Rajan Navani, founder and CEO of JetSynthesys, for his visionary leadership and transformative contributions to the industry.

Full List of Winners

Gaming Category

  • Best Casual Game: Bloom – A Puzzle Adventure by Lucid Labs

  • Best Hyper Casual Game:

    • Military Academy 3D by Street Lamp Games

    • Wobble Gobble by Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology

  • Best Midcore Game: Artifice: War Tactics by Silvine Game Studios

  • Best Hardcore Game: 1971: Indian Naval Front by Neosphere Interactive Studios

  • Best Console Game: Darkarta: A Broken Heart’s Quest by Tuttifrutti Interactive

  • Best Mobile Game:

    • Indus Battle Royale by SuperGaming

    • Ludo Supreme by Zupee (RMG Game)

  • Best PC Game: Laser Tanks by AbhiTechGames

  • Best PC Game – International:

    • Valorant by Riot Games

    • The Finals by Embark Studios

  • Best Student Game:

    • Cognac Metaverse by Aditya Gaurav, Chandigarh University

    • Heads Off! by Rajath Biju, Hurshwardhan Nashine, Prathamesh Gandhi, Whistling Woods International

  • Best Gaming Promo:

    • Unsung Empires: The Cholas I by Ayelet Studio

    • Jungle Book Snake and Ladder Game by Powerkids Entertainment (Singapore)

  • Best Game Direction:

    • Chirag Chopra, Bloom – A Puzzle Adventure by Lucid Labs

    • Abhishek Vyas, American Dad! Apocalypse Soon by Reliance Games (Zapak Games)

  • Best Game Producer: Abhishek Vyas for WWE Mayhem, Reliance Games (Zapak Games)

  • Best Art Direction:

    • Unsung Empires: The Cholas I by Ayelet Studio

    • American Dad! Apocalypse Soon by Reliance Games (Zapak Games)

  • Best Game Score/Music: Andrea Belucci for Artifice: War Tactics, Silvine Game Studios

  • Best Audio Design: Vishwas for Artifice: War Tactics by Silvine Game Studios

  • Games for Impact: Little Singham Cycle Race by Reliance Games (Zapak Games)

  • Best Ongoing Game: Battle Legion by Godspeed Games

  • Most Anticipated Game:

    • Unsung Empires: The Cholas II by Ayelet Studio

    • Kapih by 88 Games

    • Winds of Arcana: Ruination by Brewed Games (Editor’s Choice)

  • Best Indie Studio of the Year:

    • Lucid Labs

    • Gamebee Studio

  • Game Studio of the Year: SuperGaming

Metaverse, NFTs, Technology

  • Metaverse Developer of the Year: Immersive Gamitronics Studios

  • NFT Creator of the Year: Skoda Auto Volkswagen India for Skodaverse India 1 of 128

  • Best Custom PC Builder: EliteHubs

  • Best PC Hardware Brand: Cooler Master

Esports Category

  • Best Streaming Platform: Rooter

  • Esports Coach of the Year: Rahul “Osmium” Sharma

  • Esports Caster of the Year: Ankit “Ankiiibot” Pandey

  • Best Esports Promo/Commercial: Rivalry Anthem by Ampverse DMI

  • Best Esports Production:

    • Tesseract Esports | BGIS 2024

    • Nodwin Gaming | BGMS Season 3

  • Esports Commercial Partner of the Year: Hero Xtreme x GodLike Esports

  • Esports Moment of the Year: Riot Games India & South Asia | Convergence

  • Esports Athlete of the Year: Jonathan “Jonathan Gaming” Amaral

  • Esports Tournament Organiser of the Year: Skyesports

  • Esports Tournament of the Year: BMPS 2024 by Skyesports

  • Esports Organisation of the Year: GodLike Esports

  • Best Esports Team:

    • Gladiators Esports | BGIS

    • Godlike Esports | CODM

  • Best Esports Player: Ganesh “SK Rossi” Gangadhar

Fan Choice Awards

  • Fan Favourite Esports Team of the Year: Team Soul

  • Fan Favourite Content Creator of the Year: GamerFleet – Anshu Bisht

  • Fan Favourite Lifestyle Gaming Personality – Male: Ocean Sharma

  • Fan Favourite Lifestyle Gaming Personality – Female: Kaashvi “Kaash Plays” Hiranandani

  • Fan Favourite Esports Player – Female: Swayambika “Sway” Sachar

  • Fan Favourite Esports Player – Male: Jonathan “Jonathan Gaming” Amaral

  • Most Trending Game of the Year: Battlegrounds Mobile India

Summary

The GEM Awards 2025 was a grand tribute to the relentless passion and innovation in the gaming and esports industries. As India continues to make strides in this domain, these awards serve as an inspiration for upcoming talents and industry pioneers to push boundaries and create a thriving ecosystem.

With gaming, esports, and metaverse technology rapidly evolving, the future holds endless possibilities for Indian developers, players, and innovators.

 

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