



[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]

January 11, 2018 The Tabby Awards has announced the winners of the 2017 Mobile Game Awards competition. Winning games included Clash Royale, Madden NFL Football, Monument Valley, Pokemon GO, MARVEL Contest of Champions, and Minecraft. Game publishers with multiple award winners included Electronic Arts, Disney, Nintendo, Gameloft, Ubisoft, and Supercell. “With over 1.4 mobile games available today on Android and iOS combined, our mobile gaming award winners represent the top 0.007% games. These are the best of the best,” commented Matt Harney, Executive Producer of the Tabby Awards. “We had several key themes emerge at this year’s gaming awards. We saw the importance of iconic franchises and recognizable intellectual property - like Star Wars ™, Disney’s Frozen, MARVEL, Jurassic World ™, and Stranger Things - in driving downloads and user engagement. Additionally, Android’s gaming momentum was reflected in 57 award winners, outpacing iOS’ 38 winners. Finally, the geographic diversity of the winning publishers underscores the global nature of game development today.” With all 1.4 million iOS and Android games eligible and under consideration, winners were selected based on a combination of quantitative metrics and qualitative factors. The analytical evaluation component focused on app store user review scores submitted over the course of 2017 to measure user engagement. The qualitative component - benefiting from the Tabby Awards expertise in judging app and game awards since 2012 - focused on user interface, design, and innovation. The degree of tablet-optimization was also a key factor in the assessment of iPad and Android tablet games. The 2017 Mobile Game Award winners are presented below by device type and operating system category: ### MOBILE GAME AWARDS FOR ANDROID ### MOBILE GAME AWARDS - ANDROID PHONE: CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars - Action

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - Action

War Robots - Action

Pokemon GO - Adventure

Seekers Notes - Adventure

Stranger Things: The Game - Adventure

Geometry Dash - Arcade

Piano Tiles 2 - Arcade

Subway Surfers - Arcade

Rolling Sky - Board

Best Friends - Puzzle Adventure - Casual

Candy Crush Saga - Casual

Left vs Right: Brain Training - Educational

The Room - Puzzle

The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 - Puzzle

Toy Blast - Puzzle

CSR Racing 2 - Racing

Trials Frontier - Racing

Angry Birds Evolution - Role Playing

MARVEL Future Fight - Role Playing

AdVenture Capitalist - Simulation

Fire Emblem Heroes - Simulation

Golf Clash - Sports

MLB TAP SPORTS BASEBALL 2017 - Sports

Clash Royale - Strategy

King of Avalon: Dragon Warfare - Strategy

Transformers: Earth Wars - Strategy

Jeopardy! World Tour - Trivia + Word

Wordalot - Picture Crossword - Trivia + Word MOBILE GAME AWARDS - ANDROID TABLET: Color Switch - Action

Hitman Sniper - Action

Last Day on Earth: Survival - Action

Diggy's Adventure - Adventure

Pearl's Peril - Adventure

ROBLOX - Adventure

Hungry Shark Evolution - Arcade

Jetpack Joyride - Arcade

Minion Rush: Despicable Me Official Game - Casual

My Talking Tom - Casual

ABC Kids - Tracing & Phonics - Educational

Masha and the Bear. Educational Games - Educational

Toca Kitchen 2 - Educational

Build A Bridge! - Puzzle

Monument Valley - Puzzle

Asphalt 8: Airborne - Racing

Hill Climb Racing 2 - Racing

Need for Speed No Limits - Racing

Idle Heroes - Role Playing

Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes - Role Playing

Dragon City - Simulation

Fallout Shelter - Simulation

Dream League Soccer 2018 - Sports

Madden NFL Football - Sports

Lords Mobile - Strategy

Vikings: War of Clans - Strategy

Trivia Crack - Trivia + Word

Wordscapes - Trivia + Word ### MOBILE GAME AWARDS FOR IOS ### MOBILE GAME AWARDS - IPHONE: Clash Royale - Action + Adventure

Minecraft - Action + Adventure

ROBLOX - Action + Adventure

Dune! - Arcade

Rush - Arcade

Rolling Sky - Board

Disney Magic Kingdoms - Family

Splitter Critters - Puzzle

Asphalt 8: Airborne - Racing

Real Racing 3 - Racing

Dragon City Mobile - Role Playing

Lineage 2: Revolution - Role Playing

Jurassic World™: The Game - Simulation

FIFA Soccer - Sports

NBA Live Mobile Basketball - Sports

Hearthstone - Strategy

Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 - Strategy

Tricky Test 2™: Genius Brain? - Trivia

New York Times Crossword - Word MOBILE GAME AWARDS - IPAD: MARVEL Contest of Champions - Action + Adventure

Township - Action + Adventure

CSR Racing 2 - Arcade

Toy Blast - Arcade

Scrabble Premium for iPad - Board

Frozen Free Fall - Family

Hay Day - Family

My Singing Monsters - Music

Gardenscapes - Puzzle

Real Racing 3 - Racing

Lineage 2: Revolution - Role Playing

Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes - Role Playing

Golf Clash - Simulation

Madden NFL Football - Sports

MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2017 - Sports

Fire Emblem Heroes - Strategy

War Dragons - Strategy

Trivia Crack - Trivia

Wheel of Fortune - Word This list is also published on the Tabby Awards website (http://tabbyawards.com/winners/2017-mobile-app-game-awards/), where these category-leading games can also be downloaded. ABOUT THE TABBY AWARDS The Tabby Awards is the most comprehensive awards program honoring the best apps for tablets and iPads. Since 2012, it has held two separate competitions: one for consumer apps and games and one for business and professional apps. Starting in 2015, the Tabby Awards events expanded to include phone-optimized apps and games. Please refer to TabbyAwards.com for additional information regarding our mobile app award events.