Play’s Best Of awards showcase Asia-Pacific developers
This year's Play’s Best of awards celebrated creativity and AI, with Asia-Pacific developers capturing over 60% of all app and game honors.
Today we released Play’s 2024 Best of Awards, which honor the year’s most creative apps and games. Developers from Asia-Pacific took home over 60% of the awards — a testament to the creativity coming from the region, powered by millions of Android developers.
In the gaming category, Asia-Pacific developers took home 62% of all gaming awards handed out in the United States, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia and Taiwan. Chinese studio FARLIGHT's AFK Journey claimed the “Best Game” honor for its stunning visuals and immersive fantasy world, while Korea's Devsisters Corporation took home the “Best for Google Play Games on PC” award for CookieRun: Tower of Adventures, delighting players with its adventurous gameplay across mobile and web.
Asia-Pacific developers picked up a third of the global awards in the entertainment apps category, with China and Korea emerging as powerhouses, particularly with mobile-friendly, short-form content. China’s DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts won “Best for Fun” in Indonesia and Hong Kong, while Korea’s Vigloo - Premier Short Dramas snagged “Best Hidden Gem” in Korea, proving the strong appeal of drama shorts and showing how Play is critical for developers who aspire to go global. In fact, 85% of monthly active users of Korean-developed apps were based overseas in 2023.
