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There are 12 awards in total open for nomination in the MENA Games Industry Awards 2025, celebrating all aspects of our amazing industry. The nominations will open soon to give all applicable companies the chance to enter.

We typically have a huge number of nominations for our awards. All eligible entries are put forward for the next phase of the process, during which a core judging team of media and independent professionals create a shortlist from the submitted games, services, and companies, to be voted on by selected, respected industry representatives.

ATTEND THE AWARDS

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN

There are a total of 12 awards open for nomination, celebrating all aspects of this vibrant industry, and nominating is quick and easy.

Select the award you’d like to nominate for from the list below and fill in the form, including a short explanation of why the entry should be considered (links to images and videos can be added).

Please note: unless specified otherwise in the awards description, the period for consideration is from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Only games, services, company performance released or achieved within that timeframe are eligible for the awards.

Following the nomination phase we’ll present the Finalists, which will then be voted on by a select group of respected industry representatives.

The MENA Games Industry Awards 2025 take place on May 8, exclusively as part of the Dubai GameExpo Summit.

(Submissions after March 27, 2025 will not be counted.)

NOTE: We’re aware of a small issue that some people have experienced when submitting a nomination, in that they are not seeing a confirmation afterwards. If the page reloads when you click the submit button, we’ve almost certainly received your nomination (but you should be able to see this confirmation by clicking on the category you nominated for). Apologies for any confusion caused.

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED – thank you to everyone who submitted. (The system may continue to accept entries but please note these will not be processed.)

This year there are 13 awards in total up for nomination, celebrating our amazing industry.

These are now being put forward for the next phase of the process, during which a core judging team of media and independent professionals create a shortlist from the submitted companies and games, to be voted on by the MENA Games Industry Awards judging panel.

The finalists will be revealed soon.

ATTEND THE AWARDS

Nominate your choice using the forms below:

This special award recognises a Dubai-based games company who has demonstrated a considerable amount of success, influence, and impact despite their relatively recent arrival within the industry.

Dubai Games Star

NOMINATE FOR: Dubai Games Star(Required)
Please enter the name of the company you wish to nominate.
Why should this company be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to biography/website/achievements/testimonials/etc?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
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Any MENA games company that has been established for 24 months or less, has significantly evolved their business, and made an impact on the industry through innovation, creativity and other initiatives – but has not necessarily brought a game to market yet.

Best Games Startup

NOMINATE FOR: Best Games Startup(Required)
Please enter the full name of the company as accurately as possible to avoid nominating the wrong company/division.
Why you should this company be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
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Comments
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Showcasing the innovation hubs that support developers with centres that cultivate creativity, enable locally produced content, and accelerate the MENA gaming space.

Best Game Innovation Hub/District

NOMINATE FOR: Best Game Innovation Hub/District
Please enter the company as accurately as possible.
Why should this nomination be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
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First name Last name
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Any MENA-based game, released in the past 18 months, that pushes the boundaries of the game dynamics – whether through play mechanics, technical achievements (or use of technology itself), and more – to deliver a unique experience for players.

Most Innovative MENA Game

NOMINATE FOR: Most Innovative MENA Game
Please enter full title of the game as accurately as possible to avoid nominating the wrong game.
Why should this game be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
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This accolade is for companies that support the MENA ecosystem through dedicated service provisions – monetisation, analytics, middleware, advertising, localisation, marketing, legal, etc – thereby helping developers create their games and grow their audience.

Best Service Provider

NOMINATE FOR: Best Service Provider(Required)
Please enter the name of the company.
Why should this service/company be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
ABOUT YOU: Your name(Required)
First name Last name
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This accolade awards studios that have supported games last year in the areas of localisation, ensuring that both new releases and updates go live with as few hiccups as possible, and are localised appropriately for target MENA markets.

Best Arabic Localisation

NOMINATE FOR: Best Arabic Localisation(Required)
Please enter the name of the company, game, or service.
Why should this nomination be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
ABOUT YOU: Your name(Required)
First name Last name
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Email
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This award recognises and celebrates the most impressively implemented and strategically sustained MENA esport-related support service of the past 18 months.

Best In Esports

NOMINATE FOR: Best In Esports(Required)
Please enter the name of the company, game, or service.
Why should this nomination be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
ABOUT YOU: Your name(Required)
First name Last name
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Phone
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Showcasing the company that is bringing the most impactful use of, or support for, web3 technology to the MENA game development scene.

Best Web3 Gaming

NOMINATE FOR: Best Web3 Gaming
Please enter the full name of the company as accurately as possible to avoid nominating the wrong company/division.
Why should this nomination be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
ABOUT YOU: Your name(Required)
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Phone
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This award showcases an investment within the MENA games industry that has played a vital role in the success and growth of a company in the region during the past 18 months.

Investor of the Year

NOMINATE FOR: Investor of the Year(Required)
Please enter the name of the investment.
Why should this nomination be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
ABOUT YOU: Your name(Required)
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Any MENA games company that has released a game, or successfully grown an existing game, during the past year, as well as expanded their business and made an impact on the industry through innovation, creativity and other initiatives.

Category sponsored by ID@Xbox

Best Developer

NOMINATE FOR: Best Developer(Required)
Please enter full of the company as accurately as possible to avoid nominating the wrong company/division.
Why should this company be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
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Celebrating a MENA company that has assisted developers in releasing a game during the past 18 months, whether through publishing support, marketing, co-development, or investment.

Category sponsored by Xsolla

Best Publisher

NOMINATE FOR: Best Publisher(Required)
Please enter the full name of the company as accurately as possible to avoid nominating the wrong company/division.
Why should this company be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
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This award recognises the finest games experience released in the past 18 months based on creativity, play mechanics, technological, artistic and aural achievement, innovation, audience engagement, and both critical and commercial success. To be eligible for this award, games must have been given a full release, received a significant update, or maintained substantial live ops activity, during the January 2024–April 2025 period.

MENA Game of the Year

NOMINATE FOR: MENA Game of the Year
Please enter full title of the game as accurately as possible to avoid nominating the wrong game.
Why should this game be considered?(Required)
(Maximum 300 words, please.)
Supporting link to video/screenshots/website?
Please provide a single link to support the nomination for our judges to make additional checks, if required.
ABOUT YOU: Your name(Required)
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Phone
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This illustrious lifetime achievement award recognises a person from the MENA region who has achieved a considerable amount of success in their career and has acted as a pioneer in, and made an outstanding contribution to, the regional games space.

The MENA Market Legend is a special award, selected directly by the organisation committee of the MENA Games Industry Awards.

NOMINATIONS FOR 2023 WILL OPEN SOON.

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

Lobbying for the 23 categories of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2020 has now ended – our thanks to the huge number of industry members who nominated.

The shortlist will now be determined and subsequently presented to a judging panel made up of more than 100 industry experts for voting.

The finalists will be announced in December, with the winners revealed at a gala dinner event in central London on Tuesday, January 21st.

SEE THE WINNERS OF 2019

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