Apple has unveiled the finalists for its 2023 App Store Award, a celebration of the best games on iOS across multiple categories. There’s plenty of deserving games nominated amongst this year’s pack, including some nice surprises – like Lies of P, which has been nominated as one of the best games on Mac – and Aussie recognition in the form of Unpacking, which is listed for Cultural Impact.
The games of Apple Arcade are also fairly well-represented in the lot, with Hello Kitty Island Adventure getting a nomination in the Apple Arcade Game of the Year category, alongside Cityscapes and stitch.. Elsewhere, titles including Bugsnax, Vampire Survivors, Return to Monkey Island, Honkai: Star Rail, and Vampire Survivors also got nods.
“We are excited about the achievements of these App Store Award finalists who are helping users around the world to explore their interests in drawing, design, video editing, education, music, time management, working out, hiking, playing games, and so much more,” Phil Schiller, Apple Fellow said in a press release.
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“These finalists are all incredibly talented and have put enormous effort into creating these great apps and games. We are inspired by their accomplishments and look forward to announcing the winners of the App Store Awards later this month.”
Here’s the full list of Apple App Store Award 2023 finalists.
IPHONE APP OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- AllTrails
- Duolingo
- Flighty
IPHONE GAME OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- Afterplace
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Vampire Survivors
IPAD APP OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- Concepts
- DaVinci Resolve
- Prêt-à-Makeup
IPAD GAME OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- Eggy Party
- Lost in Play
- Pocket City 2
MAC APP OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- Linearity Curve
- Photomator
- Portal
MAC GAME OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- ELEX II
- Lies of P
- Return to Monkey Island
APPLE WATCH APP OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- Planny
- SmartGym
- Tide Guide
APPLE TV APP OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- Bugsnax
- FitOn
- MUBI
APPLE ARCADE GAME OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
- Cityscapes
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- stitch.
CULTURAL IMPACT FINALISTS
- balance
- Copilot
- Endling
- Finding Hannah
- How to Say Goodbye
- Pok Pok
- Proloquo
- Rebel Girls
- Too Good to Go
- Unpacking
Stay tuned for the winners announcement from Apple later in November 2023.
