The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2025 took place at the Royal Institution in London last week, and now the entire awards ceremony is available to view online.

The awards recognised a total of 23 firms across three categories – small, mid-sized, and large companies – for their excellence in supporting staff.

In addition, special awards went to Behaviour Interactive, Maverick Games, NaturalMotion, Observer Interactive, Rare, and Wushu Studios, and Alison Lacy received the G Into Gaming Award.

Watch the awards in full by clicking the video below.

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The Best Places to Work Awards 2025 was sponsored by Amiqus, Games London, ICO Partners, Lighthouse Games, and Playground Games.

The full list of winners is below:

Small company winners (presented by Lighthouse Games)

Diva
Fireshine Games
ForthStar
ICO Partners
Indigo Pearl
Mastered
MLC Studio
Nosebleed Interactive
Sweet Justice Sound
Swipe Right PR
Tanglewood Games
Uplift Games

Mid-sized company winners (presented by Playground Games)

Behaviour Interactive
Dovetail Games
Expression Games
Lighthouse Games
Maverick Games
NaturalMotion Games
Playstack
Rocksteady
Studio Gobo
Wushu Studios

Large company winners

G Into Gaming Award (presented by Amiqus)

Alison Lacy, Radical Forge

Diversity Award (presented by ICO Partners)

Playground Games
NaturalMotion
Maverick Games (winner)
Rocksteady
Rare

Corporate Social Responsibility Award (presented by Special Effect)

Behaviour Interactive (winner)
Playground Games
NaturalMotion
Rocksteady
Tanglewood Games

Education Award

Observer Interactive (winner)
Rare
NaturalMotion
Side
Studio Gobo

Training and Development Award

Rare
NaturalMotion (winner)
Studio Gobo
Tanglewood Games
Fireshine Games

Environmental Award (presented by Games London)

Rare (winner)
NaturalMotion
Behaviour Interactive
MLC Studio
Fireshine Games

Health and Wellbeing Award

Wushu Studios (winner)
Rare
Behaviour Interactive
Futur Lab
NaturalMotion