Mobile gaming seized the global spotlight on October 28, 2026, as the prestigious GamingonPhone Awards 2026 staged its sixth edition live from Bangkok, Thailand. Across 28 comprehensive categories, the premier industry gala honored the breakthrough titles, boundary-pushing developers, top-tier esports teams, and marketing powerhouses defining the mobile ecosystem.

A major highlight of this year's staging was the official debut of The Mobile Premiere—a dedicated pre-show broadcast revealing 22 exclusive mobile titles and major content drops ahead of the main ceremony. The showcase provided a specialized platform for studios to exhibit upcoming projects directly to global gaming enthusiasts before the championship hardware was handed out.

GamingonPhone Awards 2026: Category Breakdown & Winners

1. Mobile Game of the Year

Winner: Where Winds Meet (NetEase Games)

NetEase Games’ sweeping wuxia action-adventure captured the crown in the night's flagship category. Where Winds Meet earned top marks for its dynamic martial arts combat, open-world scale, and meticulous environmental detail.

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  • The Division Resurgence
  • Rainbow Six Mobile
  • Neverness to Everness
  • Mongil: STAR DIVE
  • Arknights: Endfield
  • Heartopia
  • Pokémon Champions
  • Sea of Stars
  • Guild Wars Reforged

2. On-going Mobile Game of the Year

Winner: Free Fire (Garena)

Garena’s battle royale juggernaut claimed the title for ongoing excellence, celebrated for sustained community engagement, high-profile crossovers, steady seasonal updates, and a massive international competitive network.

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  • My Talking Tom Friends 2
  • Genshin Impact
  • Wuthering Waves
  • Reverse: 1999
  • Pokémon GO
  • Umamusume: Pretty Derby
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
  • Block Blast
  • Brawl Stars

3. Premium Mobile Game of the Year

Winner: Carmen Sandiego (Gameloft)

Gameloft's revival of the iconic franchise delivered an elite, pay-to-play mobile experience packed with investigative intrigue, globe-spanning heists, and rewarding puzzle-solving mechanics.

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  • Shotgun King
  • Subnautica: Below Zero
  • Tomb Raider
  • Sea of Stars
  • Slime Rancher
  • Easy Delivery Co
  • Hitman: Absolution
  • Among the Sleep
  • Don’t Starve Together

4. Innovative Mobile Game of the Year

Winner: Don’t Starve Together

The acclaimed survival title stood out for adapting its signature eerie, hand-drawn art style, punishing procedural sandbox, and seamless cooperative mechanics to handheld touchscreens.

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  • Spilled!
  • TOEM: A Photo Adventure
  • Bacon in Zane
  • Preserve
  • TABS Pocket Edition
  • Hypnospace Outlaw
  • Pigeon: A Love Story

5. Mobile Game Community of the Year

Winner: Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)

HoYoverse’s space-fantasy turn-based RPG earned the nod for cultivating one of the most passionate, creative, and active player bases across modern mobile ecosystems.

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  • eFootball
  • Clash of Clans
  • Trickcal: Chibi Go
  • Limbus Company
  • Love and Deepspace
  • Zenless Zone Zero
  • Blue Archive
  • Wuthering Waves
  • Arknights

6. Mobile Subscription Game of the Year

Winner: Chants of Sennaar (Google Play Pass)

Chants of Sennaar captured the subscription category spotlight via Google Play Pass, praised for its innovative linguistics-based puzzles, observational design, and atmospheric storytelling.

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  • Football Manager 26 Mobile – Netflix Games
  • Red Dead Redemption – Netflix Games
  • Spirit Crossing – Netflix Games
  • Creatures of the Deep – Apple Arcade
  • PowerWash Simulator – Apple Arcade
  • NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM – Apple Arcade
  • Mini Football Legends – Apple Arcade
  • BEYBLADE X XONE – Crunchyroll Game Vault
  • How Many Dudes? – Google Play Pass

7. Mobile Game Visual Design of the Year

Winner: The Division: Resurgence (Ubisoft)

Ubisoft secured visual design honors by translating the gritty, post-crisis urban environments and photorealistic tactical details of the console franchise seamlessly onto mobile hardware.

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  • Dear me, I was…
  • Spirit Crossing
  • Neverness to Everness
  • Arknights: Endfield
  • Hatch Dragons
  • Where Winds Meet
  • Blue Fire
  • Star Sailors
  • Destiny: Rising

8. Mobile Game Audio Design of the Year

Winner: Arknights: Endfield

Arknights: Endfield took home audio honors for its sweeping, atmospheric score, dynamic environmental soundscapes, and top-tier combat foley design.

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  • Among the Sleep
  • Neverness to Everness
  • Subnautica: Below Zero
  • Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • Chaos Zero Nightmare
  • The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

9. Mobile Game Adaptation of the Year

Winner: Destiny: Rising

Bringing Bungie’s sci-fi shooter mythos into mobile format, Destiny: Rising captured the adaptation title for its faithful combat feel, distinctive hero playstyles, and rich lore integration.

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  • DIGIMON UP!
  • Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra
  • Game of Thrones: Dragonfire
  • The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
  • Kuroko’s Basketball Street Rivals
  • KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME
  • HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×SURVIVOR
  • Resident Evil Survival Unit
  • Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen

10. Most Anticipated Game of the Year

Winner: Roco Kingdom (Tencent Games)

Tencent Games' upcoming project generated unparalleled hype throughout the voting cycle, winning the category amid a competitive lineup of high-profile global releases.

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  • DCKO
  • ANANTA
  • Honkai: Nexus Anima
  • Silver Palace
  • Horizon Steel Frontiers
  • Palworld Mobile
  • Petit Planet
  • VALORANT Mobile
  • Monster Hunter Outlanders

11. Players’ Choice Mobile Game of the Year

Winner: Heartopia

Voted entirely by fans worldwide, the breakout cozy life-simulation title amassed overwhelming community votes to secure the highly coveted People's Choice trophy.

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  • Talking Tom & Friends: World
  • Neverness to Everness
  • Sonic Rumble Party
  • The Division Resurgence
  • Rainbow Six Mobile
  • Arknights: Endfield
  • Where Winds Meet
  • Clash of Critters
  • Sword x Staff
  • CookieRun: Crumble
  • Sunday City: Life RolePlay

12. Mobile Game Voice Acting of the Year

Winner: Erin Yvette (Cissia in Zenless Zone Zero)

Erin Yvette's performance as Cissia brought sharp personality, comedic timing, and narrative depth to HoYoverse's urban action RPG, securing top acting honors.

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  • Molly Zhang for Zhuang Fangyi (Arknights: Endfield)
  • Deneen Melody for Sandrone (Genshin Impact)
  • Alex Cazares for Rebecca (Wuthering Waves)
  • Blythe Melin for Ashveil (Honkai: Star Rail)
  • Josette Halpert for Rubuska (Reverse: 1999)
  • Lindsay Sheppard for Hotori (Neverness to Everness)
  • Caleb Yen for Cloud (Mongil: STAR DIVE)
  • Emi Lo for Columbina (Genshin Impact)
  • Brianna Knickerbocker for Mint (Neverness to Everness)

13. Indie Mobile Game of the Year

Winner: TOEM: A Photo Adventure

The monochrome, photography-centric adventure charmed players and judges alike with its hand-drawn aesthetic, relaxing cadence, and inventive puzzle structure.

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