[GameSpot] - Google Play Announces Best Of Play 2021 Winners, Pokemon Unite Wins Best Game

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Google Play has unveiled its Best of Play 2021 winners--selected by the Google Play editorial team with a few Users' Choice winners selected by fans--with Pokemon Unite and more games capturing top honors.

The new Pokemon MOBA game earned the Best Game of 2021 honor, clinching its first major award of the 2021 end-of-year awards season. Garena Free Fire--one of the largest games in the world with a peak of over 150 millions daily users as of August--was selected as the 2021 Users' Choice game.

Masaaki Hoshino, a producer on Pokemon Unite, commented on the distinction, saying, "We tried to distill the best parts of the MOBA genre to create a new kind of game, but I must admit that I was unsure if it would be well received by players around the world. This award shows that our game has been positively received by fans and the media, and while this is a great relief, at the same time it reaffirms our determination to continue doing our best to make Pokémon UNITE an even more exciting experience that meets our players’ expectations."

Other selected games include League of Legends: Wild Rift and Marvel: Future Revolution on the Best Competitive Games list, Donut County and My Friend Pedro on the Best Indies list, and Crash Bandicoot: On The Run on the Best Pick Up And Play list.

Non-gaming apps that won awards include Balance as Best App, Disney+ on the Popular on Google TV list, and Paramount+ as the Users' Choice app. The full list of winners is below.

Google Play Best Of Play 2021 Winners

Top Awards

Users’ Choice 2021

• App: Paramount+
• Game: Garena Free Fire MAX

Best App

• Balance

Best Game

• Pokémon UNITE

Best Of Play 2021 Game Winners

Best Competitive

• League of Legends: Wild Rift
• MARVEL Future Revolution
• Pokémon UNITE
• Rogue Land
• Suspects: Mystery Mansion

Best Game Changers

• Inked
• JanKenUP!
• Knights of San Francisco
• Overboard!
• Tears of Themis

Best Indies

• 7 Billion Humans
• Bird Alone
• Donut County
• My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge
• Puzzling Peaks EXE

Best Pick Up & Play

• Cats in Time
• Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!
• Disney POP TOWN
• Switchcraft
• Towers

Best for Tablets

• Chicken Police — Paint it RED!
• League of Legends: Wild Rift
• My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge
• Overboard!
• The Procession to Calvary

Best of Play 2021 App Winners

Best Apps for Good

• Empathy
• Mentor Spaces
• Speechify

Best Everyday Essentials

• Blossom
• PhotoRoom
• Rabit

Best for Fun

• Clubhouse
• Noobly
• Whatifi

Best Hidden Gems

• Laughscape
• Moonbeam
• Moonly

Best for Personal Growth

• Balance
• Clementine
• Uptime

Best for Tablets

• Canva
• Concepts
• Houzz

Best for Wear

• Calm
• MyFitnessPal
• Sleep Cycle

Popular on Google TV

• Disney+
• ESPN
• Tubi

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