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All the Winners of the GEM Awards 2025

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The third annual GEM (Gaming, Esports, and Metaverse) Awards 2025 announced its winners on February 28 in a grand ceremony at The Lalit Ashok in Bengaluru as part of the GAFX conference.


Organized by AnimationXpress in partnership with Anime Times, the GEM Awards celebrated the best talents and achievements in India's gaming industry. Xbox and CyberPowerPC served as industry partners for this prestigious celebration.


The organization presented two special awards to recognize significant contributions to the industry's growth in India:


  • The Tamil Nadu government received the "State Contribution to the Indian Esports Industry" award for organizing the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Trophy 2024. This tournament included diverse participants from school students to differently-abled individuals. According to the organizers, this initiative demonstrated the government's commitment to nurturing talent for international competitions like the Asian Games and Olympics.


  • JetSynthesys founder and CEO Rajan Navani was honored with the "Contribution to Gaming & Esports Industry in India" award for his visionary leadership. Navani has championed responsible gaming development and sustainability while advocating for greater community engagement.


The awards covered numerous categories across gaming, esports, and metaverse sectors. In the gaming segment, Lucid Labs won "Best Casual Game" for "Bloom – A Puzzle Adventure," while SuperGaming's "Indus Battle Royale" shared the "Best Mobile Game" award with Zupee's "Ludo Supreme."


Esports achievements were also celebrated, with Jonathan "Jonathan Gaming" Amaral winning "Esports Athlete of the Year." GodLike Esports took home "Esport Organisation Of the Year," while Skyesports was recognized as the "Esports Tournament Organiser of the Year."


Fan Choice Awards gave voice to the gaming community, with Team Soul named "Fan Favourite Esports Team of the Year" and Battlegrounds Mobile India recognized as the "Most Trending Game of the Year."


Complete List of GEM Awards 2025 Winners


GAMING


  • Best Casual Game: Bloom – A Puzzle Adventure by Lucid Labs

  • Best Hyper Casual Game: Military Academy 3D by Street Lamp Games & Wobble Gobble by Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology

  • Best Midcore Game: Artifice: War Tactics by Silvine Game Studios

  • Best Hardcore Game: 1971: Indian Naval Front by Neosphere Interactive Studios

  • Best Console Game: Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest by Tuttifrutti Interactive

  • Best Mobile Game: Indus Battle Royale by SuperGaming & Ludo Supreme by Zupee

  • Best PC Game: Laser Tanks by AbhiTechGames

  • Best PC Game – International: Valorant by Riot Games & The Finals by Embark Studios

  • Best Student Game: Cognac Metaverse by Aditya Gaurav & Heads Off! by Rajath Biju/Hurshwardhan Nashine/Prathamesh Gandhi

  • Best Gaming Promo: Unsung Empires: The Cholas I by Ayelet Studio & Jungle Book Snake and Ladder Game by Powerkids Entertainment

  • Best Game Direction: Chirag Chopra for Bloom – A Puzzle Adventure & Abhishek Vyas for American Dad! Apocalypse Soon

  • Best Game Producer: Abhishek Vyas for WWE Mayhem, Reliance Games

  • Best Art Direction: Unsung Empires: The Cholas I by Ayelet Studio & American Dad! Apocalypse Soon by Reliance Games

  • Best Game Score/Music: Andrea Belucci for Artifice: War Tactics

  • Best Audio Design: Vishwas for Artifice: War Tactics

  • Games for Impact: Little Singham Cycle Race by Reliance Games

  • Best Ongoing Game: Battle Legion by Godspeed Games

  • Most Anticipated Game: Unsung Empires: The Cholas II by Ayelet Studio, Kapih by 88 Games, & Winds of Arcana: Ruination by Brewed Games

  • Best Indie Studio of the Year: Lucid Labs & Gamebee Studio

  • Game Studio of the Year: SuperGaming


METAVERSE, NFTs, TECHNOLOGY


  • Metaverse Developer of the Year: Immersive Gamitronics Studios

  • NFT Creator of the Year: Skoda Auto Volkswagen India for Škodaverse India

  • Best Custom PC Builder: EliteHubs

  • Best PC Hardware Brand: Cooler Master


ESPORTS


  • Best Streaming Platform: Rooter

  • Esports Coach of the Year: Rahul "Osmium" Sharma

  • Esports Caster of the Year: Ankit "Ankiiibot" Pandey

  • Best Esports Promo/Commercial: Rivalry Anthem by Ampverse DMI

  • Best Esports Production: Tesseract Esports & Nodwin Gaming

  • Esports Commercial Partner of the Year: Hero Xtreme x GodLike Esports

  • Esports Moment of the Year: Riot Games India & South Asia | Convergence

  • Esports Athlete of the Year: Jonathan "Jonathan Gaming" Amaral

  • Esports Tournament Organiser of the Year: Skyesports

  • Esports Tournament of the Year: BMPS 2024 by Skyesports

  • Esport Organisation Of the Year: GodLike Esports

  • Best Esports Team: Gladiators Esports & Godlike Esports

  • Best Esports Player: Ganesh "SK Rossi" Gangadhar

  • Streamer of the Year – Male: Yash "Lollzzz" Thakkar & Tanmay "Sc0utOP" Singh

  • Streamer of the Year – Female: Payal "Payal Gaming" Dhare

  • Content Creator of the Year (Gaming): Sakshi "Sharkshe" Shetty & Jonathan "Jonathan Gaming" Amaral


FAN CHOICE AWARDS


  • Fan Favourite Esports Team of the Year: Team Soul

  • Fan Favourite Content Creator of the Year: GamerFleet – Anshu Bisht

  • Fan Favourite Lifestyle Gaming Personality of the Year – Male: Ocean Sharma

  • Fan Favourite Lifestyle Gaming Personality of the Year – Female: Kaashvi "Kaash Plays" Hiranandani

  • Fan Favourite Esports Player of the Year – Female: Swayambika "Sway" Sachar

  • Fan Favourite Esports Player of the Year – Male: Jonathan "Jonathan Gaming" Amaral

  • Most Trending Game of the Year: Battlegrounds Mobile India


As AnimationXpress director Mishaal Wanvari put it, "We're witnessing remarkable talent and innovation emerging from India." And he's right – from casual mobile games to high-stakes esports tournaments, India is quickly making its mark on the global gaming map.

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