Winners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2026 revealed

Winners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2026 revealed Twenty-five UK companies were recognised for their excellence in supporting staff The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2026 took place at the Royal Institution in London on October 1, with special awards going to Dink, Hangar 13, Jagex: The RuneScape Company, NaturalMotion Games, Rare, and Snap Finger Click. The awards ceremony took place after the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, which was attended by 79 representatives from 41 companies, including AAA, AA, and indie studios, as well as consultancy firms, training providers, and educational institutes. These awards are judged on the basis of an employee survey (worth 80% of the score) and a company survey (worth 20%). Small company winners - Fireshine Games - Lively - MLC Studio - Playstack - Silent Games - Snap Finger Click - Stellar Entertainment Software - Swipe Right - Tanglewood Games - Uplift Games Mid-sized company winners (presented by Playground Games) - Behaviour Interactive UK - Electric Square - Expression Games - Fenris Creations - Hangar 13 - HundredStar Games - Kinetic Games - Maverick Games - Rare - Studio Gobo - Wushu Studios Large company winners - Frontier Developments - Jagex: The RuneScape Company - Playground Games - TT Games G Into Gaming Award (presented by Amiqus) - Jo Haslam, Snap Finger Click Corporate Social Responsibility Award (Presented by Special Effect) - Jagex: The Runescape Company (winner) - NaturalMotion Games - Playground Games - Rocksteady Studios - Wushu Studios Diversity Award - Maverick Games - NaturalMotion Games - Rare - Snap Finger Click (winner) Education Award (Presented by IO Interactive) - Dink (winner) - Electric Square - Jagex: The Runescape Company - Rocksteady Studios - Two Point Studios Environmental Award (Presented by Games London) - NaturalMotion Games - Playground Games - Rare (winner) - Rocksteady Studios Health and Wellbeing Award - Behaviour Interactive UK - Hangar 13 (winner) - NaturalMotion Games - Rare - Rocksteady Studios Training and Development Award - Behaviour Interactive UK - Jagex: The Runescape Company - NaturalMotion Games (winner) - Playground Games HR Hero Award - Yvonne Dawes, Frontier Developments - Tuoya Joe, HundredStar Games - Gary Martin, Jagex: The Runescape Company - Carmen Martino, Playstack - Anna Stone, Playground Games - Leah Wilson, IO Interactive (winner)