Unity Awards 2017

Whether simple, complex, or somewhere in between, a great gaming experience blends concept, intuitive control, innovation, creativity, visual design, and fun together into one blissfully wonderful package.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun by Mimimi Productions

Runners-up

Endless Space 2 by Amplitude Studios

Hollow Knight by Team Cherry

Night in the Woods by Infinite Fall

Tacoma by Fullbright

The Long Dark by Hinterland Studio

Best mobile game

Amazing games on the small screen that blend concept, intuitive control, innovation, creativity, and visual design into a cohesive, and fun, slurry of gaming delight.

ustwo games

Runners-up

Cat Quest by The Gentlebros

Hidden Folks by Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg

Old Man's Journey by Broken Rules

Super Mario Run by Nintendo

Ticket to Earth by Robot CIrcus

Best VR game

As with the other Best Game categories, with special attention to those designed with the unique challenges of VR in mind and create a great sense of presence.

SUPERHOT Team

Runners-up

Arizona Sunshine by Vertigo Games

Cosmic Trip by Funktronic Labs

Eclipse: Edge of Light by White Elk Studios

Star Trek: Bridge Crew by Ubisoft

Virtual Virtual Reality by Tender Claws

Best Augmented or Mixed Reality Experience

Immersive computing is is going to usher great change into our society in many subtle and bold ways.

OnSight by NASA JPL and Microsoft

Runners-up

AR Mail from Harbin by Takehiko Nagakura / Woongki Sung / Dan Li [Massachusetts Institute of Techonology]

AstroReality by Quantum Technoloqies

Merge Cube by Merge VR

Muralize by Magnopus

Woorld by Funomena

Best Cinematic Experience

Thoughtful, entertaining, and/or immersive new cinematic experiences where user agency takes a back seat to storytelling and observation.

Mr.Carton by Michaël Bolufer & Fabien Daphy

Runners-up

Chocolate by Gentle Manhands

Late Shift by CTRL Movie & Wales Interactive

SKODA Heritage VR Experience by BRAINZ VR

The Bunker by Splendy Games

Zero Days VR by Scatter

Best VizSim Project

Unity projects come in all shapes and sizes; this category is about the best projects that have some real world grounded applications like visualizations, simulations, and training programs.

ProtoSpace by NASA JPL

Runners-up

Cadillac in VR by All Things Media

CAE VimedixAR by CAE Healthcare

Goodluck Hope - Property Development Visualization by Neutral Digital

Roames World by Fugro Roames

Walnut Crossing Virtual Reality Walkthrough by Viewport

Best Non-game Project

There are a lot of amazing projects that fall outside of games, cinematic experiences, or VizSim applications including art, creative tools, interactive books and comics, digital toys, interactive physical installations, and informational programs. They're not games. They're... non-games.

Blocks by Google

Runners-up

A Cognitive VR Experience @ MIT Media Lab by SNOWCRASH + LOBO + IBM + MIT Hacking Arts

Exisdance by P.I.C.S. / Panasonic

Mission:ISS by Magnopus

Social VR - Fox Sports VR App by LiveLike

Toca Hair Salon 3 by Toca Boca

Best student project

This award is for projects (games or otherwise) worked on by students currently being completed as part of the curriculum of an educational institution.

FAR: Lone Sails by Okomotive - Zurich University of the Arts

Runners-up

A Sweet Journey by Team Sweet Journey - ISART Digital

A.L.F.R.E.D by Team A.L.F.R.E.D - ISART Digital

Antigraviator by Cybernetic Walrus - Howest in Kortrijk

AR Mail from Harbin by Takehiko Nagakura / Woongki Sung / Dan Li [Massachusetts Institute of Techonology]

The Borderline Tunnels at MIT by Borderline Team - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Unity Impact Award

There are excellent games and experiences (of any kind - standard display, AR, MR, VR, etc.) that focus on making a social impact in areas like education and healthcare. Each one of these finalists has made a difference in one way or another.

CAE VimedixAR by CAE Healthcare

Runners-up

After Solitary by Emblematic Group

codeSpark Academy with The Foos by codeSpark, Inc

Testimony by Zohar Kfir

The Berlin Wall VR Experience by The Newseum

Walden, a game by USC Game Innovation Lab

Asset Store Award for Best Tool

There are a load of brilliant developers extending Unity's capabilities in really creative and powerful ways.

Amplify Shader Editor by Amplify Creations

Runners-up

Archimatix Pro by Roaring Tide Productions

CaronteFX by Next Limit Technologies

CTS - Complete Terrain Shader by Adam Goodrich

ODIN Inspector & Serializer by Devdog

Stylizer - Extended by beffio

Asset Store Award for Best Artistic Content

Along with the full featured tools extending Unity's capabilities, artists are busy creating assets that can be used and re-purposed for a huge variety of projects. These can be anything from particle packs to full themed asset packs or even brilliant sound effects.