Planet & Green Jam 2025 Winners: TreesPlease, Wooga, Activision
▼ Summary
– Fifteen developers were honored at the Playing for the Planet Awards and Green Games Summit for excellence in sustainable game development and pro-environmental storytelling.
– Winners included Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Wooga’s June’s Journey, and TreesPlease Games’ Longleaf Valley across various categories.
– Thirteen games were recognized in the Playing for the Planet and Green Game Jam categories, with two additional special awards for Innovation and All in for Nature.
– Notable category winners included Synergy for Best Green Storytelling, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 for Best Green Tech, and Crossy Road for Best Newcomer.
– UN Environment Programme officials praised the winners for raising standards in impact and engagement, highlighting growing player demand for studios to make measurable environmental contributions.
A recent celebration of environmental innovation in the video game industry saw fifteen developers honored at the Playing for the Planet Awards and Green Games Summit. These studios were recognized for their outstanding contributions to sustainable game development and for integrating powerful pro-environmental narratives into their work. Among the celebrated winners were major players like Activision for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Wooga for June’s Journey, and TreesPlease Games for their title Longleaf Valley. The event highlighted thirteen games across the Playing for the Planet and Green Game Jam categories, with two additional special awards presented for Innovation and All in for Nature.
The complete list of nominees and award recipients is detailed below.
In the category of Best Green Storytelling, the nominees included Another Crab’s Treasure from Aggro Crab, Citizen Sleeper 2 by Jump over the Age, Endzone 2 from Gentlymad Studios, Synergy by Leikir Studio, and The Wandering Village by Stray Fawn Studio. The winning title was Synergy by Leikir Studio.
For Best Green Tech, the nominees were Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 from Activision Publishing Inc., GAIADEX from Razer, Jyros from Game Only, League of Legends and Valorant from Riot Games, and Monument Valley 3 from ustwo games. The award went to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 by Activision.
The Champion Award nominees were Arnaud Fayolle, Joshua Aslan, Laura Carter, the duo of Mathias Gredal Norvig and Celia Zimmermann, and Min-Liang Tan. The winners were Mathias Gredal Norvig and Celia Zimmermann.
Nominees for the Changemaker Award included GreenQuest Innovations, PlanetPlay, Riot Games, TreesPlease Games, and ustwo games. TreesPlease Games received this honor.
The Green Game Jam Finalists and winners were announced across several specific categories.
For Best Newcomer, the contending games were Best Fiends by Playtika, Crossy Road by Hipster Whale, Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, and Tencent Games, Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games, and Rummy Fun & Friends / Skat Treff by GameDuell. Crossy Road by Hipster Whale was named the winner.
In the Best Small Studio category, the nominees were Elowyn: Quest of Time by EARTHWise, Imagine Earth by Serious Bros., Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games, and Orna: The GPS RPG by Northern Forge Studios. Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games took home the award.
The Call to Action Award featured nominees such as Best Fiends by Playtika, Hay Day by Supercell, June’s Journey by Wooga, Rummy Fun & Friends / Skat Treff by Gameduell, and Shop Titans by Kabam. June’s Journey by Wooga was selected as the winner.
For Google’s Choice, the shortlist included Crossy Road by Hipster Whale, Hay Day by Supercell, Honor Of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, and Tencent Games, Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games, and Love and Pies by Trailmix Games. Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games was the chosen title.
The Media’s Choice nominees were Best Fiends by Playtika, Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, and Tencent Games, June’s Journey by Wooga, Klondike Adventures by Vizor Games, Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games, and Orna: The GPS RPG by Northern Forge Studios. The winner was Orna: The GPS RPG by Northern Forge Studios.
Contenders for the Trailblazer Award were GamePoint Bingo by GamePoint, Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, and Tencent Games, Imagine Earth by Serious Bros., Longleaf Valley by TreesPlease Games, and Love & Pies by Trailmix Games. Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, and Tencent Games won the award.
The Player’s Choice Award nominees included Best Fiends by Playtika, Hay Day by Supercell, Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, and Tencent Games, June’s Journey by Wooga, and Top Eleven 2025 by Nordeus. Hay Day by Supercell was the player-voted winner.
For the UNEP’s Choice Award, the nominees were Best Fiends by Playtika, Crossy Road by Hipster Whale, GamePoint Bingo by GamePoint, Honor of Kings by TiMi Studio Group, Level Infinite, and Tencent Games, and June’s Journey by Wooga. June’s Journey by Wooga received this distinction.
The Jam Spirit Award shortlist featured Best Fiends by Playtika, Drive Ahead! by DoDreams, Just Dance 2025 by Ubisoft Paris, My Talking Hank: Island by Outfit 7, and Subway Surfers by SYBO. The winner was Subway Surfers by SYBO.
The special Innovation Award was presented to Sony Interactive Entertainment.
The All in for Nature award was given to Romme Treff & Skat Treff by GameDuell.
Sam Barratt, Chief of Youth and Education at the UN Environment Programme, commented on the achievements, stating that the creativity and ambition of the winners and nominees have established a new benchmark. He noted that the expectations for impact, engagement, and reach are consistently elevated each year. Barratt emphasized the growing evidence that gamers expect studios to consider how their products and operations can create a tangible, positive effect on the world, and he congratulated the award recipients for demonstrating that this goal is attainable.
(Source: Games Industry)