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Google today announced the winners of the Play Awards 2022. It gave Apex Legends Mobile top honors and named it the best game of 2022, as well as introducing new awards. This announcement comes a day after Apple also named Apex Mobile the best game of 2022.
Speaking of Apex Mobile, Google said in its announcement, “Apex Legends Mobile rose through the Esports ranks, trending regularly and appearing in the top 10 download lists throughout the year. The game brings all the excitement of the Apex Legends series to mobile and tablets, making it easy to play wherever you are.”
The other games up for the awards are Dislyte (for Best Multiplayer), Dicey Dungeons (for Best Indie), and Angry Birds Journey (for Best Pickup and Play). Dislyte is a futuristic urban-fantasy RPG where players recruit Espers, mysterious people who draw people from different gods. It is a Gacha game where players battle their teams of gods against each other. Dicey Dungeons is a roguelike in which players are giant walking dice on dungeon runs.
Google also introduced some new categories for the awards, including Best Story, which moved to the mobile port of Lucas Pope’s Papers Please. It also honored the best game of 2020, Genshin Impact, with the new Best Ongoing title. The other new category of recognized games on Google’s Play Pass subscription service, which includes hundreds of games.
2022 Best of Play games award winners
- Best Game: Apex Legends mobile
- Best Multiplayer: dislyte
- Honorable Mentions: Apex Legends Mobile, Catalyst Black, Diablo Immortal, Rocket League Sideswipe
- Best Pickup and Play: Angry Bird’s journey
- Honorable Mentions: Gun & Dungeons, Hook 2, Hyde and Seek, Quadline
- Dear India: Dice dungeons
- Honorable Mentions: Dungeons of Dreadrock, Knotwords, One Hand Clapping, Phobies
- Best Story: Papers, please
- Honorable Mentions: Deemo II, Inua – A Story in Ice and Time, The Secret of Cat Island, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
- Best Running: Genshin effect
- Honorable Mentions: Candy Crush Saga, Garena Free Fire, Pokémon GO, Roblox
- Best on Play Pass: Very little nightmares
- Honorable Mentions: Bridge Constructor, Final Fantasy VII, Linelight, Path of Giants
- Best for Tablets: Tower of fantasy
- Honorable Mentions: Angry Birds Journey, Catalyst Black, Diablo Immortal, Papers, Please
- Best for Chromebooks: roblox
Winners of the Best of Play apps 2022
- Best app: BeReal by Wombo
- Best for fun: PetStar
- Honorable Mentions: DanceFitMe, NoteIt Widget
- Best for Personal Growth: breathwork
- Honorable Mentions: Duolingo ABC, Gym Log & Workouts, Ukulele by Yousician
- Best Daily Essentials: Plant older
- Honorable mentions: book wake up morning routine, daily diary, sleep tracker
- Best Hidden Gems: Restore athletics
- Honorable Mentions: Linktree, Little Lunches, Wamble
- Best Apps for Good: The Stigma App
- Honorable Mentions: Sleep Fruits, Zario
- Best for Wear: Todoist
- Best for Tablets: Bag
- Best for Chromebooks: BandLab
The best-selling books and audiobooks from Google Play
Best-selling books:
- Fire & Blood by George RR Martin
- It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
- Fairy tale by Stephen King
- I’m glad my mom died because of Jennette McCurdy
- Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Best selling audiobooks
- I’m glad my mom died because of Jennette McCurdy
- Fairy tale by Stephen King
- Fire & Blood by George RR Martin
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
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