Game Quality professionals, it’s that time again! The annual, highly anticipated Game Quality Awards nominations are now open, and we need your help to shine a light on those who are making the biggest impact in the industry!
The awards were founded on the idea of celebrating and recognizing excellence in our discipline. It exists to acknowledge those who are advancing our craft through leadership, innovation, collaboration and advocacy.
Award Categories:
Champion of the Player
Advocates for the player experience and inspires teams to put players first.
Elite Quality Squad
A high-impact quality team that elevates collaboration, culture, and outcomes.
Hero Class Leader
A leader who mentors, inspires, and drives continuous growth in people and quality.
Innomaker
Creates tools, processes, or solutions that meaningfully improve game quality.
Trailblazer of Quality
Pushes the boundaries of how quality is understood and practiced.
Voice of Game Quality
Champions quality as a profession through insight, advocacy, and connection.
Submitting a nomination does more than recognize individual excellence, it’s how we elevate the profession together, highlight best practice and celebrate the standards we want to see across the industry.
If you know someone who is raising the bar for quality, challenging assumptions, mentoring others or making a lasting impact on how quality shows up in games, we encourage you to nominate them or yourself. You’re also welcome to submit multiple nominations, so don’t hesitate to recognize everyone who deserves an accolade!
Awards Timeline:
February 17 | Entries Open
The Game Quality Awards are open to the entire games industry, not just Game Quality members.
March 26 | Submission Deadline
The Game Quality Awards submissions process will close at midnight.
April 28 | Shortlist announced
A panel of industry peers will select a shortlist of nominees. Shortlisted nominees will receive a ticket to attend Qualicon for the winner’s announcement.
May 20 – 21 | Winners Announced
Winners announced at our annual online conference Qualicon 2026!
As well as receiving one of our coveted Awards, we also offer winners an exclusive high impact ‘Personal Branding Masterclass’ designed to help you uncover, refine and amplify your unique superpowers so you continue to positively transform the industry.
Let’s take the time to recognise the people shaping the future of game quality.
Submit your nomination here: https://gamequality.org/awards/
Submission deadline: March 26
Before you submit, please take a moment to review the submission guidelines to ensure your nomination stands out: https://gamequality.org/awardguidelines/