Overview
- The 2025 App Store Awards named Dredge as iPad Game of the Year, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition as Mac Game of the Year, Porta Nubi as Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year, and What The Clash? as Apple Arcade Game of the Year.
- Pokémon TCG Pocket earned the iPhone honor after a breakout run that surpassed 150 million downloads by October 2025 following its 2024 launch.
- Apple said winners were hand-selected from a 45-app finalist list for innovation, user experience, design quality, and lasting cultural impact.
- Tim Cook praised developers for turning strong ideas into experiences that enrich users’ lives, framing the awards as a celebration of creativity and excellence.
- Art of Fauna, despelote, and Chants of Sennaar received Cultural Impact recognition, and several winners also appeared on Google Play’s 2025 Best Of lists, including Pokémon TCG Pocket and Dredge.