Apple has revealed the App Store Award 2023 winners, highlighting the best apps and games across all Apple devices.

The winners of this year’s Apple App Store Award include developers from across the world, selected from nearly 40 finalists for delivering exceptional technical innovation, user experience, and design.

This year, the best games on Apple devices are Honkai: Star Rail, Lost in Play, Lies of P, and Hello Kitty Island Adventure, each delivering something unique to the players.

2023 App Store Award Winners

iPhone Game of the Year 

• Honkai Star Rail, from COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.
  • “Takes players through a narrative full of complex characters and tactically rich combat on iPhone.”

iPad Game of the Year 

• Lost in Play, from Snapbreak Games
  • “Invites players to tap into a charming, childlike imagination during an epic point-and-click adventure.”

Mac Game of the Year 

• Lies of P, from NEOWIZ
  • “Lies of P presents players with an exquisitely crafted dark fantasy world.”

Apple Arcade Game of the Year

• Hello Kitty Island Adventure, from Sunblink
  • “Apple Arcade’s Hello Kitty Island Adventure delivers an immersive gaming world with its main goal being as sweet as can be: making friends.”

Meanwhile, for applications, the winners are as follows:

• iPhone App of the Year – AllTrails, from AllTrails, Inc.
• iPad App of the Year – Prêt-à-Makeup, from Prêt-à-Template
• Mac App of the Year – Photomator, from UAB Pixelmator Team
• Apple TV App of the Year – MUBI, from MUBI, Inc.
• Apple Watch App of the Year –  SmartGym, from Mateus Abras

“It’s inspiring to see the ways developers continue to build incredible apps and games that are redefining the world around us,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO.

“This year’s winners represent the limitless potential of developers to bring their visions to life, creating apps and games with remarkable ingenuity, exceptional quality, and purpose-driven missions.”

Cultural Impact Winners

In addition to recognizing the best apps and games across all Apple devices, Apple’s App Store Editors also selected 5 Cultural Impact winners.

The Cultural Impact Award recognizes the ability of the winners to bring about positive change through apps and games, encouraging users to learn and develop in an inclusive and accessible space.

The winners are:

• Pok Pok, from Pok Pok
• Proloquo, from AssistiveWare
• Too Good To Go, from Too Good To Go
• Unpacking, from Humble Bundle
• Finding Hannah, from Fein Games GmbH

Our congratulations to the winners. The Apple App Store Award is an annual award where Apple selects the best apps and games from across all Apple devices each year.

In the previous year, Electronic Arts’ Apex Legends Mobile won iPhone Game of the Year, while the horror puzzle game Inscryption took the spot of Mac Game of the Year.