Colorful | Google Play 2021 Best of the Year List

Today, we officially announced the Google Play 2021 best award list, , in recognition of applications and games that have made positive cultural contributions. In order to inspire innovation within the entire Google Play ecosystem, we expanded this year's awards to include applications and games on tablets, as well as applications on Wear OS and Google TV. The winners of these annual best awards have the courage to challenge the conventions, bring unique game design to players, and create an unprecedented experience for users. There is no doubt that these excellent works represent the future of application and game development.

Applications that focus on self-improvement continue to continue the , the best 161ad98dc42076 in 2020, and will remain extremely popular in 2021. This year’s award-winning works help users understand themselves on a deeper level through creative and usually meditative methods. Balance , which won the Best App of the Year award this year, encourages people to go straight to the heart through personalized meditation; Moonly provides users with rich experience and guidance according to the lunar calendar; Laughscape is a way to guide people into meditation. The above is quite new-enter meditation through laughter.

"We are deeply honored that Balance won Google's 2021 Best App award," said Jesse Pickard, founder and CEO of Elevate Labs. "We focused on individual users when building Balance. Everyone is unique, and we think Create a personalized mental health plan to reflect and support the special differences between users. I also want to thank every user for their help along the way. It’s everyone’s participation and feedback that helped us create a A truly wonderful product."

In terms of games, Pokémon UNITE has won the best game of the year and the most popular game of the year awards with its dynamic gameplay and excellent cross-platform experience. We have also seen independent game developers creating highly creative and personalized gaming experiences. Independent developer George Batchelor brought us , this game allows you to try to be friends with "the loneliest bird in the world". In the physics-based puzzle game Donut County developed by Annapurna Interactive, you play a thriving hole.

The following list covers the winners of this year’s Google Play Awards in the United States. From large development teams to emerging independent developers, they are all shining brightly. You can also check the 2021 annual best list on the Play Store to view the winners of various countries and regions.

Most popular apps and games of 2021

• Most Popular App of the Year: Paramount+
• Most Popular Game of the Year: Garena Free Fire MAX

best application Year

• Balance

Game of the Year

• Pokémon UNITE

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year's most social contribution applications

• Empathy
• Mentor Spaces
• Speechify

The best life helper app of the

• Blossom
• PhotoRoom
• Rabit

the year's most entertaining applications

• Clubhouse
• Noobly
• Whatifi

annual most potential applications

• Laughscape
• Moonbeam
• Moonly

best self-improvement applications the annual

• Balance
• Clementine
• Uptime

The best tablet app of the

• Canva
• Concepts
• Houzz

The best wearable device application of the

• Calm
• MyFitnessPal
• Sleep Cycle

The most popular Google TV app of the

• Disney+
• ESPN
• Tubi

Game of the Year list

best Battle Game of the Year

• League of Legends: Wild Rift
• MARVEL Future Revolution
• Pokémon UNITE
• Rogue Land
• Suspects: Mystery Mansion

Most Innovative Game of the Year

• Inked
• JanKenUP!
• Knights of San Francisco
• Overboard!
• Tears of Themis

Best Independent Game of the

• 7 Billion Humans
• Bird Alone
• Donut County
• My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge
• Puzzling Peaks EXE

Best Casual Game of the Year

• Cats in Time
• Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!
• Disney POP TOWN
• Switchcraft
• Towers

Best Tablet computer games

• Chicken Police — Paint it RED!
• League of Legends: Wild Rift
• My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge
• Overboard!
• The Procession to Calvary

Congratulations to the developer team from Mainland China miHoYo Limited (Tears of Themis) , Inked on the list! We will also share with you the developers in mainland China who have won awards in the annual best lists in various regions in the near future, so stay tuned~

Congratulations again to all 2021 winners, , and a special thanks to the participation and support of the Google Play community. I look forward to seeing everyone's wonderful works next year!