Google Play’s Best of 2021: All the Winners

Google announced today the winners of Google Play’s Best of 2021 awards, with Pokémon UNITE, Garena Free Fire MAX, Balance, and Paramount+ as the best games and apps for the US audience.

Pokémon Unite was named the winner of the Best Game award. The Pokémon UNITE Twitter account says the game has won the same award “in multiple regions.” As a thank-you to all its fans, users will receive “some Aeos Tickets” during the week-long in-game promotion starting Wednesday.

#PokemonUNITE has won the #GooglePlayBestOf 2021 Users' Choice Award in multiple regions!

To thank you all, we will be running an in-game promotion where you can receive some Aeos Tickets in celebration from 12/1 – 12/7. Thanks to all the Trainers who voted for #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/063ZsZ3kQY

— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) November 29, 2021

Meanwhile, Garena Free Fire MAX received the Users’ Choice 2021 game award. Its North American Twitter account thanked fans and Google Play for the award.

BOOYAH! We are honored to announce that Free Fire MAX has won the "Best of 2021 Users' Choice Award" for #GooglePlayBestOf 2021 A huge thank you to our fans and @GooglePlay! Like, comment, or share this post to celebrate with us! pic.twitter.com/9YkrD6vCd3

— Garena Free Fire North America (@FreeFire_NA) November 29, 2021

This year, Google added awards for apps and games on tablets as well as for apps on Wear OS and Google TV.

Balance, the personal meditation app, received the Best App award. Also, Paramount+ beat other competitors such as Disney+ and ESPN for the Users’ Choice 2021 app award.

Check out the rest of the list of the best games and apps in the US below.

Google Play’s Best of Play 2021 Winners

Top Awards

Users’ Choice 2021

• App: Paramount+
• Game: Garena Free Fire MAX

Best App

• Balance

Best Game

• Pokémon UNITE

Best Of Play 2021 Game Winners

Best Competitive

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

Best Game Changers

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

Best Indies

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

Best Pick Up & Play

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

Best for Tablets

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

Best of Play 2021 App Winners

Best Apps for Good

• Empathy
• Mentor Spaces
• Speechify

Best Everyday Essentials

• Blossom
• PhotoRoom
• Rabit

Best for Fun

• Clubhouse
• Noobly
• Whatifi

Best Hidden Gems

• Laughscape
• Moonbeam
• Moonly

Best for Personal Growth

• Balance
• Clementine
• Uptime

Best for Tablets

• Canva
• Concepts
• Houzz

Best for Wear

• Calm
• MyFitnessPal
• Sleep Cycle

Popular on Google TV

• Disney+
• ESPN
• Tubi

[Source]: Google Blog: Google Play’s Best of 2021 – [Archive] – [Screenshot].