PopCap GamesAwards and Accolades

“Actually, let’s hail PopCap in its entirety, evil rulers of the PC puzzle world. Everything the PopCap folks put their diabolical minds to has become pure time-sucking gold. From Bejeweled to Rocket Mania to Zuma, PopCap has constantly found new ways to spell ‘addiction.’ PopCap’s ultimate achievement is in taking simple elements that anyone can learn and turning them into raging, overwhelming obsessions. It’s something commercial games with 50 times the budget often can’t match.”

-Computer Gaming World, 3/04

“PopCap, the undisputed master of casual, addictive puzzle games.”

-PC Gamer, 3/08

PopCap Games

  • “Top 49 Greatest Developers of PC Games,” PC Gamer Magazine, April 2009
  • “Develop top 100,” Develop Magazine, 2009 (UK) (35)
  • “Best iPhone Game Developers,” Igamestats.com, 2009 (France) (3)
  • “The Top 50 iPhone Developers,” Pockergamer.biz, 2009 (UK) (5)
  • “Trailblazer Award” from Game Developer Magazine (to Jason Kapalka, 2008)
  • “Lifetime Achievement” Award from the CGA Amsterdam Zeeby Awards (to Jason Kapalka, 2007)
  • "Maverick" Award from the IGDA (inaugural award, 2004)
  • ‘The Top 50 iPhone Developers,” Pockergamer.biz, 2011 (UK) (5)
  • Best Publisher, Edge Awards (2011)
  • Best in Gaming, Digital Media awards (2011)

AstroPop

  • Editor’s Choice Award (Best New PDA Game, 2004), PC Magazine

Bejeweled / Bejeweled 2

  • Most Popular Puzzle Game Series of the Century (2010), Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition (UK)
  • 7 Great Games for iPod Touch (2010), Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
  • Most Addictive App (2010), PC World
  • Best Video Games of the Decade (2009), The Toronto Star
  • Top 30 Most Played (2009), PC Action (Germany)
  • The Best of iPhone (2009), Play.tm (UK)
  • Handheld Game of the Year (2009), Stuff.co.nz
  • Top 12 Must Own iPhone Games (2009), Techradar.com (UK)
  • Top 10 Video Game Time Consumers (2009), Virgin media (UK)
  • Top Mobile Games for your Commute (2009), IT Pro
  • Top 10 Games of the Decade (2009), AOL GameDaily
  • Top 10 Games of the Decade (2009), Yahoo.com
  • Top 10 Games of the Decade (2009), San Jose Mercury News
  • Top 50 iPhone Games (2009), Edge Magazine (UK)
  • Top 50 Games of the Noughties (2009), Guardian.co.uk
  • Best Mobile Game (2008), Golden Joystick award (UK)
  • Golden Joystick Award, Best Mobile Game (2008) (UK)
  • Top 20 iPhone Games of 2008 (#17), The Boston Herald
  • Mobile Game of the Month (May, 2007), IGN.com
  • Top Ten Most Addictive Online Flash Games Ever Made (November, 2007), CNET (UK)
  • Color-Matching Game of the Year (2007), PocketPC Magazine
  • Best Puzzle Game (2005), PocketPC Magazine
  • Best Mobile Phone Game (2004), G-Phoria - The Award Show 4 Gamers
  • Hall of Fame Inductee (2004), Computer Gaming World (first/only puzzle game inducted since Tetris in 1988)
  • Commercial Game of the Year (2002), Handheld Computing Magazine
  • Puzzle Game of the Year (2001), Computer Gaming World

Bejeweled Blitz

  • #1 of the Top 10 Casual Web & Facebook Games That Will Make You Smarter (2010), Top10onlineuniversities.org
  • Most Active Facebook Games (2010),(16) Independent.co.uk
  • Top 20 Downloadable Games of the 2009 (#2), CNET
  • Best Facebook Game of 2009, IGN.com
  • 10 Most Significant Social Games of 2009 (#3), InsideSocialGames.com
  • Nominee, Best New Social Game (2009), Game Developers Choice Awards
  • Nominee, Social Networking Game of the Year (2009), Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
  • Top 20 Social Games (2009),(16) Socialgamingnews.fr
  • Best Social Network Game, Bafta Nominated (2011)

Bejeweled Twist

  • Top 5 Block- Matching Puzzlers for Mobile (2010), Pockergamer.co.uk
  • Winner, Game of the Year: Best DS Game (2010), Game Industry Network
  • Top 10 Downloadable Video Games of 2009, Pockergamer.co.uk
  • The Platinum Chalice awards (2009), Games radar (UK)
  • Top ten XBOX games for Christmas (2009), Guardian.co.uk
  • Gold Award (2009), Mobile Game FAQS (UK)
  • Top 10 Puzzle Games for Mobile Phones (2009), Pockergamer.co.uk
  • Silver Award (2009), Pockergamer.co.uk
  • Editor’s Choice Award (11/5/08), GamePro.com
  • Winner, Casual Game of the Year (2008), Yahoo! Games
  • Editor’s Choice Award (12/17/08), PC Magazine
  • Top Ten Casual Games of 2008 (#5), CasualInsider.com
  • Airgamer Award (2008), Airgamer.de

Bejeweled 3

  • Winner, Game of the Year: Best Puzzle Game (2010), Game Industry Network
  • Winner, Game of the Year: Best Family Game (2010), Game Industry Network
  • Editor's Choice award (2010),PC Magazine
  • Casual Game of the Year (2010), 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards
  • Best Casual Game (2010), Yahoo! Games
  • Best Games for Women (2010), Games4women.com
  • Best Puzzle Game of the Year (2010), Game Informer Magazine
  • Games of 2010: Best Of The Rest, Digital Spy (2011)

Bonnie’s Bookstore

  • 5-Star Rating (Out of 5; 2006), GameDaily.com

Bookworm

  • Top 20 Mobile Games (2010)(16), Mobile Entertainment (UK)
  • Top 50 iPhone Games (2009), Edge Magazine (UK)
  • Best Selling Games of 2009, Gadget reviews.org (UK)
  • Top Mobile Games for your Commute (2009), IT Pro
  • Top 50 iPhone Games (2009), iCreate Magazine (UK)
  • Winner, “Notable Computer Software for Children” (2007), Association for Library Service to Children Awards
  • Downloadable Game of the Year (2006)- AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards
  • Best Game Design & Best Story/Narrative (2006) - CGA Zeebys Craft Awards
  • Best Word & Trivia Game of The Year (2006) - CGA Zeebys People’s Choice Awards
  • Puzzle Game of the Year (2003), Computer Gaming World
  • Editor’s Choice Award, Computer Gaming World (Five Stars out of five)
  • All-Star Team of Online Games, CNN
  • Editor’s Choice Award, BerryReview.com
  • Top 10 highest grossing iPhone word games (4), Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition (2011)

Bookworm Adventures

  • Winner, “Notable Computer Software for Children” (2007), Association for Library Service to Children Awards
  • Downloadable Game of the Year (2006), AIAS Interactive

Achievement Awards

  • Craft Awards for People’s Choice (Best Word Game), Top Game Design, and Best Narrative/Writing (2006), CGA Amsterdam Zeeby Awards
  • First Game to combine puzzle and RPG genres - Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition (2011)

Bookworm Mobile

  • Silver Award (2007), Pocketgamer.co.uk

Chuzzle

  • Top 20 Mobile Games (2010)(16), Mobile Entertainment (UK)
  • Gold Award (2009), 4Players.de
  • Entertainment Product of the Year (2005), Washington Software Alliance
  • Casual Game of the Year (2005), Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence (DEMX) Awards

Chuzzle Mobile

  • Gold Award (2007), Pocketgamer.co.uk

Feeding Frenzy 2

  • 2009’s Most Popular XBOX live titles in Australia (2009), Kotaku
  • Casual Game of the Year (2006), Digital Entertainment Media & Marketing Excellence (DEMMX) Awards

Heavy Weapon (Xbox 360 Marketplace)

  • Bronze Award (2007), iCgames

Insaniquarium

  • Top Shareware Games (2004), Adrenaline Vault

Mummy Maze

  • Top Shareware Games (2002), Adrenaline Vault

Peggle

  • First European Peggle Champion – Cherise Sellers (2010), Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition
  • Top 30 most played Peggle 21 in charts (2010), PC Action (Germany)
  • Top 100 games (2007), PC Gamer (UK)
  • Xboxdynasty Award 9.0 Peggle XBLA (2010), Xboxdynasty.de
  • App Hall of Fame Nod (2010), 148apps.com
  • Top 100 Games of All Time (#42), PC Gamer (2/10)
  • Most Downloaded Physics Puzzle Game, Guinness Book of Records – Gamers Edition 2010
  • Cutest PC Game (2010), PC Zone
  • Top 10 download gems (Peggle #6) (2010), Play Magazine
  • Review 9/10 on XBLA (2010), Xboxdynasty.de
  • Most-Awaited Nintendo DS Games of the Year (2009), Gamasutra.com
  • Top 100 Xbox Games of All Time (#27), Official Xbox Magazine (9/09)
  • 50 Best Games of the Decade, TheGameReviews.com (2009)
  • Editor’s Choice Award (Peggle/iPhone), Children’s Technology Review (9/09)
  • Top 100 games (2009), PC Gamer (UK)
  • Top 10 weird and wonderful mobile games (2009), Pockergamer.co.uk
  • Best puzzle game runner up (2009), Touchgen.net
  • Top Arcade Titles (2009), Vg247.com(UK)
  • Game of the Month (PSN), IGN.com (11/09)
  • Best iPhone Games of 2009, DigitalTrends.com
  • Top 200 Games of All Time (#165), Game Informer Magazine (12/09)
  • Top 20 Downloadable Games of 2009 (#10), CNET
  • The 20 most purchased Xbox Live Arcade games of 2009, Independent.co.uk
  • Top 10 mobile games for your commute (2009), IT PRO (UK)
  • 2009’s Most Popular Xbox Live Titles…in Australia - Top 10 Most Played Xbox LIVE Arcade Games (2009), Kotaku.com.au
  • Best of 2009 awards, Nidzumi.com (UK)
  • Silver awards (2ndplace) (2009), Mac Talk App Awards, (UK)
  • Silver award (2009), 4players.de
  • Top 100 Games of the Noughties (#80), VideoGamer.com (12/09)
  • Mobile Games - Most addictive internet game (2009), Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition Finalist, Best iPhone Puzzle Game 2009, IGN.com
  • Finalist, Best XBLA Game 2009, IGN.com
  • Top 10 – Gespielte Arcade Games auf Xbox Live (2009), Cynamite.de
  • The 100 Best games to play today (2009), Edge Magazine (UK)
  • Best selling games of (2009), Gadget-reviews.org (UK)
  • Awards 2009: Årets pusselspel(2009), Gamecore.se
  • Mobile master Gold award (2009), Gamesmaster (UK)
  • Xbox Live Charts - Top Arcade Titles (2009), Gamezone.de
  • Top 32 PC Games of All Time (#5) Gamepro.com (9/30/08)
  • Alternate Award (2008), British Gaming Blog
  • iPod Clickwheel Game of the Year (2008), iLounge
  • Top 32 PC Games of All Time (2008)(5), Gamepro.com (UK)
  • Alternate Award (2008), British Gaming Blog (UK)
  • Top 20 Video Games of 2008, Guinness Book of World Records 2008 Gamers Edition
  • Top 5 Most Addictive Games of All Time (2007), MSNBC.com
  • Top 100 Video Games of All Time (#40), PCGamer Magazine (UK)
  • Casual Game of The Year (2007), Salt Lake Tribune
  • Top Ten Video Games of 2007 (#8), Joystiq.com
  • Top Ten Video Games of 2007 (#9), Games For Windows Magazine (3/08)
  • Finalist, Downloadable Game of the Year (2007), Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
  • Editors’ Choice Awards – PC Casual Game of the Year (2007), 1UP.com
  • Nominee, Overall Game of the Year (2007), Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
  • Gold (Editor’s Choice) Award – PCGZine (UK, 11/07)
  • Best Downloadable Game of 2007, JayisGames.com
  • Finalist, Most Innovative Game of the Year (2007), GDC Awards
  • Finalist, Best Downloadable Game of the Year (2007), GDC Awards
  • Finalist, Best Handheld Game of the Year (2007), GDC Awards
  • Runner-up, Puzzle Game of the Year (2007), PC Gamer Magazine
  • Editor’s Choice – Blast Magazine (11/07)
  • Best Arcade Game of the Year (2007), CGA Seattle Zeeby Awards
  • Best Casual Games Audio/Soundtrack (2007), CGA Seattle Zeeby Awards
  • Top 20 Video Games of 2007, Guinness Book of World Records 2008 Gamers Edition
  • Physics Based Puzzles , Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2011
  • The Burton for being Peggle, Play Magazine (2011)

iPhone/iPod Touch

  • Top ten iphone games, (1)(2010), Reghardware.co.uk
  • 7 great games for the iPod Touch (2010), Smh.com.au
  • Meine Top10 Süchtigmacher iPhone (2010)(9), Aptgetupdate.de
  • 10 of the best iPhone Games(2009), Daily Telegraph(UK)
  • Top 50 Iphone games (2009), Edge Magazine (UK)
  • 50 iphone you need to play (2009), Games radar (UK)
  • 10 Essential iPhone games of the summer (2009), Guardian.co.uk
  • The top 50 iphone games (2009), Icreate (UK)
  • Top 12 must - own iphone games (2009), Techradar.com(UK)
  • Top 10 best iPhone games (2009), Pocketgamer.co.uk
  • 2009 games of the year iPhone (2009), What Mobile (UK)

Peggle Nights

  • Editor’s Choice Award, Mac Life Magazine (June ’09)
  • Top 5 PC Games of 2008, WIRED.com
  • Top 3 Finalist, Casual Game of the Year (2008), Yahoo! Games
  • Staff Pick of the Year – Best Casual Game (2008), Shockwave.com
  • Nominee, Best PC Game of the Year (2008), 1up.com

Peggle Dual Shot

  • Editor’s Choice Award, IGN.com (2009)
  • Student Award, Family Gamer Association (Spring ’09)
  • Runner-up, Best Handheld Game (2009), Playboy

Peggle Extreme

  • Top Free Games (2010), The Independent

Plants vs. Zombies

  • Best Family Game (2011), Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards
  • Game of the Year, Apple (2010)
  • Best Downloadable Game of the Year, GameFocus (2010)
  • Best Use of Zombies (2010), Official Xbox Magazine
  • Best Tower Defense Game of the Year for iphone (2010), MacWorld
  • Top 25 PC Games of the 2000s (2010), GameSpy
  • Top 5 Games (2010), Computer Shopper
  • Top Casual PC Games of 2010 (2010), Avault.com
  • Downloadable Game of the Year and Strategy Game of the Year (2010), Golden Joystick Award
  • Casual Game of the Year (2010), 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards
  • Best Strategy Game (2010) , Acegamez.com (UK)
  • Best Strategy Game (2010), Acegamez.com
  • Nominations : Best Downloadable Game, Best Game Design, Innovation (2010), AreaGames.de
  • Most Innovative Casual Game of 2009, Game House Great Game Awards (2010)
  • Best Games for Women (2010), Games4women.com
  • Best PC Games #3, Guinness World Records – Gamers Edition 2010
  • Editor’s Choice Gold Award, Game Informer (2010)
  • Elite Award, 411Mania.com (2009)
  • Editor’s Choice Award, IGN.com (2009)
  • Editor’s Choice Award, GamePro (July ’09)
  • Editor’s Choice Award, Destructoid.com (2009)
  • Heavenly Gold Award, GamingHeaven.com (2009)
  • Editor’s Choice Award, GameShark (2009)
  • Editor’s Choice Award, WorthPlaying.com (2009)
  • Editor’s Choice Award, PC Gamer (June ’09)
  • Maximum Kick Ass Award, Maximum PC (July ‘09)
  • Editor’s Choice Award, Mac|Life Magazine (Sept. ’09)
  • Finalist, Downloadable Game of the Year, Spike TVVideo Game Awards (2009)
  • Finalist, PC Game of the Year, Spike TVVideo Game Awards (2009)
  • Best Strategy Game of the Year, USAToday.com (2009)
  • Best Games of 2009, BoingBoing.net
  • Best Downloadable Game of 2009, Inside Gaming Awards
  • Top 10 Games of 2009 (#3), CrispyGamer.com
  • Downloadable Game of the Year (2009), Machinima.com
  • Top 20 Downloadable Games of 2009 (#13), CNET
  • Top 5 Games of 2009 (#5), MTV.com
  • Best Hand-held & Downloadable Games of 2009, San Jose Mercury News
  • Best PC Game of 2009, Boysie Awards (Boys' Life Magazine)
  • Best Games of 2009 (#3), PadsAndPanels.com
  • Nominee, Best Strategy Game of 2009, Gamespot.com
  • Inductee, Game Hall of Fame (2009), MacWorld
  • Finalist, Best PC Strategy Game 2009, IGN.com
  • Casual Game of The Year (2009), Chicago Sun-Times
  • Top Casual Games of 2009, AdrenalineVault
  • Best Downloadable PC Game of 2009, CrispyGamer.com
  • Nominee, Best Game Design (2009), Game Developers Choice Awards
  • Nominee, Best Innovation in Game Design (2009), Game Developers Choice Awards
  • Nominee, Best Downloadable Game (2009), Game Developers Choice Awards
  • Nominee, Casual Game of the Year (2009), Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
  • Nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design (2009), Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
  • Puzzle Game of The Year (2009), PC Gamer
  • Casual Game of The Year (2009), The Escapist
  • Puzzle Game of The Year (2009), Game Industry News
  • The Girl Gamer's Top Ten Games of 2009 (PvZ #2), The Girl Gamer
  • GeekTown’s Top 5 Games Of Year 2009 (4), Geektown.co.uk
  • The Girl Gamer's Top Ten Games of 2009, (2), thegirlgamers.com (UK)
  • Most played (2009), Edge Magazine (UK)
  • Readers Top 50 Games 2009, Eurogamer.net (UK)
  • Games of 2009 , Eurogamer.net (UK)
  • Gamer Limit Game of the Year Awards 2009 runner up, Gamerlimit.com
  • Gold award – 90% (2009), Games master (UK)
  • Heiko’s Top 5 (2009), Geemag.de
  • Best of 2009 so far (2009), IGN UK
  • The 99 best free video games of 2009, Independent.co.uk
  • Top 30 most played (21) (2009), PC Action (Germany)
  • Greatest games on PC (2009), PC Gamer (UK)
  • Recommended stamp (82)(2009), PC Zone (UK)
  • Top 10 time-stealing video games of 2009, Telegraph.co.uk
  • Top 5 Zombie games, Computer Bild Spiele (2011)
  • Golden Joysticks winner, Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition (2011)
  • Best in Strategy, Bafta Nominated (2011)

iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

  • 50 Best iphone Apps of 2011 (2011), TIME Magazine
  • iPad PvZ is the #79 Best Tech Product of 2010 (2010), PC World
  • iLounge’s iPad Game of the Year (2010), Consumer Electronics Daily News
  • Gold award (86) (2010), 4players.de
  • Apple’s Top Apps of 2010 (2010), Techcrunch.com
  • Top iPhone apps from February /March (5)(2010), Top10.co.uk
  • Gold award 9.5 (2010), Gamersdailynews.com (UK)
  • Gold award (2010), Pocketgamer.co.uk
  • Gold Award (Review 85/100), 4Players.de
  • AirGamer Award (Review 90%), Airgamer.de
  • Silver Award, Apfelwahn.de
  • Game of the Month, Front Magazine
  • Gold Award (Review 90%), iphonegamesunlimited.co.uk
  • Best iPhone Game of Q1 2010, JMobil.fr
  • Game of The Week (Review 10/10), MobileXP.com
  • Gold Medal (Review 9/10), PocketGamer.co.uk
  • Gold Medal (Review 9/10), PocketGamer.fr
  • Pockett Hit (Review 5/5), Pockett.net
  • Highly Recommended, Razorianfly.com
  • Top paid iPhone App, The Independent
  • Best Portable Zombie (2009), Pocket Lint (UK)
  • Best Casual Game, winner 2010 International Mobile Gaming Awards (2010)
  • Best iPad Game, Games master (2011)
  • Best i0s Game, Games master (2011)
  • Top 20 Games of 2010: the games that got away, The Guardian (2010)
  • The 10 iphone games every gamer needs, Games master magazine (2011)
  • The Best iphone games, Games master magazine (2011)
  • Fastest selling iPhone/iPod Strategy game, Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition (2011)
  • Top 5 most anticipated Android games for 2011, Pockergamer.co.uk (2011)
  • Best in Game, Meffy Awards (2010)

Zuma

  • People’s Choice Award (2006), BREW 2006 Developer Awards
  • Runner-Up, Game of the Year (2005), IGN.com
  • Wireless Puzzle Game of the Year (2005), IGN.com
  • Nominee, Best Game (U.K. - 2005), 5th Annual Mobile Choice Consumer Awards
  • Game of the Year (2004), RealArcade
  • Top Shareware Games (2004), Adrenaline Vault
  • Best Selling Physics based puzzle, Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition (2011)

Zuma Blitz

  • Top Facebook Games (2010), Gamasutra
  • Best Social Game (2010), Yahoo! Games
  • Best Social Network Game, Bafta Nominated (2011)

Zuma’s Revenge

  • Editor’s Recommendation (2010), PC Zone
  • Airgamer award (2010), Airgamer.de