The game was previously showcased by Apple during its iPhone 11 event in September. Sayonara Wild Hearts, created by Annapurna Interactive and Simogo, was crowned the inaugural Apple Arcade Game of the Year. Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap by DotEmu was the Apple TV game of the year.

Gris, created by Devolver and Nomada Studio, took home the award for Mac game of the year. On the apps side, AI-powered photo app Spectre Camera from Lux Optics was named the best iPhone app, with Flow from notebook maker Moleskine taking the honors as the iPad's best app for the year.Īffinity Publisher, an app for graphic design from Serif Labs, was the best Mac app and The Explorers, a 4K virtual touring app from The Explorers Network, was the top Apple TV app.įor games, Sky: Children of the Light from developer Thatgamecompany was the iPhone game of the year, while Hyper Light Drifter from developers Abylight and Heart Machine was the iPad's best game. In addition to being crowned, past winners have also received a special callout on the App Store's homepage in a section devoted to the awards. The top apps, games and yearly 'trends' were chosen by Apple's App Store editors from around the world. This year's awards consisted of the 'App of the Year' for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac as well as the 'App Trend of the Year.' Games had similar categories with the addition of a special 'Apple Arcade Game of the Year' that spotlighted the best game on Apple's $4.99-a-month subscription service. While big names like YouTube, Netflix and Instagram topped the free download charts for iPhones and iPads, the actual award recipients ran a gamut of developers large and small. With only a few weeks left in 2019, Apple is continuing its recent tradition of closing out the calendar with its list of the best apps and games for the year that was.

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