Cygames’ Uma Musume: Pretty Derby has taken home Google Play of Japan’s Best Game of 2021 Award. It also won the “Most Excellent Choice” award from the user’s votes.
It was also a runner-up for the ‘Exciting Catergory’ however the award was ultimately won by Pokemon Unite.
Here are the full results of the Best of 2021 awards:
Award | Grand Prize Winner | Top 5 |
Best Game 2021 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby | |
Most Excellent Award (User Award) | Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Sangokushi Shinsen, Touhou Danmaku Kagura, Blue Archive, Pokémon Unite |
Exciting Category | Pokémon Unite | Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Sangokushi Shinsen, My Hero Academia Ultra Impact, Lineage2M |
Indie Category | Omoide no Shokudо̄ Monogatari 2 ~Kokoro ni Shimiru Shо̄wa Series~ | Succubus Guild, Jinrо̄ Shogi, Baba Is You, Dungeon Village 2 |
Cute & Casual Category | Sumikkogurashi Farm | Touhou Danmaku Kagura, Tom and Jerry: Chase, HoneyWorks Premium Live, Royal Match |
Creative Category | NieR Re[in]carnation | Idoly Pride, The Ants: Underground Kingdom, Disney Music Parade, Alchemy Stars |
Uma Musume Pretty Derby is a gatcha game with girls based on racehorses. The multimedia franchise has seen two seasons of anime and a number of merchandise products including many figurines.
The Uma Musume mobile game has reached 9 million downloads in July of 2021. It is available for iOS, Android, and PC.