PUBG Mobile Wins Three Honours, Including Fan Favourite Game Of The Year in Google Play Best of 2018

Google today released its annual list of Android’s best applications and games of 2018. PUBG Mobile took home both the 'Best game', 'Most Competitive Title' and 'Fan Favorite' award categories. The battle royale game is in a tight battle with rival Fortnite, and offers an excellent gaming experience on Android phones. The game is developed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., and is available in the free-to-play variant. The game was released back in March 2018. PUBG Mobile reached 100 million downloads milestone by August 2018 and by September, it won the award for Mobile Game of the Year at 36th Golden Joystick Awards. PUBG is also nominated for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2018.

Meanwhile, the User's Choice App of 2018 in India has been won by Google Pay app for transforming Google Tez. This year’s edition of the awards is quite special because 2018 marks the first time that Google has allowed Android users to cast their vote and help crown the best apps and games of 2018. The Best App, on the other hand, was crowned to an app called Drops. Drops is a visual-based learning system that teaches vocabulary through illustrations and fast-paced micro-games. For travelers headed to a foreign country, the app might come in handy, particularly in restaurants, hotels and for public transport. Drops doesn't prioritize grammar, and is instead ideal for anyone who would want to become fluent in a language.

In the other categories, YouTube Tv won the best app in the Fan Favourites category, while The Walking Dead, Riverdale and The Big Bang Theory were the most popular TV shows streamed on the Play Store platform.