Lies of P wins Apple Design Award — plus 13 other apps Apple thinks you should know about

News
By
published

A well-deserved selection.

Lies of P
(Image credit: Apple / NEOWIZ)

Apple has just announced the winners of its 2024 Apple Design Awards in the lead-up to WWDC 2024, and it includes the best soulslike of 2023, among 13 other excellent choices. 

The soulslike in question, Pinocchio-themed Lies of P, won an award for Visuals and Graphics. This feels like the right decision as not only is the game graphically impressive but it has a very distinctive style and identity. Another winner in the Visual and Graphics category is Rooms, a cozy game all about customizing rooms with objects and art. You can even create your own items to place in custom rooms. If you like organizing, you will love Rooms. 

What else was included?

In the Delight and Fun category, for “memorable” and “engaging” experiences, journaling app Bears Gratitude and NYT Games both picked up a win. In the Inclusivity section, the accessible navigation app oko and the colorful art game Crayola Adventure were both celebrated. 

In the Innovation category, Procreate Dreams, the animation app, and point and click puzzle game Lost in Play both won. Interaction, the category dedicated to great interfaces and controls, also had two winners: Crouton, a recipe and grocery list app, and Rytmos, a music-based puzzle game where completed puzzles add up to a full song. 

A category that Apple has historically cared about a lot, Social Impact saw Gentler Streak Fitness Tracker, an exercise app, and The Wreck, a narrative-driven visual novel picked up wins. 

Finally, the last nod was to Spatial Computing. Tied exclusively to use in Apple Vision Pro, DJ app djay pro, and smart puzzle game Blackbox show off Spatial Computing’s best. Interestingly, Blackbox for iPhone also won this prestigious award in 2017. 

While there are plenty of ways to find and discover the best iPhone apps for you, you can pretty much guarantee that an Apple Design Award signals a brilliant bit of software worth your attention. With something here for pretty much everyone and every platform, we'd highly recommend checking out at least some, if not all of these apps for yourself! 

MacBook Air M3 | $1,099$999 at Best Buy

MacBook Air M3 | $1,099 $999 at Best Buy

If you're looking for a device to play Apple's best apps, as well as all of the best Mac games, the M3 MacBook Air is super powerful, and light enough to pop into your bag. 

Price check: $999 at Amazon | $899 at B&H Photo

View Deal

More from iMore

James Bentley
James Bentley

James is a staff writer and general Jack of all trades at iMore. With news, features, reviews, and guides under his belt, he has always liked Apple for its unique branding and distinctive style. Originally buying a Macbook for music and video production, he has since gone on to join the Apple ecosystem with as many devices as he can fit on his person. 

With a degree in Law and Media and being a little too young to move onto the next step of his law career, James started writing from his bedroom about games, movies, tech, and anything else he could think of. Within months, this turned into a fully-fledged career as a freelance journalist. Before joining iMore, he was a staff writer at Gfinity and saw himself published at sites like TechRadar, NME, and Eurogamer. 

As his extensive portfolio implies, James was predominantly a games journalist before joining iMore and brings with him a unique perspective on Apple itself. When not working, he is trying to catch up with the movies and albums of the year, as well as finally finishing the Yakuza series. If you like Midwest emo music or pretentious indie games that will make you cry, he’ll talk your ear off.