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The annual G4C Awards honor games and immersive experiences that transcend traditional entertainment—championing social impact, fostering learning, and pushing the boundaries of what media can achieve. Discover the titles driving positive change and join us on June 26th at 6:30 PM ET as Kahlief Adams from the Spawn on Me Podcast hosts our Awards Ceremony. Be there in NYC during the Games for Change Festival or tune in live on Twitch to celebrate the creators and games shaping a better world.
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BEST NARRATIVE

INDIKA

Ask And You Shall Be Decieved

DEVELOPED BY: Odd Meter PUBLISHED BY:11 bit studios

Closer the Distance

Watch over an entire village that is mourning ... you!

DEVELOPED BY: Osmotic StudiosPUBLISHED BY: Skybound Games

1000xRESIST

RESIST a 1000-Year Old Lie

DEVELOPED BY: sunset visitor 斜陽過客 PUBLISHED BY:Fellow Traveller

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BEST IN INNOVATION

Phoenix Springs

A mystery adventure game by Calligram Studio

Calligram Studio

Harold Halibut

A handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean.

Slow Bros.

In the Current of Being

A haptic virtual reality experience chronicling the harrowing journey of a survivor of electroshock conversion therapy.

DEVELOPED BY: Cameron Kostopoulos
PUBLISHED BY: Kost, Inc.

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BEST GAMEPLAY

Neva

Those we protect will someday protect us.

DEVELOPED BY: Nomada Studio PUBLISHED BY: Devolver Digital

Closer the Distance

Watch over an entire village that is mourning ... you!

DEVELOPED BY: Osmotic StudiosPUBLISHED BY: Skybound Games

Botany Manor

Botany Manor is a botanical puzzle game set in a Victorian English manor.

DEVELOPED BY: Balloon StudiosPUBLISHED BY:Whitethorn Games

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BEST IN CIVICS

Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)

A first-person, narrative-driven experience presenting contrasting perspectives on French and Indigenous first encounters.

Unreliable Narrators

Suzerain - Kingdom of Rizia DLC

You are the king. How will you reign?

Torpor Games

Nuclear Negotiator

Negotiation is policy in motion - how will you lead?

DEVELOPED BY: JollywisePUBLISHED BY:Chatham House

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BEST IN learning

Tablecraft

Unleash Your Inner Mad Scientist

Not Suspicious

Star Stuff

Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory.

DEVELOPED BY: Animo Games Studio
PUBLISHED BY: Astra Logical

Neohaven Noodles

Neohaven Noodles is a narrative-driven cooking game about good food and bad debt.

DEVELOPED BY: PRELOADEDPUBLISHED BY:National Citizen Service

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BEST IN impact

Velvet 89

Revolutionary hidden object game

Charles Games, People in Need

Umfeld (social environment)

A prosocial game to understand the importance of a supportive network to prevent intimate partner violence.

Hochschule RheinMain (RheinMain University of Applied Sciences)

1000xRESIST

RESIST a 1000-Year Old Lie

DEVELOPED BY: sunset visitor 斜陽過客 PUBLISHED BY:Fellow Traveller

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BEST IN ENVIRONMENTAL impact

Creatures of Ava

Dare to let go

DEVELOPED BY: Inverge Studios PUBLISHED BY:11 bit studios

Crab God

Make waves, praise the claw!

DEVELOPED BY: Chaos Theory GamesPUBLISHED BY: Firesquid

Bloom: The Saga of the Fertilizer Economy

Saga of the Fertilizer Economy

DEVELOPED BY:  Field Day Lab PUBLISHED BY: Vault Learning Games

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BEST IN XR

TRACES: The Grief Processor

Explore your grief by transforming your actions into emotional responses that speak to the soul

Couzin Studio

Tablecraft

Unleash Your Inner Mad Scientist

Not Suspicious

Impulse: Playing With Reality

Feel the chaos, creativity, and intensity of ADHD first-hand

Anagram

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BEST STUDENT PROJECT

The WereCleaner

Kyle is a Janitor. He's also a Werewolf. And now he's got the night shift.

The WereCleaner Team

PRŠÍ

A card game journey into the shadows of Czech culture

Herdek Kolektiv

Draconian Times

Resource Management Ad-Absurdum

Zach Cohen

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Best Platform-Based Project

Seattle Children’s Minecraft Server

Crafting Joy: A Virtual World of Healing and Connection

DEVELOPED BY: Hive Games & Mojang StudiosPUBLISHED BY:Mojang Studios, Minecraft

Minecraft National Park

Welcome to Minecraft National Park! Celebrate Earth’s wild places and learn about preserving them

Mojang Studios and 50 Marketplace Creators

Art Leap by Belvedere Museum

Play the story behind iconic masterpieces from the Belvedere Museum Collection

Exclusible

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Best In Health & Wellness

Vampire Therapist

Immortal clients. Immortal problems.

Little Bat Games

SIMFONIK

An Immersive Audio Simulation Transforming Empathy Skills and Empowering Healthcare Professionals

Within Touching Distance

DigiCare

DigiCare - Development of virtual teaching and learning scenarios in nursing education

prefrontal cortex GmbH