

BEST NARRATIVE

Ask And You Shall Be Decieved
DEVELOPED BY: Odd Meter PUBLISHED BY:11 bit studios

Watch over an entire village that is mourning ... you!
DEVELOPED BY: Osmotic StudiosPUBLISHED BY: Skybound Games

RESIST a 1000-Year Old Lie
DEVELOPED BY: sunset visitor 斜陽過客 PUBLISHED BY:Fellow Traveller

BEST IN INNOVATION

A mystery adventure game by Calligram Studio
Calligram Studio

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

A haptic virtual reality experience chronicling the harrowing journey of a survivor of electroshock conversion therapy.
DEVELOPED BY: Cameron Kostopoulos
PUBLISHED BY: Kost, Inc.

BEST GAMEPLAY

Those we protect will someday protect us.
DEVELOPED BY: Nomada Studio PUBLISHED BY: Devolver Digital

Watch over an entire village that is mourning ... you!
DEVELOPED BY: Osmotic StudiosPUBLISHED BY: Skybound Games

Botany Manor is a botanical puzzle game set in a Victorian English manor.
DEVELOPED BY: Balloon StudiosPUBLISHED BY:Whitethorn Games

BEST IN CIVICS

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

You are the king. How will you reign?
Torpor Games

Negotiation is policy in motion - how will you lead?
DEVELOPED BY: JollywisePUBLISHED BY:Chatham House

BEST IN learning

Unleash Your Inner Mad Scientist
Not Suspicious

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 is a narrative-driven cooking game about good food and bad debt.
DEVELOPED BY: PRELOADEDPUBLISHED BY:National Citizen Service

BEST IN impact

Revolutionary hidden object game
Charles Games, People in Need

A prosocial game to understand the importance of a supportive network to prevent intimate partner violence.
Hochschule RheinMain (RheinMain University of Applied Sciences)

RESIST a 1000-Year Old Lie
DEVELOPED BY: sunset visitor 斜陽過客 PUBLISHED BY:Fellow Traveller

BEST IN ENVIRONMENTAL impact

Dare to let go
DEVELOPED BY: Inverge Studios PUBLISHED BY:11 bit studios

Make waves, praise the claw!
DEVELOPED BY: Chaos Theory GamesPUBLISHED BY: Firesquid

Saga of the Fertilizer Economy
DEVELOPED BY: Field Day Lab PUBLISHED BY: Vault Learning Games

BEST IN XR

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

Unleash Your Inner Mad Scientist
Not Suspicious

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

BEST STUDENT PROJECT

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

A card game journey into the shadows of Czech culture
Herdek Kolektiv

Resource Management Ad-Absurdum
Zach Cohen

Best Platform-Based Project

Crafting Joy: A Virtual World of Healing and Connection
DEVELOPED BY: Hive Games & Mojang StudiosPUBLISHED BY:Mojang Studios, Minecraft

Welcome to Minecraft National Park! Celebrate Earth’s wild places and learn about preserving them
Mojang Studios and 50 Marketplace Creators

Play the story behind iconic masterpieces from the Belvedere Museum Collection
Exclusible

Best In Health & Wellness

Immortal clients. Immortal problems.
Little Bat Games

An Immersive Audio Simulation Transforming Empathy Skills and Empowering Healthcare Professionals
Within Touching Distance

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