

BEST NARRATIVE
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A moving interactive novel—see the world in a whole new light.
DEVELOPED BY: TearyHand Studio
PUBLISHED BY: Kodansha
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Balance your diet. Balance your life.
DEVELOPED & PUBLISHED BY: Hexecutable LLC
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Survival has never been so personal.
DEVELOPED & PUBLISHED BY: 11 bit studios

BEST GAMEPLAY
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A moving interactive novel—see the world in a whole new light.
DEVELOPED BY: TearyHand Studio
PUBLISHED BY: Kodansha
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Balance your diet. Balance your life.
DEVELOPED & PUBLISHED BY: Hexecutable LLC

Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale.
DEVELOPED BY: Compulsion Games
PUBLISHED BY: Xbox Games Studio

BEST IN CIVICS
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Mamāceqtawak ‘s Kēwāēyah - Everyone is going home.
DEVELOPED BY: Nebraska Public Media and PBS Wisconsin
PUBLISHED BY: Nebraska Public Media
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It’s not just a heist, it’s a rescue mission.
DEVELOPED BY: Nyamakop
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An investigation and courtroom game based on true crimes.
DEVELOPED BY: Paintbucket Games

BEST IN learning
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Place your characters, close the lid, and watch your story come to life.
DEVELOPED BY: Jackie Nam and Minami Matsumoto
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An investigation and courtroom game based on true crimes.
DEVELOPED BY: Paintbucket Games
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Building life skills through story, play, and learning.
DEVELOPED BY: Nurture Holdings Ltd

BEST IN impact
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A moving interactive novel—see the world in a whole new light.
DEVELOPED BY: TearyHand Studio
PUBLISHED BY: Kodansha
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How do you face the unknown? You’ll join Ron, learn to communicate, and navigate the forest together.
DEVELOPED BY: Moosh Studio, Reynard Films, Studio Geppetto
PUBLISHED BY: Unframed Collection

Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale.
DEVELOPED BY: Compulsion Games
PUBLISHED BY: Xbox Games Studio

BEST IN ENVIRONMENTAL impact
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Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999.
DEVELOPED & PUBLISHED BY: Wristwork
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Navigate future Amazonian worlds through embodied interaction.
DEVELOPED BY: MIT Media Lab + Quanta
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Explore nature with your camera and discover more than 100 real plants and mushrooms!
DEVELOPED BY: Yaldi Games

BEST IN XR

A poetic experience about the long goodbye of two lovers who shared a life together.
DEVELOPED BY: Timescapes & Polygoat

Discover your own climate story.
DEVELOPED & PUBLISHED BY: Sony Interactive Entertainment
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How do you face the unknown? You’ll join Ron, learn to communicate, and navigate the forest together.
DEVELOPED BY: Moosh Studio, Reynard Films, Studio Geppetto
PUBLISHED BY: Unframed Collection

Best Platform-Based Project
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MUDEMverse combines exploration, time-travel storytelling, and interactive challenges across different historical eras.
DEVELOPED BY: MELAZETA
PUBLISHED BY: MUDEM - Museo della moneta
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Travel around the world and tackle some of Earth's great challenges.
DEVELOPED BY: Playerthree & BBC Bitesize
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Explore 123 Sesame Street with Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster as you help care for Abby's Magical Beasties!
DEVELOPED BY: MindTrust

Best In Health & Wellness
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Use the body as the controller to make therapeutic movement more engaging, accessible, and inclusive.
DEVELOPED BY: Augment Therapy
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Making physical therapy more engaging through smart footwear and game design.
DEVELOPED BY: ReNUSHU Team — Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center

Seventeen years later, the cicadas returned. Her grief never left.
DEVELOPED BY: Year of the Cicadas Team


