2023 winter Awards

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Indie Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

Back to the Dawn
Back to the Dawn
Metal Head Games

Finalists

Reality Break
Element Games
Knock on the coffin lid
Knock on the coffin lid
RedBoon
Shardpunk
Shardpunk
Clockwork Pile
Goblin Stone
Goblin Stone
Orc Chop Games

Studio Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

Lil' Guardsman
Lil' Guardsman
Hilltop Studios

Finalists

Broken Roads
Broken Roads
Drop Bear Bytes
Boti: Byteland Overclocked
Purple Ray Studio
Cyber Manhunt: New World
Cyber Manhunt: New World
Aluba Studio
Hollow Home
Hollow Home
Twigames

Hobby Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

INKESIS
INKESIS
INKESIS

Finalists

HELL TIMBER
HELL TIMBER
HELL TIMBER
Adapta Solva
Adapta Solva
AdaptaSolvaTeam
Rogoto
Rogoto
Rogoto Team
Ginko Island
MilkboyGames

Mobile Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

Autogun Heroes
NITRO GAMES - Autogun Heroes

Finalists

Peglin
Peglin
Red Nexus Games
An Elmwood Trail
An Elmwood Trail
Techyonic
Bloom - a puzzle adventure
Bloom - a puzzle adventure
Lucid Labs
Conquest Tale
Publex

Skillz Classic Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

Crossword Cash Win Real Prizes
Crossword Cash Win Real Prizes
ATAY GAMES

Finalists

Play 21
Play 21
Foxpaint
Next Word: Pasapalabra Quizziz
Next Word: Pasapalabra Quizziz
Salomo Interiors Team
Dance Dance FIGHT: UFC
Dance Dance FIGHT: UFC
Playvue Games
Bella Bingo Mystery
Bella Bingo Mystery
DNR Game Studio

Best VR Game Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

Tomb Explorer VR
Tomb Explorer VR
Celeritas Games

Finalists

The Burst Demo
GoRapid Studio
V-Racer Hoverbike
V-Racer Hoverbike
Vertexbreakers
Max Mustard
Max Mustard
Toast Interactive Executive Team
Tea Is Served
Tea Is Served
Jante Interactive

Best Web3 Game Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

The Machines Arena
The Machines Arena
Directive Games

Finalists

Elemental Raiders
Elemental Raiders
Games for a Living
Beast Collector
Beast Collector
Sendinair Labs
Nuke Them All
Mike
Wizarre
Wizarre
Flying Cactus

Best Multiplayer Game - Winners

Category page

Winner

Gridpunk - 3v3 & Battle Royale
Gridpunk - 3v3 & Battle Royale
neverGames

Finalists

The Machines Arena
The Machines Arena
Directive Games
Shoot On Sight
Shoot On Sight
Aroko Game Studio
Hypersomnia
TeamHypersomnia
Stardust Exile
Stardust Exile
Apseren

Best Visual Effects Award - Winners

Category page

1st Place

Deadlink
Gruby Entertainment

2nd Place

Boti: Byteland Overclocked
Purple Ray Studio

3rd Place

The Machines Arena
The Machines Arena
Directive Games

Made-with-Houdini Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

Decimated
Decimated
Fracture Labs

Finalists

Chasing the Unseen
Chasing the Unseen
Strange Shift Studio
Above
Above
Dreamful Projects
The Machines Arena
The Machines Arena
Directive Games
The Unfallens: Awakening
The Unfallens: Awakening
Floatonic Studio

Procedural Generation Award - Winners

Category page

Winner

The Machines Arena
The Machines Arena
Directive Games

Finalists

Up to Par
Up to Par
It's Anecdotal
Transporter
Transporter
Shattered Mirror Studio
Above
Above
Dreamful Projects
Stardust Exile
Stardust Exile
Apseren

Accolade for Best Community Design by Modulate - Winners

Winner

Hypersomnia
TeamHypersomnia

Finalists

Dark Table CCG
Doonamai
MYX VR
MYX VR
Funder Games
Feudums
Feudums
Kalamona Studios
The Machines Arena
The Machines Arena
Directive Games

Accolade for Best Trailer - Winners

Winner

Nirvana Noir
Feral Cat Den

Finalists

Goblin Stone
Goblin Stone
Orc Chop Games
Next Move
Next Move
Typico Games
Back to the Dawn
Back to the Dawn
Metal Head Games
Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)
Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)
Unreliable Narrators

Accolade for Best Prototype - Winners

1st Place

Half Sword
Half Sword
Half Sword

2nd Place

Swappy World
Swappy World
Awakening Games srls

Accolade for Best Music - Winners

1st Place

Nirvana Noir
Feral Cat Den

2nd Place

Lil' Guardsman
Lil' Guardsman
Hilltop Studios

Finalists

Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
Five Houses
Deflector
Arrowfist Games
KAIKAN
KAIKAN
kigekiyahonpo

Accolade for Immersive Audio - Winners

Winner

Flawless Darkness
Oldice

Finalists

Hypersomnia
TeamHypersomnia
Polyfury
Wayfarer Games
Last Days Of Lazarus
Last Days Of Lazarus
Darkania Works & GrimTalin
Lil' Guardsman
Lil' Guardsman
Hilltop Studios

Accolade for Best Action Game - Winners

Winner

KILLBUG
KILLBUG
Samurai Punk

Finalists

Beyond Sunset
Beyond Sunset
Metacorp / Vaporware
Hypersomnia
TeamHypersomnia
Redgar: The Space Viking
Kamara Creations
KAIKAN
KAIKAN
kigekiyahonpo

Accolade for Best Adventure Game - Winners

Winner

The Will of Arthur Flabbington
The Will of Arthur Flabbington
Gugames.eu

Finalists

Lil' Guardsman
Lil' Guardsman
Hilltop Studios
The Night is Grey
The Night is Grey
Whalestork Interactive
Last Days Of Lazarus
Last Days Of Lazarus
Darkania Works & GrimTalin
Space Prison
Space Prison
Wooden Alien

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