Tonight saw the Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) enter their 20th year of celebrating the immense talent of video game developers across the country.
With a return to an in-person event at The Forum Melbourne during GCAP/Melbourne International Games Week and right on the cusp of PAX Australia weekend, local talent buzzed with excitement as awards were handed out across 13 distinct game categories as well as four personal and studio awards.
It was a night of well-deserved wins, especially for Victoria nominees which took out a whopping 10 of the 13 developer awards as well as for women-led studios with the likes of Studio Drydock and Lumi Interactive seeing recognition. Cult of the Lamb proved a favourite, taking out the coveted Game of the Year award among three other wins.
Here are all of the nominees, and winners, in each category at the 2022 AGDAs tonight:
Game of the Year
Winner: Cult of the Lamb
Heavenly Bodies
Wylde Flowers
Excellence in Art
Winner: Cult of the Lamb
Heavenly Bodies
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Excellence in Gameplay
Winner: Cult of the Lamb
Heavenly Bodies
JUSTICE SUCKS
Excellence in Narrative
Winner: Wylde Flowers
You Will (Not) Remain
Wayward Strand
Excellence in Sound Design
Winner: Heavenly Bodies
JUSTICE SUCKS
Cult of the Lamb
Excellence in Music
Winner: Cult of the Lamb
Heavenly Bodies
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Excellence in Technical Design
Winner: Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Puzzle Quest 3
Heavenly Bodies
Excellence in Accessibility – Presented by VicScreen
Winner: Lost and Hound
Wylde Flowers
Raw: Emotions Unite Us
Excellence in Mobile Games
Winner: Wylde Flowers
Dream Hopper
Hot Lap League
Excellence in AR/VR
Winner: Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown
Flush Back
Raw: Emotions Unite Us
Excellence in Serious Games (Applied/Impactful)
Winner: Kinder World
Wayward Strand
Raw: Emotions Unite Us
Excellence in Emerging Games (Student or Early Career)
Winner: Queer Man Peering Into A Rock Pool.jpg
Fantasy Town Regional Manager
Born Punk
Excellence in Ongoing Games (Games as a Service)
Winner: The Oregon Trail
It’s Literally Just Mowing
Crash of Cars
Rising Star Award
Raymond Corrigan
Ambition Award
Ryan McMahon
Adam Lancman Award
Clara Reeves
Studio of the Year
Gameloft
A huge congratulations to all of the Australian games, studios and individuals nominated and who took home a win tonight, ours truly is a remarkable industry.
