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:
Winner: Cult of the Lamb
Heavenly Bodies
Wylde Flowers
Winner: Cult of the Lamb
Heavenly Bodies
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Winner: Cult of the Lamb
Heavenly Bodies
JUSTICE SUCKS
Winner: Wylde Flowers
You Will (Not) Remain
Wayward Strand
Winner: Heavenly Bodies
JUSTICE SUCKS
Cult of the Lamb
Winner: Cult of the Lamb
Heavenly Bodies
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Winner: Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Puzzle Quest 3
Heavenly Bodies
Winner: Lost and Hound
Wylde Flowers
Raw: Emotions Unite Us
Winner: Wylde Flowers
Dream Hopper
Hot Lap League
Winner: Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown
Flush Back
Raw: Emotions Unite Us
Winner: Kinder World
Wayward Strand
Raw: Emotions Unite Us
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Fantasy Town Regional Manager
Born Punk
Winner: The Oregon Trail
It’s Literally Just Mowing
Crash of Cars
Raymond Corrigan
Ryan McMahon
Clara Reeves
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.