The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) has revealed the Aussie-made games that have received nominations in this year’s Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs), celebrating excellence in our local game development industry with some top-notch games and the teams behind them.
The big award is, of course, the Australian Game of the Year, with this year’s contenders for the coveted trophy being Gubbins by Studio Folly, Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios and Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy.
The AGDAs takes place on October 4th at 6.30PM AEDT and will be presented by Gemma Driscoll (Good Game Spawn Point) and Harry Jun (ABC Gamer’s Loot Drop), with those not in attendance able to stream it from home on the IGEA Twitch channel.
The full list of nominees for this year’s AGDAs are as follows:
2023 AGDAs Finalists
Excellence in ART
- Gubbins by Studio Folly
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios
- The Master’s Pupil by Pat Naoum
Excellence in GAMEPLAY
- Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17
- Phantom Abyss by Team WIBY
- Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy
Excellence in NARRATIVE
- Amarantus by ub4q
- Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County by Worm Club
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios
Excellence in SOUND DESIGN
- Gubbins by Studio Folly
- KILLBUG by Samurai Punk
- Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy
Excellence in MUSIC
- Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County by Worm Club
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios
- Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy
Excellence in TECHNICAL DESIGN
- Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17
- My Little Pony: Mane Merge by Gameloft Brisbane
- Phantom Abyss by Team WIBY
Excellence in ACCESSIBILITY
- Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17
- Spin Rhythm XD by Super Spin Digital
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios
Excellence in EMERGING GAMES
- Final Profit: A Shop RPG by Brent Arnold
- Partum Artifex by DalaKoala Games
- Rooftop Renegade by Melonhead Games
Excellence in IMPACTFUL GAMES
- Earthlingo by Earthlingo
- Sometimes by Elliot Cox
- The Flying Canoe by Threshold
Excellence in MOBILE GAMES
- Gubbins by Studio Folly
- My Little Pony: Mane Merge by Gameloft Brisbane
- Words Collide by Lamington Games
Excellence in AR/VR Games
- Espire 2: Stealth Operatives by Digital Lode Immersive Media
- Sea of Islands by PHORIA, United Nations DPPA
- Spatial Fusion by PHORIA, Meta, Lusion, Zelig Sound
Excellence in ONGOING Games
- Crossy Road Castle by Hipster Whale
- Kinder World by Lumi Interactive
- Wylde Flowers by Studio Drydock
GAME OF THE YEAR
- Gubbins by Studio Folly
- Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios
- Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy
