The 2021 Australian Game Developer Awards Winners have been announced
The Melbourne International Games Week may not be the physical event this year that it has been in years past, but the show must go on as they say and one element of the yearly week long conference are the Australian Game Developer Awards.
Last night the winners for the various categories were announced and you can find them below. It isn’t just about having the best game, some of the awards are about encouraging new talent or those that make a big impact to the Australian games scene.
"Each of these worthy individual recipients received numerous nominations from across the industry and it is a joy to recognise them with these awards tonight," said Ron Curry, CEO of IGEA. "The AGDAs are the perfect opportunity to celebrate the Australian games industry and the amazing people who work within it. Australian developers create games that are enjoyed internationally, by millions of people, giving credence to the creativity, skill and hard work of our Australian studios. All of these games, studios, and individuals truly deserve these Awards - not just for video games, but for the work and contributions they have made to the wider screen sector."
Here are the categories and the winners:
Game of the Year: Unpacking (Witch Beam)
Studio of the Year: Black Lab Games
Excellence in Art: The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur)
Excellence in Gameplay: Webbed (Sbug Games)
Excellence in Narrative: The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller)
Excellence in Audio: The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur)
Excellence in Accessibility: Unpacking (Witch Beam)
Excellence in Mobile Games: The Oregon Trail (Gameloft Brisbane)
Excellence in Serious Games: Sharmila (Chaos Theory Games and the World Food Programme)
Excellence in Ongoing Games: Pico Tanks (Panda Arcade)
Excellence in Emerging Games: Video World (Things for Humans)
The Adam Lancman Award: Steve Wang (Wargaming Sydney)
The Raising the Bar Award: Chad Toprak (Freeplay Independent Games Festival)
The Rising Star Award: Kathleen Smart (Joy Everafter Stories) & Ashley Van Wyngaard (Wargaming Sydney)
You can learn more about what each award is for on the official site and of course a big congratulations to all the winners.
