The Australian Game Developer Awards, also known as the AGDA, celebrate the best in Australian video games – from art direction, to gameplay, to storytelling and beyond. The country is making amazing games, and 2022 was no exception. A range of excellent titles have blown us away over the past year, from Studio Drydock Wild flowers, to cutesy cult simulator Worship of the Lambby Massive Monster.
AGDA 2022 was a brilliant recognition of the talent and prowess required to create a range of Australian games, each receiving the praise and love it deserves.
“The AGDAs are an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of talent and projects here in Australia,” said Ron Curry, CEO of industry body IGEA ahead of the awards night.
“These awards shine a spotlight on the creativity of Australian game developers as we see new, creative stories about intellectual property and told by Australia achieve significant success on the international stage.” We can see that successful games tend to be ones that are also inclusive and accessible, and we’re delighted that Australian game developers are embracing these elements, as are those who enjoy playing games.
This diversity and creativity certainly showed during the AGDAs, where several deserving winners were crowned.
Congratulations to the team at Massive Monster, for winning the AGDAs Game of the Year award for Worship of the Lambas well as other coveted accolades.
Here is the complete list of ADGAs 2022 nominees in each category, with the winners in bold.
AGDAs 2022: Full List of Finalists and Winners
AGDA Game of the Year
- Celestial bodies
- Wild flowers
- Worship of the Lamb [WINNER]
excellence in art
- The Dark Ages: Final Battle
- Worship of the Lamb [WINNER]
- Celestial bodies
Excellence in Gameplay
- Worship of the Lamb [WINNER]
- Celestial bodies
- JUSTICE SUCKS
Excellence in storytelling
- You will (not stay)
- Wild flowers [WINNER]
- capricious strand
Excellence in sound design
- JUSTICE SUCKS
- Worship of the Lamb
- Celestial bodies [WINNER]
excellence in music
- Worship of the Lamb [WINNER]
- Celestial bodies
- The Dark Ages: Final Battle
Engineering Design Excellence
- Puzzle Quest 3
- The Dark Ages: Final Battle [WINNER]
- Celestial bodies
Excellence in Accessibility – Presented by VicScreen
- Wild flowers
- Raw: emotions unite us
- Lost and Dog [WINNER]
Excellence in mobile games
- Hopper of dreams
- Wild flowers [WINNER]
- Hot Rounds League
Excellence in Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality
- Flush return
- Raw: emotions unite us
- Table of Tales: The Twisted Crown [WINNER]
Excellence In Serious Games (Applied/Impactful)
- kinder world [WINNER]
- capricious strand
- Raw: emotions unite us
Excellence in emerging games (student or early career)
- Fantasy Town Regional Manager
- Queer Man Peering In a Rock Pool.jpg [WINNER]
- born punk
Excellence in Ongoing Games (Games as a Service)
- The Oregon Trail [WINNER]
- It’s literally just mowing
- car accident
Rising Star Award
Ambition Award
Adam Lancman Award
Workshop of the year
The AGDAs take place every year during Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW), with this year’s show being the first return to an in-person model since 2019.
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