Last night was the Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDA), an evening of celebration hosted by the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association.
The night saw a slew of amazing games and studios honored in different categories, with each nomination well-deserved. We have so much talent in this industry, it’s beautiful to see.
The ceremony featured 13 different categories, plus four cultural awards, all judged by 70 gaming industry professionals. In a press release from the event, IGEA CEO Ron Curry said:
“With such a caliber of nominated, shortlisted and crowned games, we expect further global success for many of our Australian creators. Australia has a strong and well-deserved reputation around the world for developing innovative, unique and fun for all types of players.
Now, on to the rewards. In terms of who won the most, Massive Monster’s Worship of the Lamb walked away with four of 13 awards, including Game of the Year. Considering it’s one of my favorite releases this year, there’s no surprise here.
They also walked away with the Excellence in Music award, which was a joy to see since the River Boy soundtrack for Worship of the Lamb was truly out of this world. Congratulations !
The AGDA also saw big wins for Victoria’s game developer community, as 10 of the 13 awards went to Victoria-based studios.
Considering that the Victorian games industry has the strongest support from their state government thanks to advice from VicScreen, this is no surprise and should be a sign for other state governments to do better. , in my opinion !
Here is the full list of winners and nominees for each award, which sees bangers like Lost and Dog, Wylde Flowers, Kinder World and Queer Man Peering In A Rock Pool.jpg winning awards at home.
AGDA Winners and Nominees
Game of the Year
- Worship of the Lamb (winner)
- Wild flowers
- Celestial bodies
artistic excellence
- Worship of the Lamb (winner)
- The Dark Ages: Final Battle
- Celestial bodies
Excellence in the game
- Worship of the Lamb (winner)
- Celestial bodies
- JUSTICE SUCKS
Excellence in Storytelling
- Wylde Flowers (winner)
- You won’t stay (not)
- capricious strand
Excellence in sound design
- Celestial Bodies (winner)
- JUSTICE SUCKS
- Worship of the Lamb
excellence in music
- Worship of the Lamb (winner)
- Celestial bodies
- The Dark Ages: Final Battle
Engineering Design Excellence
- Age of Darkness: Final Stand (winner)
- Puzzle Quest 3
- Celestial bodies
Excellence in Accessibility – Presented by VicScreen
- Lost and Hound (winner)
- Wild flowers
- Raw: emotions unite us
Excellence in mobile games
- Wylde Flowers (winner)
- Hopper of dreams
- Hot Rounds League
Excellence in AR/VR
- Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown (winner)
- Flush return
- Raw: emotions unite us
Excellence in serious games (applied/impactful)
- Kinder World (winner)
- capricious strand
- Raw: emotions unite us
Excellence in emerging games (student or early career)
- Queer Man Peering Into A Rock Pool.jpg (winner)
- Fantasy Town Regional Manager
- born punk
Excellence in Ongoing Games (Games as a Service)
- The Oregon Trail (Winner)
- It’s literally just mowing
- car accident
Rising Star Award
Raymond Corrigan
Ambition Award
Ryan McMahon
Adam Lancman Award
Clara Reeves
Workshop of the year
Gameloft
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