The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) is excited to announce the finalists for the 2023 Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs), which will take place on October 4th at 6:30 pm AEDT at the Forum Melbourne.
This event is part of the Melbourne International Games Week celebrations and will be live-streamed on the IGEA Twitch channel for those who cannot attend in person. The AGDAs consist of 13 game categories, four Career and Culture awards, and a Game of the Year award. Here are all the awards and nominees for the 2023 event:
Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) 2023 Nominees
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 (Presented by APRA AMCOS)
- Gubbins by Studio Folly
- KILLBUG by Samurai Punk
- Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy
Excellence in MUSIC (Presented by APRA AMCOS)
- 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 (Presented by VicScreen)
- 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
- 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
Among the numerous categories, the Australian Game of the Year award is always highly anticipated at the AGDAs. This year, it features four nominees: Gubbins, Moving Out 2, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, and Vactics. All four finalists have received nominations for other awards, with Stray Gods being nominated in a grand total of five categories.
If you can’t make the event, make sure you tune on October 4th at 6:30 pm AEDT via the IGEA Twitch channel.