On Friday, Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) announced the finalists for the 2023 Australian Game Developer Awards. The AGDAs span 13 categories and four Career and Culture awards aiming to highlight local talent within the Australian video games industry.
The AGDAs will be hosted by Gemma Driscoll from Good Game Spawn Point and Harry Jun, the host of ABC Gamer’s Loot Drop and will take place on October 4, 2023.
THE 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
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
Read our reviews for Game of the Year nominees Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical and Moving Out 2.
ATTEND THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER AWARDS
The 2023 Australian Game Developer Awards are an integral part of Melbourne International Games Week and will take place on the night of October 4, 2023, at The Forum Melbourne. Tickets are on sale now.
If you can’t attend the event in person, it will be streamed on the IGEA Twitch channel.
Melbourne International Games Week takes place September 30 to October 8, 2023.
