The best games of the year: All winners of the German Computer Game Award 2024.
At the big awards ceremony for the German Computer Game Awards 2024, the best games of the year and the creative teams behind them were in the spotlight: On April 18th, the most important prize in the German games industry was ceremoniously awarded in 15 categories in Munich.
The space game “EVERSPACE 2” from ROCKFISH Games was awarded in the coveted “Best German Game” category.
The survival horror game “Ad Infinitum” by the young talents Hekate won in three categories: “Best Debut”, “Best Story” and “Best Audio Design”. Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg can call themselves “Studio of the Year”, the audience award “Player of the Year” went to Maurice Weber. The “Gaming without Borders” initiative was honored with the jury’s special prize.
Numerous invited guests came together at the Eisbach Studios in Munich, including personalities from politics, culture and society, as well as numerous prominent representatives of the games industry.
The laudatory speakers included the Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder, the Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Michael Kellner, the comedian Marti Fischer, the actor Özgür Karadenis, the streamer Layna and the journalist and author Ronja von Rönne received the award.
The award winners are the federal government, represented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, and the game – Association of the German Games Industry. This year’s award ceremony was sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital.
Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Government contact for the cultural and creative industries Michael Kellner: “I warmly congratulate all the winners on their great games and the associated award. This year’s DCP particularly shows the wide range and creativity of the games developed in Germany. This enormous diversity and creativity must be further expanded in the future and the industry’s potential made greater use. As the federal government, we want to make a significant contribution to this with the new games funding. The games funding is intended to help us develop titles like this year’s best international game in the future.”
Felix Falk, Managing Director of game – Association of the German Games Industry: “The outstanding winning titles this year impressively demonstrate the achievements that German game developers continue to achieve. Once again, the German Computer Games Award is proof of the creativity and innovative spirit of the German games industry, even in the difficult economic situation of the past few months. Here we see once again the huge potential that Germany has as a games location, especially since this year there were more games made possible by federal funding than ever before. This shows that the right framework conditions unleash the true power of the studios in Germany. Congratulations to the winners of the German Computer Game Award 2024!”
All 2024 winners at a glance:
Best German game (endowed with 100,000 dollars)
- Everspace 2 (ROCKFISH games)
The other nominees will each receive 30,000 dollars:
- Atlas fell (Deck 13 Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
- Fall of the porcupine (Critical Rabbit/Assemble Entertainment)
Best family game (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- Magic and secrets (Alchemist Interactive/rokaplay)
Young Talent Award Best Debut (endowed with 60,000 dollars)
- To infinity (hectare/NACON)
The other nominees will each receive 25,000 dollars:
- Fall of the porcupine (Critical Rabbit/Assemble Entertainment)
- Lose CTRL (Play from your heart)
Young Talent Award Best Prototype (endowed with 50,000 dollars)
- Disapproved (Symmetry Break Studio)
The other nominees will each receive 25,000 dollars:
- bloodletting (Katharina “Mikey” Müller, David Cafisso, Marvin Braun, Alica Schneider/Berlin University of Technology and Economics)
- EcoGnomix (Lars Hinnerk Grevsmühl, Lars Eble, Bahy Nguyen, Marcel Zurawka, Alec Shae)
- Footgun: Underground (Eduard Dobermann, Theo Lohmüller, Georg Nimke, Robert Pistea, Lukas Salewsky)
- REPLICAS (Sarah Inés Roeder, Rody Nawezi, Leonhard Glasses, Maximilian Götz/ HAW Hamburg)
Best innovation and technology (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- Marble labyrinth (Fox Gathering)
Best serious game (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- Friedrich Ebert – The path to democracy (Playing History/Reich President Friedrich Ebert Memorial Foundation)
Best audio design (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- To infinity (hectare/NACON)
Best game design (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- Lose CTRL (Play from your heart)
Best graphic design (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- The Bear – A story from the world of Gra (Bucks! Games)
Best Mobile Game (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- Cat rescue story (Tivola games)
Best story (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- To infinity (hectare/NACON)
Studio of the Year (endowed with 50,000 dollars)
Player of the Year (undoped)
Best International Game (undoped)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Running Studios)
Special Jury Prize (endowed with 10,000 dollars)
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