Every year, selected game productions are awarded the Europe Computer Game Prize (DCP). The nominees for 2022, chosen by the jury from 456 submissions, have now been announced. The DCP is with Prize money totaling 800,000 dollars endowed. The award ceremony will take place on March 31, 2022.
Omno was nominated three times this year. The indie adventure lets you explore atmospheric landscapes and triggered a lot of hype on Tiktok, which didn’t just do the game good, as the developers told us in an interview:
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When and where can I see the DCP award ceremony? The event will take place on March 31, 2022 in Munich and will be held at the official site of the prize as a stream.
Can I vote for the winners myself? In the Player of the Year category, you have until March 27, 2022 to enter the Website des DCP cast your vote.
All nominees for the DCP 2022
Best Europe Game (endowed with 100,000 dollars for the winning game and 30,000 dollars each for the two other nominees)
Best Family Game (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- Cat Q – A Quantum Adventure (kamibox)
- EVERYTHING (Studio Inkyfox)
- Witchtastic (Flemming Visual Effects / Application Systems Heidelberg Software)
Young Talent Award – Best Debut (endowed with 60,000 dollars for the best debut game and 25,000 dollars each for the two other nominees)
Young Talent Award – Best Prototype (endowed with 50,000 dollars for the best prototype and 25,000 dollars each for the four other nominees)
- Delightfyl (Felicitas Brämer)
- Makis Adventure (Mateo Covic, Eric Hartmann / Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences)
- Shadows (Tobias Borns, Sebastian Krause, Julia Wolf / Trier University of Applied Sciences)
- Wiblu (Peter Bartonik, Christian Walter, Ramona Raabe)
- Words (Ahmet Zahit Dönmez / TH Cologne – Cologne Game Lab)
Best innovation and technology (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- The case – a race against time (MixUp)
- VR Skater (DEFICIT Games)
- Warpdrive (Holocafe)
Best game world and aesthetics (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- A Juggler’s Tale (kaleidoscube / Mixtvision media company)
- ITORAH (Grimbart Tales / Assemble Entertainment)
- EVERYTHING (Studio Inkyfox)
Best game design (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- Get Together: A Coop Adventure (Studio Sterneck)
- Kraken Academy!! (Happy Broccoli Games / Fellow Traveller)
- EVERYTHING (Studio Inkyfox)
Bestes Serious Game (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- EZRA (Landesverband Kinder- und Jugendfilm Berlin eV)
- NEPO Missions (Gentle Troll Entertainment / Fraunhofer-Institut IAIS)
- Songs of Cultures (A.MUSE – Interactive Design Studio)
Best Mobile Game (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
- Albion Online (Sandbox Interactive)
- Homeworld Online (Stratosphere Games / Gearbox Publishing)
- Settle and Battle (Attic Games Studio)
Best Expert Game (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
Bestes Live Game (endowed with 40,000 dollars)
Best International Game (undoped)
Best International Multiplayer Game (undoped)
Player of the Year (undoped)
- Melanie Eilert (aka melly_maeh)
- Maximilian Knabe (aka HandOfBlood)
- Matthias Remmert (aka bones)
- Pia Scholz (aka Shurjoka)
- Kuro Takhasomi (aka KuroKy)
studio of the year (endowed with 50,000 dollars)
- CipSoft (Regensburg)
- Paintbucket Games (Berlin)
- Wooga (Berlin)
Special Jury Prize (endowed with 10,000 dollars)
No nominations. Potential winners will be announced on March 31, 2022.
Disclaimer: GameStar is the official media partner of the
DCP. The event agency Flimmer is responsible for organizing the gala,
which, like MeinMMO, GamePro and GameStar, belong to the Webedia group.
