On December 9th, not only will the Games Awards take place, but the German Developer Award will also be presented again. It is now known which games and developers have the chance to win a prize.
From a total of 140 submissions, the jury selected the best games and teams of the year in 15 categories. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, December 9th, 2021, from 8:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Cologne Game Lab at the TH Köln as well as in the live stream on www.deutscherentwicklerpreis.de and www.rocketbeans.tv. Due to the ongoing corona pandemic, the award ceremony will take place as a hybrid event. In the on-site audience, only the nominees and guests of honor can cheer.
The nominated games and their development teams at a glance:
Best German game
-Dorfromantik (Toukana Interactive, Berlin)
– A Juggler’s Tale (kaleidoscube, Ludwigsburg)
– Minute of Islands (Studio Fizbin, Ludwigsburg)
– Suzerain (Torpor Games, Berlin)
– Omno (Studio Inkyfox, Werther)
– Curious Expedition 2 (Maschinen-Mensch, Berlin)
Best studio
– Studio Fizbin, Ludwigsburg
– Machine man, Berlin
– Headup, Düren
– Pixel Maniacs, Nürnberg
-Toukana Interactive, Berlin
– Handygames, Giebelstadt
– Happy Broccoli Games, Berlin
Best publisher
– Assemble Entertainment, Wiesbaden
– Headup, Düren
– THQ Nordic, Wien
– Mixtvision, Munich
– Handygames, Giebelstadt
Best game design
– A Juggler’s Tale (kaleidoscube, Ludwigsburg)
– Can’t drive this (Pixel Maniacs, Nürnberg)
-Dorfromantik (Toukana Interactive, Berlin)
– Spacebase Startopia (Realmforge Studios, Munich)
– Suzerain (Torpor Games, Berlin)
Best sound
– A Juggler’s Tale (kaleidoscube, Ludwigsburg)
– Lacuna (DigiTales Interactive, Saarbrücken)
– Minute of Islands (Studio Fizbin, Ludwigsburg)
– Say No! More (Studio Fizbin, Ludwigsburg)
Best graphics
– A Juggler’s Tale (kaleidoscube, Ludwigsburg)
-Dorfromantik (Toukana Interactive, Berlin)
– Minute of Islands (Studio Fizbin, Ludwigsburg)
– Omno (Studio Inkyfox, Werther)
– Kraken Academy!! (Happy Broccoli Games, Berlin)
– Spacebase Startopia (Realmforge Studios, Munich)
Best Story
– A Juggler’s Tale (kaleidoscube, Ludwigsburg)
– Kraken Academy!! (Happy Broccoli Games)
– Minute of Islands (Studio Fizbin, Ludwigsburg)
– Suzerain (Torpor Games, Berlin)
Best Indie Game
– A Juggler’s Tale (kaleidoscube, Ludwigsburg)
– Can’t drive this (Pixel Maniacs, Nürnberg)
– Minute of Islands (Studio Fizbin, Ludwigsburg)
– Omno (Studio Inkyfox, Werther)
– Orbital Bullet (Smoke Stab, Heidelberg)
Bestes Mobile Game
– Albion Online (Sandbox Interactive, Berlin)
– Bridge Constructor The Walking Dead (Clockstone, Innsbruck)
– EXIT – The Curse of Ophir (Nementic Games, Munich)
– Idle Firefighter Tycoon (Kolibri Games, Köln)
– Petventures – Animal Stories (Tivola Games, Hamburg)
Innovation award – special award from the city of Cologne
– Can’t drive this (Pixel Maniacs, Nürnberg)
– Lacuna (DigiTales Interactive, Saarbrücken)
– Orbital Bullet (Smoke Stab, Heidelberg)
– Puzzling Places (realities.io, Berlin)
Most Wanted
– Shadow Tactics – Blades of the Shogun – Aikos Choice (Mimimi Games, München)
– Super Dungeon Maker (Firechick, Düsseldorf)
– The Bus (Aerosoft, Büren)
– The Lord of the Rings – Gollum (Daedalic Entertainment, Hamburg)
– White Shadows (Monokel, Köln)
Long-running
– The Settlers Online (Ubisoft Düsseldorf)
– Goodgame Empire (Goodgame Studios, Hamburg)
– Tropico 6 (Realmforge Studios, Munich)
Ubisoft Newcomer Award
– Passing By (Studio Windsocke, Hallstadt)
– Maniacs (AAS attention, Autobahn Studios, Cologne)
– ABRISS (Randwerk Games, Berlin)
– Help Yourself (Flat Head Studio, Puch bei Hallein)
– Korine (Liquid Squirrel, Hamburg)
As in previous years, the special award for social engagement and the NRW advancement award for young female developers are awarded without nominations.
