IGEA announces finalists for the 2022 Australian Game Developer Awards

The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) today announced the finalists for the 2022 Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs). Now in its 20th year, the AGDAs highlight the contributions of Australian video game developers across 13 game categories and four personal and studio awards.

This year the AGDAs will be held on 5 October, 7:00pm AEDT at The Forum Melbourne as part of Melbourne International Games Week celebrations and will also be streamed live via the IGEA Twitch channel for those who can’t attend in person.

Not surprisingly, a number of Switch games have made it into the nominees list. You can see the full list of categories and nominees below.

Game of the Year

• Heavenly Bodies
• Wylde Flowers
• Cult of the Lamb

Excellence in Art

• Age of Darkness: Final Stand
• Cult of the Lamb
• Heavenly Bodies

Excellence in Gameplay

• Cult of the Lamb
• Heavenly Bodies
• JUSTICE SUCKS

Excellence in Narrative

• You Will (Not) Remain
• Wylde Flowers
• Wayward Strand

Excellence in Sound Design

• JUSTICE SUCKS
• Cult of the Lamb
• Heavenly Bodies

Excellence in Music

• Cult of the Lamb
• Heavenly Bodies
• Age of Darkness: Final Stand

Excellence in Technical Design

• Puzzle Quest 3
• Age of Darkness: Final Stand
• Heavenly Bodies

Excellence in Accessibility – Presented by VicScreen

• Wylde Flowers
• Raw: Emotions Unite Us
• Lost and Hound

Excellence in Mobile Games

• Dream Hopper
• Wylde Flowers
• Hot Lap League

Excellence in AR/VR

• Flush Back
• Raw: Emotions Unite Us
• Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown

Excellence in Serious Games (Applied/Impactful)

• Kinder World
• Wayward Strand
• Raw: Emotions Unite Us

Excellence in Emerging Games (Student or Early Career)

• Fantasy Town Regional Manager
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• Born Punk

Excellence in Ongoing Games (Games as a Service)

• The Oregon Trail
• It’s Literally Just Mowing
• Crash of Cars