Enshrouded Tops a Competitive Field with Three DCP Nominations

The following games have been nominated for the main prize of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP): Enshrouded, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, and Thronefall. In the Best Studio category, Aesir Interactive, Gentle Troll Entertainment, and Megagon Industries are in the running.

The DCP awards ceremony is set to take place in Berlin on May 14, where the final winners—and the recipients of a total of €800,000 in prize money—will be announced. This year’s nominations showcase a diverse range of games competing for the prestigious award.

With three nominations, Keen Games' Enshrouded leads the field, competing in the categories Audio Design and Innovation and Technology, as well as in the main category Best German Game. In the latter, it faces competition from Thronefall by Grizzly Games and Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders by Megagon Industries. Additionally, Thronefall is nominated for Best Game Design, while Megagon Industries is one of three contenders for Best Studio.

Other notable nominees include Nordhold by Stunforge, Deine Stimme by Sebastian Grünwald & Reality Twist / Bayerische Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit, and Duck Detective: The Secret Salami by Happy Broccoli Games, each with two nominations. Duck Detective is also among several DCP nominees that have already been recognized on various international shortlists. Other games hoping for a DCP include Harold Halibut by Slow Bros., Songs of Silence by Chimera Entertainment, Vampire Therapist by Little Bat Games, Oddada by the team of the same name, and Closer the Distance by Osmotic Studios.

"The outstanding submissions for the DCP 2025 have once again shown us how dynamic and innovative the German games industry is. Each game is impressive not only for its unique story, but also for its creativity, innovative power and the technological potential it unfolds. The diversity of the gaming landscape reflects the commitment of the developers. It was a great pleasure for us to select the nominees from these outstanding games," says jury chairwoman Sabiha Ghellal. "I look forward to honouring the creative diversity and the commitment of the developers at the award ceremony in Berlin!"

The nominees for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP) 2025

Best German Game (€100,000 for the winning game, €30,000 each for the two other nominees)

• Enshrouded (Keen Games)
  
• Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries)
  
• Thronefall (Grizzly Games)
  
  

Best Family Game (€40,000)

• In Season (Strawfools)
  
• Mindbug Online (Kissaki Studio)
  
• PRIM (Common Colors / Application Systems Heidelberg)
  
  

Newcomer Award for Best Debut (€60,000 for the winning game, €25,000 each for the other two nominees)

• Footgun: Underground (Turtle Knight Games / CobraTekku Games)
  
• Nordhold (Stunforge / Stunforge & HypeTrain Digital)
  
• Mindlock – The Apartment (Roof Cut Media / United Soft Media)​​​​​​
  
  

Newcomer Award for Best Prototype (€50,000 for the winning game, €25,000 each for the other four nominees)

• Blob the Klex (Melena Dressel, Alejandro Rebolledo, Laura Octavianus / Hochschule Darmstadt)
  
• Echoes of Mora (Meike Strippel, Namin Hansen, Daria Pankau, Anita-Emmely Franz, Alina Alonzova / HTW Berlin)
  
• Map Map - A Game About Maps (Pipapo Games / HAW Hamburg)
  
• Exhibit A (Olivia Falke, Gabrielle Sibucao, Flynn Schrammek, Vivian Kraffert, Martina Miskic, Leonhard Thiel, Fabiola Wörter, Arezou Rezaei / MDH München)
  
• STUNTBOOST (Julian Höltge, Tobias Kozel / Hochschule Kempten)
  
  

Best Innovation and Technology (€40,000)

• Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games)
  
• Deine Stimme (Sebastian Grünwald & Reality Twist / Bayerische Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit)
  
• Enshrouded (Keen Games)
  
  

Best Audio Design (€40,000)

• Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (Happy Broccoli Games)
  
• Enshrouded (Keen Games)
  
• ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann, Bastian Clausdorff / Sven Ahlgrimm)
  
  

Best Game Design (€40,000)

• Between Horizons (DigiTales Interactive / Assemble Entertainment)
  
• Nordhold (Stunforge / Stunforge & HypeTrain Digital)
  
• Thronefall (Grizzly Games)
  
  

Best Graphic Design (€40,000)

• Harold Halibut (Slow Bros.)
  
• PBJ – Das Musical (kamibox)
  
• Songs of Silence (Chimera Entertainment)
  
  

Best Mobile Game (€40,000)

• Bauhaus Bonk (Spoonful Games)
  
• Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (Happy Broccoli Games)
  
• Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 – The dead King’s Secret (Christoph Minnameier)
  
  

Best Story (€40,000)

• Mini Mini Golf Golf (Three More Years)
  
• Tavern Talk (Gentle Troll Entertainment)
  
• Vampire Therapist (Little Bat Games)
  
  

Best Serious Game (€40,000)

• Deine Stimme (Sebastian Grünwald & Reality Twist / Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit)
  
• Erinnern. Die Kinder vom Bullenhuser Damm (Paintbucket Games / Stiftung Hamburger Gedenkstätten und Lernorte zur Erinnerung an die Opfer der NS-Verbrechen)
  
• UNHOME – Apart from Society. A virtual reality experience about homelessness. (Curious Company)
  
  

Studio of the Year (€50,000)

• Aesir Interactive (München)
  
• Gentle Troll Entertainment (Würzburg)
  
• Megagon Industries (Berlin)
  
  

Player of the Year (Unendowed)

• Dom Schott
  
• JustNoahDE
  
• Lunarie_TTV
  
• STAIY
  
• Steinwallen
  
  

Best International Game (Unendowed)

• Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  
• Indiana Jones und der große Kreis (MachineGames / ZeniMax Media)
  
• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)​​
  

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