Nordic Game Awards 2025: The Nominees

The Nordic Game Awards will once again be presented at NG25 Spring, with nominees including heavyweights such as Helldivers 2, Satisfactory and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, as well as indie games such as Finnish Cottage Simulator, Skald and Snufkin.

One of the highlights of the Nordic Game Conference is always the Nordic Game Awards ceremony. This year, the awards will be presented on Thursday 22 May 2025, hosted by voice actress and streamer Matilda Smedius.

This year's show will spotlight the region's studios and the games they've released over the past year. The 2025 Nordic Game Awards are presented by Nordic Game in association with AMD and PR Nordic. The following games and studios have been nominated.

Nominated for Nordic Game of the Year

• Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley by Hyper Games (Norway)
• Helldivers 2 by Arrowhead Game Studios (Sweden)
• Satisfactory by Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden)
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by Machinegames (Sweden)
• Finnish Cottage Simulator by Ranela Games (Finland)
• Skald: Against the Black Priory by High North Studios (Norway)

Nominated for Nordic Game of the Year - Small Screen

• Warframe by Nitro Games (Finland)
• Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley by Hyper Games (Norway)
• The Holy Gosh Darn by Perfectly Paranormal (Norway)
• Escaping Wonderland by Cortopia Studios (Sweden)
• Metal Hellsinger VR by The Outsiders/Funcom (Sweden)
• Mannequin by Fast Travel Games (Sweden)

Nominated for Best Art

• Miniatures by Other Tales Interactive (Denmark)
• Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley by Hyper Games (Norway)
• Tiny Glade by Pounce Light (Sweden)
• Ultros by Hadoque (Sweden)
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by Machinegames (Sweden)

Nominated for Best Game Design

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by Machinegames (Sweden)
• Lorelei and the laser eyes by Simogo (Sweden)
• Satisfactory by Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden)
• Helldivers 2 by Arrowhead Game Studios (Sweden)
• Spellrouge by Guidelight Games (Denmark)

Nominated for Best Technology

• Pax Dei by Mainframe Industries (Finland)
• Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley by Hyper Games (Norway)
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by Machinegames (Sweden)
• Star Wars Outlaws by Massive entertainment (Sweden)
• Satisfactory by Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden)

Nominated for Best Audio

• Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley by Hyper Games (Norway)
• Star Wars Outlaws by Massive entertainment (Sweden)
• Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ (Sweden)
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by Machinegames (Sweden)
• Miniatures by Other Tales Interactive (Denmark)

Nominated for Best Fun for Everyone

• Animal Arena by Adventure Islands (Finland)
• Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley by Hyper Games (Norway)
• Distant Bloom by Ember Trail (Sweden)
• Lightyear Frontier by Frame Break/ Amplifier Studios (Sweden)
• SteamWorld Heist II by Thunderful Development (Sweden)

Nominated for Best Debut

• Finnish Cottage Simulator by Ranela Games (Finland)
• Skald: Against the Black Priory by High North Studios (Norway)
• Lightyear Frontier by Frame Break/ Amplifier Studios (Sweden)
• Fabledom by Grenaa Games (Sweden)
• Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ (Sweden)

The Nordic Game Awards are organised by the Nordic Game Institute in cooperation with Nordic Game Resources and the Nordic Game event team. The Nordic Game Institute consists of the following game producer associations in the region Dataspelsbranschen (SE), Icelandic Gaming Industry (IS), Neogames (FI), Spillprodusentforeningen (NO) and Producentforeningen (DK).

The organisers appoint the Nordic Game Awards jury, which this year consists of the following members Jonne Taivassalo representing Finland (Espoo Game LAB), Evelina Ferbrache representing Sweden (Sverok), Lau Eskildsen representing Denmark (Arkaden), Guðjón Leó Guðmundsson representing Iceland (Bunkhouse Games) and Andreas Gjøsæther Jensen representing Norway (Gamer.no).

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