At the DevGamm Awards 2024 in Portugal on 15 November, the nominations are chock-full with strong contenders from Germany and Austria. Hoping for an award are bippinbits, Christoph Minnameier, Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann, Osmotic Studios, Mostly Games, Causa Creations and neoludic. btf is even nominated twice for Constance.

The DevGamm Awards 2024 have revealed their nominees. The awards will given away in a ceremony at DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 in Portugal on November 15 as part of the conference.

The GSA region is strongly represented in the nominees this year. shapez 2 by tobspr games is nominated for Excellence in Game Design, while ODDADA by by Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann, Bastian Clausdorff has chances for the Excellence in Audio award. Excellence in Narrative even features three out of five GSA developers: Osmotic Studios and Mostly Games from Germany as well as Causa Creations from Austria. Tiny Bookshop from neoludic Games is nominated as Most Anticipated Game, while Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 – The Dead King’s Secret by Christoph Minnameier / Pig Knight Games could be awarded Best Mobile Game. PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant by Bippinbits is running in the Community Vote.

The biggest hopes go for Constance by btf GmbH: The game is awarded in two categories: Excellence in Visual Arts and Developers Choice. In fact, the Grand Prize is the only category without GSA nominations, apart from the obviously excluded Best Game From Portugal category.

All nominees for the DevGamm Awards 2024:

Grand Prize, $25,000

The winner gets $20,000, and an additional $5,000 will be equally shared among all 5 nominees.

Cryptmaster by Paul Hart and Lee Williams
Loco Motive by Robust Games
Manor Lords by Slavic Magic
Sunset Hills by Cotton Game
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall by Brave At Night

Excellence in Game Design, $10,000

Arco by Franek Nowotniak, Max Cahill, José Ramón García, Antonio Uribe
Cryptmaster by Paul Hart and Lee Williams
Diplomacy is Not an Option by “DOOR407 RA” LLC
shapez 2 by tobspr Games
Toy Tactics by Kraken Empire

Excellence in Visual Art, $10,000

Constance by btf GmbH
Europa by Novadust
Loco Motive by Robust Games
Neva by Nomada Studio
Sunset Hills by Cotton Game

Excellence in Audio, $10,000

Arco by Franek Nowotniak, Max Cahill, José Ramón García, Antonio Uribe
Dice Gambit by Chromatic Ink
Neva by Nomada Studio
ODDADA by Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann, Bastian Clausdorff
Symphonia by Sunny Peak

Excellence in Narrative, $10,000

Closer the Distance by Osmotic Studios
Loco Motive by Robust Games
PEPPERED: an existential platformer by Mostly Games UG
Songs of Travel by Causa Creations
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall by Brave At Night

Most Anticipated Game, $10,000

Cairn by The Game Bakers
Echoes of Mystralia by Borealys Games
IRONHIVE by Wondernaut Studio
Tiny Bookshop by neoludic games
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall by Brave At Night

Best Mobile Game, $10,000

Bloom – a puzzle adventure by Lucid Labs
Boxes: Lost Fragments by Big Loop Studios
Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 – The Dead King’s Secret by Christoph Minnameier / Pig Knight Games
Junkineering by Coleplay LTD
Save The Grandma! by LikeLore

Best Game from Portugal, $10,000