GDD Indie Award 2025 - the Nominations Are In
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The GDD Indie Awards 2025 will be presented on 9 July 2025, as part of GermanDevDays. The nominees for the main prize are Care by The Pocket Dimension, Lucky Tower Ultimate by Studio Seufz and AMC, and Mindlock - The Apartment by Roof Cut Media and United Soft Media.
Nominations have been announced for the GDD Indie Award 2025, which has a total prize pool of €10,000. The awards ceremony will take place at the GermanDevDays (GDD) on 9 July 2025 at 18:00 in Frankfurt. Stefan Marcinek and Stephan Reichart will host the show.
Nominees for the main prize include Care by The Pocket Dimension (Munich), Lucky Tower Ultimate by Studio Seufz (Stuttgart) & AMC, and Mindlock - The Apartment by Roof Cut Media (Neunkirchen, Saar) & United Soft Media (Munich).
Best Prototype - endowed with €1,000
- Ghost Haunting
- Map Map - A Game About Maps
- Dawn Of Defense
Best Appearance (graphics, animation, etc.) - endowed with €1,500
- Care
- Mindlock - The Apartment
- Ghostboy
Best Sound (music, sound, voice output) - endowed with €1,500
- Mindlock - The Apartment
- Care
- Ghostboy
Best Story (Story) - endowed with €1,500
- A Night At The Watermill
- Mindlock - The Apartment
- Care
Best Game Mechanics (game design) - endowed with €1,500
- Footgun: Underground
- Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 - The Dead King's Secret
- Lucky Tower Ultimate
Best Game - endowed with €3,000
- Care
- Lucky Tower Ultimate
- Mindlock - The Apartment
Best Beaver Poop (Worst Game) - endowed with €100 (donated to charity)
- no nominees were announced
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