Many studios from Germany and Switzerland nominated for Indie Cup Europe'24 Awards

The nominees for the Indie Cup Europe'24 Awards have been announced. Many studios from Germany and Switzerland are among them, including Paintbucket Games, Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann, Lululu Entertainment, Stardust, Kato Games, Schleuder Games and many more.

A total of 49 games have made it to the final round of the Indie Cup Europe'24 Awards. Many of the games come from Germany and Switzerland, but none from Austria. The game with the most nominations, six, is Oddada by Sven Ahlgrimm and Mathilde Hoffmann from Germany. This means that the game is not nominated in only two categories. The Darkest Files by Paintbucket Games from Germany and Henry Halfhead by Lululu Entertainment from Switzerland each received four nominations.

The winners will be announced on 1 August 2024, and will be selected by an independent jury panel. The festival describes itself as follows: "Indie Cup is an online festival of upcoming indie games and one of Europe's leading online events for independent developers. The festival provides independent developers with a free platform to gain visibility, receive valuable feedback, and engage with a community of peers and industry leaders."

All the nominees from Germany:

The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games)
ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann)
EcoGnomix (Irox Games UG)
Beacon Patrol (Shapes and Dreams & BrutalHack)
Driftwood (Stoked Sloth Interactive)
Space Sprouts (Schleuder Games)
Slyders (Kato Games)
Map Map - A Game About Maps (Pipapo Games)
Once Upon a Rogue's Tale (PolyPirates)
Albert Wilde: Quantum P.I. (beyondthosehills from Greece, Germany, US, UK and Canada)

All the nominees from Switzerland:

Henry Halfhead (Lululu Entertainment)
Grimoire Groves (Stardust)
Projected Dreams (Flawberry Studio)
Tom the Postgirl (Oopsie Daisies Studio)

Every game nominated for Indie Cup Europe24 awards

Gameplay Excellence Award

Nomori (Enchanted Works, Netherlands)
The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games, Germany)
Phonopolis (Amanita Design, Czech Republic)
Overrider (Dreamteck, Bulgaria)
Henry Halfhead (Lululu Entertainment, Switzerland)
Tarnished Blood (Juggler Games, Poland)
ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann, Germany)
EcoGnomix (Irox Games UG, Germany)
Fruitbus (Krillbite Studio, Norway)
Dreadhunter (Trickster Arts, Czech Republic)

Rising Star Award (games made by smaller teams (1 to 5 developers) with no publisher support)

ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann, Germany)
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall (Brave at Night, UK)
Do Not Buy This Game (Kingblade Games, Israel)
Dreadhunter (Trickster Arts, Czech Republic)
Grimoire Groves (Stardust, Switzerland)
Henry Halfhead (Lululu Entertainment, Switzerland)
Sentry (Fireblade Software, UK)
Beacon Patrol (Shapes and Dreams, BrutalHack, Germany)
Driftwood (Stoked Sloth Interactive, Germany)
Nomori (Enchanted Works, Netherlands)

Critics' Choice Award (selected by games media members)

The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games, Germany)
Henry Halfhead (Lululu Entertainment, Switzerland)
Phonopolis (Amanita Design, Czech Republic)
ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann, Germany)
Grunn (Tom van den Boogaart (part of Sokpop Collective), Netherlands)
Gloomy Juncture (Filipe Rodrigues, Portugal)
Dreadhunter (Trickster Arts, Czech Republic)
Farewell North (Kyle Banks, UK)
Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) (Unreliable Narrators Games, Canada and France)
Telegraphist 1920: Beats of War (Cubepotato Games, Poland)
Luna Abyss (Bonsai Collective, UK)

Creators' Choice Award (as chosen by YouTube and Twitch creators jury panel)

Farewell North (Kyle Banks, UK)
Nomori (Enchanted Works, Netherlands)
Fruitbus (Krillbite Studio, Norway)
Stars in the Trash (Valhalla Cats, Spain)
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall (Brave at Night, UK)
The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games, Germany)
Pilo and the Holobook (Jérôme Bodin & Frédéric Simon, France)
ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann, Germany)
Antro (Gatera Studio, Spain)
Luna Abyss (Bonsai Collective, UK)

Artistic Excellence Award

Pilo and the Holobook (Jérôme Bodin & Frédéric Simon, France)
Phonopolis (Amanita Design, Czech Republic)
The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games, Germany)
Hollow Survivors (Danny Deer, Poland)
Hlína (Omnia Ludus, Czech Republic & UK)
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall (Brave at Night, UK)
Nomori (Enchanted Works, Netherlands)
Driftwood (Stoked Sloth Interactive, Germany)
Nova Hearts (Lightbulb Crew, France)

Most Experimental Game Award

Tarnished Blood (Juggler Games, Poland)
Music Power Up (Microstudio, France)
ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann, Germany)
Telegraphist 1920: Beats of War (Cubepotato Games, Poland)
Supermoves (Makea Games, Finland)
Space Sprouts (Schleuder Games, Germany)
Lamina Bruise (Nicola Acler, Italy)
Henry Halfhead (Lululu Entertainment, Switzerland)
Retro Gadgets (Evil Licorice, Iceland & Italy)

Next Big Thing Award

Menace from the Deep (Flatcoon Games, Ukraine)
Hollow Home (Twigames, Ukraine)
Albert Wilde: Quantum P.I. (beyondthosehills, Greece & Germany, US, UK and Canada)
Helskate (Phantom Coast, Netherlands)
Projected Dreams (Flawberry Studio, Switzerland)
Tom the Postgirl (Oopsie Daisies Studio, Switzerland)
RetroSpace (The Wild Gentlemen, Hungary)
Glasshouse (FLAT28, Italy)
Slyders (Kato Games, Germany)
Bad Blood 1926 (Red Marmoset Studios, UK)

Wings Award (Special Competition category presented by Wings Interactive, as selected by Astrid Mie Refstrup)

ODDADA (Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann, Germany)
The End of the Sun (The End of the Sun Team, Poland)
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall (Brave At Night, UK)
Luna Abyss (Bonsai Collective, UK)
Starship Simulator (Fleetyard Studios, UK)
Copycat (Spoonful of Wonders, Ukraine)
Coridden (Aftnareld, Sweden)
Map Map - A Game About Maps (Pipapo Games, Germany)
Nomori (Enchanted Works, Netherlands)
Once Upon a Rogue's Tale (PolyPirates, Germany)
Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) (Unreliable Narrators Games, Canada and France)

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