Most Winners of the Nordic Game Awards 2025 Come From Sweden

The Nordic Game 2025 organisers concluded the event with the presentation of the Nordic Game Awards. Five of the eight prizes went to Sweden, two to Norway, and one to Denmark. The big winner was Machinegames.

The closing highlight of Nordic Game 2025 was the presentation of the 17th annual Nordic Game Awards. Matilda Smedius, a voice actress and streamer best known for voicing Brigitte in Overwatch, hosted the ceremony. She also moderated the events on the conference's main stage. This year's awards ceremony showcased the region's studios and their releases over the past year. The 2025 Nordic Game Awards were presented by Nordic Game in association with AMD and PR Nordic.

The night's big winner was Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by Machinegames (Sweden). The title won the main prize, 'Nordic Game of the Year', beating Helldivers 2, Satisfactory, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, Finnish Cottage Simulator and Skald: Against the Black Priory.  Machinegames' action-adventure game also took home the Best Audio award. The Holy Gosh Darn by Perfectly from Paranormal (Norway) won the award for Best Game on a Small Screen. Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ (Sweden) was honoured for Best Debut.

The winning title in each category is always at the top of the following list and is highlighted in bold. The nominated titles are listed below.

Nordic Game of the Year

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

Nordic Game of the Year - Small Screen

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

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)

Best Game Design

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

Best Technology

• Satisfactory by Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden)
• 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)

Best Audio

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

Best Fun for Everyone

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

Best Debut

• Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ (Sweden)
• 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)

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). This year's awards jury consists of 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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