Including special funds, $135,000 will be awarded at this year's DevGamm Awards. The organizers have now revealed the shortlist for the AA & Indie Game Awards finals.

The winners of this year's DevGamm Awards will be announced on November 7 at the event in Lisbon. In the most important category, the Grand Prize, which comes with a cash prize of $20,000, despelote by julian cordero + sebastian valbuena, Hell is Us by Rogue Factor, Keep Driving by YCJY games, Rocjbeats by Lichthund SA, and Stretchmancer by Triangle Wave are competing for the win. In total, the DevGamm Award will be presented in 11 main categories and 4 sponsored categories.

Thanks to the support of sponsors Epic Game Store, Aptoide, Astra Logical, and tinyBuild, the prize pool of $100,000 has been increased by $35,000. The winners will be selected by a jury consisting of over 150 industry representatives.

The nominees also include numerous studios from GSA, including Pipapo Games, Tiny Roar, btf, Fire Totem Games Massive Miniteam and Kamibox (Philipp Stollenmayer)

All nominees for the DevGamm Awards 2025:

Grand Prize ($20.000)

• despelote by julian cordero + sebastian valbuena
• Hell is Us by Rogue Factor
• Keep Driving by YCJY games
• Rockbeats by Lichthund SA
• Stretchmancer by Triangle Wave

Excellence in Game Design ($10,000)

• Compress(space) by B-Deshi Interactive
• Drop Duchy by Sleepy Mill Studio
• Is This Seat Taken? by Poti Poti Studio
• Jump Space by Keepsake Games
• Stretchmancer by Triangle Wave

Excellence in Visual Art ($10,000)

• Hotel Galactic by Ancient Forge Interactive
• SacriFire by Pixelated Milk
• Truckful by MythicOwl
• Tukoni: Forest Keepers by Dream Operator
• Winter Burrow by Pine Creek Games

Excellence in Narrative ($10,000)

• Arctic Awakening by GoldFire Studios
• Davy x Jones by Parasight
• despelote by julian cordero + sebastian valbuena
• Hell is Us by Rogue Factor
• New Arc Line by Dreamate

Excellence in audio ($10,000)

• JDM: Japanese Drift Master by Gaming Factory
• Keep Driving by YCJY games
• Koira by Studio Tolima
• PBJ – The Musical by kamibox
• Rocketbeasts by Lichthund SA

Best Mobile Game ($10,000)

• Greak: Memories of Azur by Navegante
• Is This Seat Taken? by Poti Poti Studio
• MicroMacro: Downtown Detective by Soft Boiled Games
• The Storyteller by Esprits Productions
• What the Clash? by Triband

Most Anticipated Games ($10,000)

• 13Z: The Zodiac Trials by Mixed Realms
• Breathedge 2 by RedRuins Softworks
• Lou’s Lagoon by Tiny Roar GmbH
• SacriFire by Pixelated Milk
• The Berlin Apartment by btf GmbH

Best Game From Portugal ($10,000)

• Beyond The Board by Fragile Shapes Studio
• Demon Spore by DinoBoss Ltd
• Hell Maiden by AstralShift
• MIRAI #167 by Orangenap Studio
• Rail Rescue: Puzzle Lines by Infinity Games Lda.

Best Innovation ($5,000)

• 9 Kings by Sad Socket
• A Webbing Journey by Fire Totem Games GmbH
• Compress(space) by B-Deshi Interactive
• Stretchmancer  by Triangle Wave
• Xenopurge by Traptics

Developers Choice ($3,000)

Drive Rally by Pixel Perfect Dude

• Glasshouse by FLAT28
• Light Odyssey by SSUN GAMES
• Map Map – A Game About Maps by Pipapo Games
• Monowave by Studio BBB Inc.

Community Vote ($2,000)

• Dungeon Rampage by Main Developer: Gamebreaking Studios, Supporting Developer: Angelos Mako
• Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era by Unfrozen
• Misery by Platypus Entertainment
• Outbound by Square Glade Games
• Popucom by Countersurge Salient

Epic Games Store Indie Spotlight ($25,000)

• Go Home Annie by Misfit Village
• Kletka  by Callback
• Mark of the Deep by Mad Mimic
• Promise Mascot Agency by Kaizen Game Works
• Viscerafest by Acid Man Games, Fire Plant Games

Game Changer Award by Aptine ($5,000)

• Battle Cars: Nitro PvP Shooter by Tiny Bytes
• Greak: Memories of Azur by Navegante
• MicroMacro: Downtown Detective by Soft Boiled Games
• Rail Rescue: Puzzle Lines by Infinity Games Lda.
• Realms of Conquest: Rapture by Norska Games

Best System & Strategy Indie Game by Astra Logical ($2,000)

• Crowded – A Crow Citybuilder by Nestwork Games
• Dead in Antares by Ishtar Games
• Die in the Dungeon by ATICO
• Drop Duchy by Sleepy Mill Studio
• Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure by Massive Miniteam

Best Indie Game by Tinybuild ($2,000)

• Acts of Blood by Eksil Team
• Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown by Psypher Interactive
• DDoD by The Future Entertainment Company
• Glintseeker Island by Half Soup Labs
• Lost in the Roots by Trioskaz