Nominees

Since 2012 A MAZE. awards The Most Amazing Game. The winner is selected by an interdisciplinary, international and 100% independent jury. We extended and changed awards in the many years since, our categories are now: “Most Amazing Award”, “Human Human Machine Award”, “Long Feature Award”, “Digital Moment Award”, “Explorer Award” and “Audience Award” and the “WINGS Award”.


MOST AMAZING AWARD

The grand prize of the A MAZE. awards goes to the most relevant, forward-thinking interactive and playful content. We premiere the best work overall - in terms of art, innovation, music, story and interaction. the prize is dedicated to the masterpiece of the award selection that shows us a path we never walked before.

30 Birds

RAM RAM Games

Belgium

AHANAR

Zhenia Puzankov, Jakub Zataj, Darr Izvkv

Russian Federation, Poland

From The Main Square

Pedro Harres

Brazil

No Case Should Remain Unsolved

Somi

Korea, Republic of

Winner

HUMAN HUMAN MACHINE AWARD

This award goes to the best game that can be played by two or more people, and includes some digital element – fully analog games won’t be accepted.

Between

Claire Kwong

USA

Caracoles

Yonder

Italy, Italy

Hyper Wobbler

Robin Baumgarten & Philipp Helldorfer

Germany

Non-Virtual Reality Games

3m Jump

Deutschland

Waxwing

Common Opera

United States

Winner

LONG FEATURE AWARD

This is the award for complex games and developing virtual reality worlds. Those are the ones, who challenge your life by offering immersive storytelling and much more than 2hrs gameplay.

[ECHOSTASIS]

ENIGMA STUDIO

Ireland

Winner
American Arcadia

Out of the Blue

Spain

Saltsea Chronicles

Die Gute Fabrik

Denmark

Sorry We’re Closed

à la mode games

UK

This Bed We Made

Lowbirth Games

Canada

DIGITAL MOMENT AWARD

This is the Award for poems, statements, experiments, short experiences – expressions of socio-critical messages, personal or comedic life situations and feelings through an interactive medium. Maybe a sensual mechanic, a toy that gives the player a surprising twist in their experience.

Grunn

Tom van den Boogaart

The Netherlands

Winner
i want to be a tree (but life has other ideas)

Ian Tang, Xiangrui Zeng

United States of America, China

Perfect World

Michael Overton Brown

United States

The Wandering

The Wandering Team

Mexico

Tom the postgirl

Oopsie Daisies

Switzerland, Switzerland, Germany

EXPLORER AWARD

Go, where nobody has gone before! This is the award for all forms of experiences beyond the boundaries of contemporary ways to play or develop games. Here, we are exploring alternative controllers, interactive installations, creative coding experiments, robotics and tech performances, as well as interdisciplinary teams, collaborations with science, makers, engineers, researchers, theater and writers.

1001 Nights

Ada Eden

UK, China

BlueSuburbia

Nathalie Lawhead

Slovenia

Winner
Hawk and Puma

Niebla Games

Chile

Lest Ten Horizons Cry

Mouse & the Billionaire

Canada

OFK

Team OFK

United States, United States, United States, France

WINGS AWARD

This Award highlights games from women and gender marginalized developers, and awards 2.000€ to the chosen winner. To be considered for this award, games must be made by teams with women or gender marginalized developers in key positions. WINGS is proud to offer funding and opportunities to amplify voices less heard in the games industry.

Closer the Distance

Osmotic Studios GmbH

Germany

Miniatures

Other Tales Interactive

Denmark

Winner
Neve

Michelle Santos

Brazil

Phoenix Springs

Calligram Studio

United Kingdom, France

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Sadly, we can just have 25 nominees, but the following works are still absolutely worth to check out! Keep an eye out for the honourable mentions:

Asterism

Claire Morwood

UK

Building Relationships Prelude

Tanat Boozayaangool

Thailand

Crashboard

Emilie Breslavetz & Léon Denise

France

Edgar Rice Journey

Douglas Wilson, David Kanaga, Thomas Perl, Melissa McGlensey

Australia, United States, Austria

Find WiiLii

Ferryman Collective

United States

Finding Euphemia

Humbugs

Germany, Vietnam, South Africa

Judero

Talha & Jack Co

UK

Known Mysteries

Kara Stone

Canada

Lucky Tower Ultimate

Studio Seufz

Germany

MORTALITIES - A Virtual Reality Opera

Jakobe Performing Arts

Denmark

NEUROCRACY 2.049

Joannes Truyens, Matei Stanca, Younès Rabii, Holly Nielsen, Leigh Alexander, Malka Older, Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Axel Hassen Taiari, Edward Smith, Io Black, Alice Duke, Ollie Tarbuck

Belgium, Canada, France, Morocco, United Kingdom, United States, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Germany, China

Playing Kafka

Charles Games

Czech Republic

Psychoflage - Game edition

Mónica Rikić, Rubén Sánchez and Andrea Carandini

Spain

tapestry

mut / moochi

Brazil