TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023: Finalists shortlist revealed!

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Games, studios, education and service companies are in the running for a prestigious TIGA Games Industry Award

Ceremony will take place on the evening of Thursday November 16th at the iconic and historic Troxy venue in London

 

The finalists of the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023 have been unveiled, and the shortlist features some of the most exciting games from the last 12 months, plus the cream of the UK’s game development, business and education community.

Continuing its long tradition of visiting historic and iconic venues, this year’s TIGA Awards presentation ceremony will take place on the evening of November 16th at Troxy, a spectacular Grade II-listed Art Deco entertainment venue in East London.

Dr Richard Wilson OBE, CEO of TIGA, said:

“The TIGA Games Industry Awards celebrate excellence in the video games industry. Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations to our Awards and congratulations to all of our finalists. The finalist shortlist illustrates the depth of talent and creativity to be found amongst our game developers, service providers and educators. We’re excited to welcome everyone for an evening of celebration in November! Thank you to our sponsors for making this fantastic occasion possible.”

The TIGA Awards 2023 finalists across the Games and Business categories are:

GAMES CATEGORIES

BEST ACTION AND ADVENTURE GAME

Auroch Digital: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Out of the Bit Ltd: Full Void

Pentakill Studios: The Occultist

Rain Games: Teslagrad 2

Sloclap: SiFU

Sony Interactive Entertainment/Guerilla: Horizon: Call of the Mountain

Sony Interactive Entertainment/Santa Monica Studio: God of War Ragnarök

Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me

The Parasight: Blacktail

BEST ARCADE GAME

Exient: Ultimate Sackboy

Island Bender Games: Island Bender

Ping Creates: Super Stretchy Chicken Legs

Secret Base Pte Ltd: Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons

Staffordshire University: MechHead

Sumo Digital Academy: Zool Redimensioned

Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

BEST CASUAL GAME

Awaceb: Tchia

Deadpan and Gaziter: Wildfrost

Exient: Ultimate Sackboy

FuturLab: PowerWash Simulator

Gearbox Publishing: Blanc

Kwalee: Hunt and Seek

Outplay Entertainment: Subway Surfers Blast

Outright Games: DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos

Terahard Studios: Monster Mop Up

BEST SOCIAL GAME

Disney Games/Dlala Studios: Disney Illusion Island

Dovetail Games: CATAN – Console Edition

FuturLab: PowerWash Simulator

GameXPlosion Ltd: Ultimate Supremacy

Gearbox Publishing: Tribes of Midgard

Gearbox Publishing: Homeworld Mobile

Gearbox Publishing: Blanc

Hugecalf Studios: Turbo Golf Racing

Outright Games: DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos

BEST EDUCATIONAL, SERIOUS OR SIMULATION GAME

Auroch Digital: Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator

BBC /Mobile Pie: Planet Planners

BBC / Playerthree: Operation Ouch! It Take Guts!

Charles Games: Beecarbonize

FuturLab: PowerWash Simulator

Fish in a Bottle / BBC: Divided Islands

Frontier Developments: F1 Manager 2023

Frontier Developments/Haemimont Games: Stranded: Alien Dawn

Slitherine Software UK Ltd: Command: Modern Operations

Somewhat Unsettling: The Longest Walk

BEST STRATEGY GAME

Abylight: One Military Camp

Deadpan & Gaziter: Wildfrost

Dovetail Games: CATAN – Console Edition

Gearbox Publishing: Homeworld Mobile

Kraken Empire: Toy Tactics

Only4Gamers: Space Menace

Slitherine Software UK Ltd: Starship Troopers: Terran Command

The Iterative Collective: Homeseek

Thing Trunk: Hellcard

BEST RPG GAME

BBC / Jollywise: Silverpoint: The Game

GameXPlosion Ltd: Ultimate Supremacy

Gearbox Publishing: Tribes of Midgard

Imperia Online JSK: Crush Them All

Pentakill Studios: The Occultist

The Iterative Collective: Knight Crawlers

Ustwo Games: Desta: The Memories Between

BEST PUZZLE GAME

ARTE France: How to say Goodbye

Chanko Studios: It’s a Wrap!

Disney Games/Dlala Studios: Disney Illusion Island

Max Inferno: A Little to the Left

Outplay Entertainment: Gordon Ramsay’s Chef Blast

Space Ape Games: Chrome Valley Customs

Staffordshire University: Mental Block

Supersolid: Cook & Merge

Trailmix: Love & Pies

Wired Productions: Tin Hearts

BEST CREATIVITY IN GAMES

Disney Games/Dlala Studios: Disney Illusion Island

Fireshine Games: Shadows of Doubt

FuturLab: PowerWash Simulator

Hugecalf Studios: Turbo Golf Racing

Jump Over the Age: Citizen Sleeper

Noun Town: Nown Toun: VR Language Learning

Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me

Ustwo Games: Desta: The Memories Between

Wired Productions: Tin Hearts

HERITAGE IN GAMES

Cave Monsters: Lord Winklebottom Investigates

D’Avekki Studios: Murderous Muses

Frogwares: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

The Parasight: Blacktail

Sugar Creative: 878 AD: Winchester Revealed

Sumo Digital Academy: Zool Redimensioned

Ustwo Games: Desta: The Memories Between

Wales Interactive, Dead Pixel Productions, Good Gate Media: Mia and the Dragon Princes

Wales Interactive and Good Gate Media: Ten Dates

DIVERSITY AWARD

Awaceb: Tchia

D’Avekki Studios: Murderous Muses

DON’T NOD: Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

GameXPlosion Ltd: Ultimate Supremacy

Sony Interactive Entertainment/Santa Monica Studio: God of War Ragnarök

Staffordshire University: Staffordshire University Games Development

Trailmix: Love & Pies

Ustwo Games: Desta: The Memories Between

Wales Interactive and Good Gate Media: Ten Dates

Women in Games

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

Air Edel Associates Ltd: After Us

Auroch Digital: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Dovetail Games: Train Sim World 3

Frontier Developments: F1 Manager 2023

Frontier Developments: Deliver Us Mars

Sony Interactive Entertainment/Santa Monica Studio: God of War Ragnarök

Sony Interactive Entertainment/Guerilla: Horizon Call of the Mountain

Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me

TiMi Studio Group: Honor of Kings – Mayene

Wired Productions: Tin Hearts

BEST VISUAL DESIGN

Arte France: To Hell with Ugly

DON’T NOD: Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

Gearbox Publishing: Blanc

Max Inferno: A Little to the Left

Plot Twist: the Last Case of Benedict Fox

Sony Interactive Entertainment/Guerilla: Horizon Call of the Mountain

The Parasight: Blacktail

Trailmix: Love and Pies

Wales Interactive, Dead Pixel Productions, Good Gate Media: Mia and the Dragon Princes

Wired Productions: The Last Worker

BEST VR/AR/XR/MR GAME

Maze Theory: Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom

nDreams: Synapse

Noun Town: Nown Town: VR Language Learning

Squido Studio: No More Rainbows

Sony Interactive Entertainment/Guerilla: Horizon Call of the Mountain

Sugar Creative: 878AD: Winchester Revealed

Supermassive Games: The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

Wired Productions: The Last Worker

XR Games: Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded

BEST SMALL STUDIO

D’Avekki Studio

Dlala Studios

Exient

Fireshine Games

Huge Calf Studios

Party for Introverts

Purple Yonder

Trailmix

Ustwo Games

Wired Productions

 

BUSINESS CATEGORIES

BEST ART/ANIMATION TRAILER SUPPLIER

Airship Interactive

Atomhawk

Liquid Crimson

Maverick Media

Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation Studios

TrailerFarm

1518 Studios

BEST AUDIO SERVICES PROVIDER

PitStop Productions

SIDE

Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation Studios/Creative Arts

Soundcuts Ltd

Tazman-Audio

BEST LARGE STUDIO

Auroch Digital

Dovetail Games

Flix Interactive

Guerrilla

Kwalee

nDreams

Outplay Entertainment

Rebellion

Santa Monica Studio

Space Ape Games

Sumo Digital

Supermassive Games

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD

Ben Forrester, Head of PC and Console, Kwalee

Ben Lavery, Studio Head TrailerFarm

Bobby Thandi CEO XR Games

John Sanderson, CEO PitStop Productions

John Tearle, CEO Flix Interactive

Nathan Burlow Studio Director and Darius Sadeghian Studio Production Director, Rocksteady Studios.

Patrick O’Luanaigh, CEO nDreams

Professor Martin Jones, Vice-Chancellor Staffordshire University

Russ Clarke, CEO, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Payload Studios

Simon Iwaniszak, Studio Director Red Kite Games

Trevor Williams, Studio Head, Playground Games

Viki Freeman, Chief Strategy Officer Airship Interactive and Tim Horton, Chief Commercial Officer Airship Interactive

COMMITMENT TO ESG AWARD

Airship Interactive

Behaviour Interactive

London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London

PlanetPlay

Rebellion

Rocksteady Studios

Santa Monica Studio

Sumo Group

Testronic

Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Leamington Spa

University of Portsmouth

COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE WELLBEING AWARD

Airship Interactive

Dovetail Games

nDreams

Outplay Entertainment

Payload Studios

Playground Games

PlayStation London Studio

Rebellion

Rocksteady Studios

Sumo Group

TrailerFarm

Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Leamington Spa

BEST EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Birmingham City University STEAMHOUSE

London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London

Norwich University of the Arts

Staffordshire University

University of Hertfordshire

University of Portsmouth

BEST TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Dlala Studios

Dovetail Games

Flix Interactive

Grads in Games

nDreams Academy

PlayStation London Studio

Rocksteady Studios

Sumo Group

XR Games

BEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Birmingham City University

Bournemouth University

London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London

Norwich University of the Arts

Staffordshire University

University of Gloucestershire

University of Greenwich

University of Hertfordshire

University of Portsmouth

University of the West of England

University of the West of Scotland

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

Dovetail Games

Rebellion

Sumo Group

LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER

Charles Russell Speechlys

Eaton Smith LLP

Lewis Silkin LLP

Stevens & Bolton LLP

Wiggin LLP

BEST PUBLISHER

Curve Games

Kwalee

nDreams

Rebellion

Secret Mode

Sony Interactive Entertainment

BEST QA and/or LOCALISATION PROVIDER

PTW

Testronic

Universally Speaking

BEST RECRUITMENT AGENCY

Aardvark Swift

Amiqus

Avatar

Big Planet

BEST SERVICES PROVIDER

Airship Interactive

Big Planet

Flix Interactive

Liquid Crimson

Magic Media

Maverick Media

PitStop Productions

PTW Family of Brands

Testronic

TrailerFarm

Sky Life Accountancy

RSM

TECHNICAL INNOVATION

CG Hero Ltd

Rebellion

Speech Graphics

TrailerFarm & Big Farmer

In addition, the Outstanding Individual Year 2023 and Game Of The Year special awards winners will be announced on the night.