The DevGAMM Awards has unveiled the 70 nominated games for its third annual ceremony, featuring titles from 25 countries. Notably, over half of the nominated games were developed by teams of five or fewer individuals.
The winners will be announced at an event in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18. IGN will serve as the official streaming partner, broadcasting the ceremony on IGN.com and IGN's YouTube channel. In addition to celebrating the nominated games and studios, the event will include exclusive game announcements and major updates.
This year's show will feature $100,000 in cash prizes, supported by Scorewarrior, alongside over $40,000 in sponsored category prizes from Epic Games Store, Unreal Engine, tinyBuild, Unity, and Godot. The nominees were selected from a record 1,088 submissions by 987 teams across 80 countries.
DevGAMM Awards 2026 Nominees
Grand Prize Nominees:
- Dead As Disco by Brain Jar Games
- Echoes of Mystralia by Borealys Games
- Mortal Shell II by Cold Symmetry
- MOUSE: P.I. For Hire by Fumi Games
- Phonopolis by Amanita Design
Excellence in Game Design Nominees:
- Desktop Explorer by Recurring Dream
- Froggy Hates Snow by Crying Brick
- IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator by Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos
- Rewindead by Spellwork AB
- Timberborn by Mechanistry
Excellence in Visual Art Nominees:
- Micromega by COVEN
- Midgardr by Holy Radish
- MOUSE: P.I. For Hire by Fumi Games
- Phonopolis by Amanita Design
- UNBEATABLE by D-CELL GAMES
Excellence in Narrative Nominees:
- Call of the Elder Gods by Out of the Blue Games
- Desktop Explorer by Recurring Dream
- Ledgerbound by OmniMegaSuperCorp
- Pieced Together by Glowfrog Games
- Schrödinger's Call by Acrobatic Chirimenjako
Excellence in Audio Nominees:
- Band Wagon by Bippinbits
- Dead As Disco by Brain Jar Games
- Phonopolis by Amanita Design
- Ratatan by Ratata Arts Inc.
- UNBEATABLE by D-CELL GAMES
Best Mobile Game Nominees:
- Gambonanza by Blukulele (Paul Giovannini)
- Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage by Fabled Game Limited
- Scritchy Scratchy by Lunch Money Games
- Servant of the Lake by Rusty Lake
- Twin Shot Deluxe by Nitrome Limited
Most Anticipated Game Nominees:
- Cards & Cannons by Flamehead Games UG
- Crop by Carbonara Games
- Koshmar: The Last Reverie by Purple Ray Studio
- PinKeep by Okomotive
- Steel Soul Shaper by GENEPOP
Best Game in Early Development Nominees:
- BANDIT KNIGHT by Game Float
- Bolt & Whalington by Orca Studio
- Burdenfall by Leftovers Games
- Code RAPID by Hitbreak Games LLC
- Hold Your Dragons by Igor Krutov
Best Small Team Game Nominees:
- Compress(space) by B-Deshi Interactive
- Dobbel Dungeon by Gamepie
- MOLDRISE by Raffaele Picca
- Omelet You Cook by Bird Gang Games
- Worming from Home by Zach Northrop and Mason Sabharwal
Meaningful Game Nominees:
- 1998: The Toll Keeper Story by GameChanger Studio
- Amnios by HES-SO (HEAD-Genève + HEdS)
- As Long As You're Here by Autoscopia
- Fishbowl by imissmyfriends.studio
- Grow Wild by SPECTRUM48
Best Game from Portugal Nominees:
- ALL LIGHT IS GONE by Octupus Embrace
- Hanno: A Magical Tale by One Way Eleven
- NECROMENTAL by Digitality Games
- Shelf Heroes by Fun Punch Games
- War Doctor by Red Pine Studios
DevGAMM Choice Nominees:
- Demon Bluff by UmiArt
- HOMURA HIME by Crimson Dusk
- inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories by Nagai Industries
- Monster Chef by Studio Pizza
- Wax Heads by Patattie Games
Partner-Sponsored Awards
Epic Games Store Indie Spotlight Nominees:
- Dead As Disco by Brain Jar Games
- Fortune Seller by Kiwick Studios
- Hank: Drowning On Dry Land by My Next Games
- IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator by Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos
- Luna Abyss by Kwalee Labs
Best Unreal Engine Game Nominees:
- Call of the Elder Gods by Out of the Blue Games
- Dead As Disco by Brain Jar Games
- Guns of Eschaton by Eschatology Entertainment
- Mortal Shell II by Cold Symmetry
- The Occultist by DALOAR Studios
Best Indie Game by tinyBuild Nominees:
- Code RAPID by Hitbreak Games LLC
- Hell Hold'em by Hell Hold'em
- Meat Without Master by Neon Cocoa
- Rewindead by Spellwork AB
- Tattered Banners by CookieByte Entertainment
Best Made With Unity Game Nominees:
- Dimraeth by Mudtek
- Last Moon by Sköll Studio
- Painted Kingdoms by Hectiq
- Seaward by THE ROOF Interactive
- Tempus Vitae by Whiteboard Games
Best Godot Game Nominees:
- Band Wagon by Bippinbits
- Burn With Me by Nozomu Games
- MOLDRISE by Raffaele Picca
- My Card Is Better Than Your Card! by Utu Studios
- Pathogenic by Aberrant Labs
More information about the DevGAMM Awards can be found on their official website.