Here are the finalists for the 2023 Australian Game Developer Awards

The finalists for this year's Australian Game Developer Awards have been announced and the fine folks at Summerfall Studios will be singing a happy tune today with five nominations for STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL.

MOVING OUT 2 by SMG Studio , VACTICS by The Lemur Conspiracy and GUBBINS by Studio Folly picked up four each including Game of the Year alongside STRAY GODS

The event will be hosted ABC Gamer's Harry Jun and Gemma Driscoll on the 4th of October at the Forum in Melbourne and will be streamed live on the IGEA Twitch channel

Check out the nominees below

Excellence in ART

• Gubbins by Studio Folly
• Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios
• The Master’s Pupil by Pat Naoum

Excellence in GAMEPLAY

• Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17
• Phantom Abyss by Team WIBY
• Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy

Excellence in NARRATIVE

• Amarantus by ub4q
• Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County by Worm Club
• Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios

Excellence in SOUND DESIGN

• Gubbins by Studio Folly
• KILLBUG by Samurai Punk
• Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy

Excellence in MUSIC

• Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County by Worm Club
• Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios
• Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy

Excellence in TECHNICAL DESIGN

• Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17
• My Little Pony: Mane Merge by Gameloft Brisbane
• Phantom Abyss by Team WIBY

Excellence in ACCESSIBILITY

• Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17
• Spin Rhythm XD by Super Spin Digital
• Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios

Excellence in EMERGING GAMES

• Final Profit: A Shop RPG by Brent Arnold
• Partum Artifex by DalaKoala Games
• Rooftop Renegade by Melonhead Games

Excellence in IMPACTFUL GAMES

• Earthlingo by Earthlingo
• Sometimes by Elliot Cox
• The Flying Canoe by Threshold

Excellence in MOBILE GAMES

• Gubbins by Studio Folly
• My Little Pony: Mane Merge by Gameloft Brisbane
• Words Collide by Lamington Games

Excellence in AR/VR Games

• Espire 2: Stealth Operatives by Digital Lode Immersive Media
• Sea of Islands by PHORIA, United Nations DPPA
• Spatial Fusion by PHORIA, Meta, Lusion, Zelig Sound

Excellence in ONGOING Games

• Crossy Road Castle by Hipster Whale
• Kinder World by Lumi Interactive
• Wylde Flowers by Studio Drydock

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Gubbins by Studio Folly
• Moving Out 2 by SMG Studio, Team17
• Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Summerfall Studios
• Vactics by The Lemur Conspiracy

Congratulations to all who were nominated this year and we'll catch you online during the event!

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