IGDC 2024 Awards All Winners Announced: Celebrating India’s Gaming Excellence

The 16th India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) recently concluded its prestigious awards ceremony at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, recognizing outstanding achievements across India’s gaming industry. Here’s a comprehensive breakdown of all winners and nominees across categories.

Complete Awards Breakdown

PC/Console Game of the Year

• 🏆 WINNER: The Palace on the Hill (Niku Games)
• RUNNER UP: Fears to Fathom – Woodbury Getaway
• Nominees:
  • Brocula
  • Project F
  • The Demon’s Exorcism

Mobile Game of the Year

• 🏆 WINNER: Once upon a merge (GamesTown)
• RUNNER UP: Dream Cricket 2024
• Nominees:
  • Wizard World: Magic Merge
  • Hospital Rush
  • Shri Ram Mandir Game

AR/VR Game of the Year

• 🏆 WINNER: Sportsverse
• RUNNER UP: Hammer Heads
• Nominees:
  • Get the Duck
  • Spacey’s Adventure (Mobile AR)
  • SubmergedVR

Upcoming Game of the Year

• 🏆 WINNER: Winds of Arcana: Ruination (Brewed Games)
• RUNNER UP: Detective Dotson
• Nominees:
  • Last Day Lockdown
  • Where Did My Hair Go?
  • Hamlet-Palm Sugar: A Village Story

Student Game of the Year

• 🏆 WINNER: Shotgun-Tact
• RUNNER UP: Sangam
• Nominees:
  • Disengage
  • Slunkey
  • Warbound

International Game Award

• 🏆 WINNER: The Star Named EOS (Silver Lining Studio & PLAYISM)
• Nominees:
  • Footgun: Underground
  • Hollywood Animal
  • TerraScape
  • Toy Tactics

Indie Game of the Year

• 🏆 WINNER: The Palace on the Hill (Niku Games)
• RUNNER UP: Kamla
• Nominees:
  • Hospital Rush
  • Fears to Fathom -Woodbury Getaway
  • The Demon’s Exorcism

Best in Gameplay

• 🏆 WINNER: Fears to Fathom – Woodbury Getaway (Rayll Studios)
• Nominees:
  • Dream Cricket 2024
  • Project F
  • The Palace on the Hill

Best in Visual Arts

• 🏆 WINNER: Once upon a merge (GamesTown)
• Nominees:
  • Dream Cricket 2024
  • Fears to Fathom – Woodbury Getaway
  • The Palace on the Hill

Special Recognition Awards

• Popular Choice Award: The Demon’s Exorcism (Snow Star Games)
• Women in Games: Shruti Verma and Laxmi Khanolkar
• Hall of Fame: Rajesh Rao

Notable Achievements

Several games stood out with multiple nominations and wins:

• “The Palace on the Hill” story rich, life-sim adventure developed by Niku Games secured both PC/Console Game of the Year and Indie Game of the Year
• “Once Upon a Merge” a casual puzzle game developed by GamesTown won Mobile Game of the Year and Best in Visual Arts
• “Fears to Fathom – Woodbury Getaway” horror adventure by Rayll Studios earned Best in Gameplay and was nominated in multiple categories

The awards were presented as part of the broader IGDC 2024 event (November 13-15), which featured industry leaders and gaming experts from companies like Krafton, EAI, Frost Giant Studios, Microsoft, Google Play, and Electronic Arts. The conference, powered by the Game Developers Association of India (GDAI), continues to be a crucial platform for recognizing and promoting excellence in India’s growing gaming industry.

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