In less than a month, developers from Nordic countries will be celebrated in Malmö, Sweden, at the Nordic Game Awards. Lots of games, lots of categories, lots of fun! Nominations for the New Nordic Indie Sensation 2015 will be playable during Nordic Indie Night after all, so… fun! The other categories, from Best Children’s Game to Best Handheld Game, are purely there for the awards show.
I’m excited to see so many developers from my neck of the woods (Denmark) represented this time around. Kinda, as in, big time! If you haven’t spent time sleepwalking in Back to Bed or travelled through time in The Silent Age yet, well, what are you waiting for? Then, just across the eastern border (Sweden), the protagonist of Leo’s Fortune needs your help recovering his gold, while farm animals are skateboarding in Goat Simulator. Crazy indies, eh? And we mustn’t forget about Norway, where Among the Sleep awaits with a terrifying tale, told from the perspective of a toddler! Uncanny.
Now, time for the ‘when’ and ‘where’: this year’s Nordic Game conference will take place between the 20th and 22nd of May at Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden, during which Leigh Alexander will be hosting the Nordic Game Awards, on the 21st at 18:00. Nominations have been listed below, with links where appropriate. Good stuff across the board, really.
Best Nordic Game of the Year
- Among the Sleep by Krillbite Studio (Norway)
- Dreamfall Chapters: Book One by Red Thread Games (Norway)
- Kalimba by Press Play (Denmark)
- Leo’s Fortune by 1337 and Senri LLC (Sweden)
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood by Press Play (Denmark)
- Shadow Puppeteer by Sarepta (Norway)
- The Silent Age: Episode 2 by House on Fire (Denmark)
- Wolfenstein: The New Order by Machine Games (Sweden)
Best Nordic Children’s Game
- DragonBox Elements by WeWantToKnow (Norway)
- Inventioneers by Filimundus AB (Sweden)
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood by Press Play (Denmark)
- Toca Nature by Toca Boca AB (Sweden)
- Wuwu & Co. by Merete Helle (Denmark)
Best Nordic Handheld Game
- The Silent Age: Episode 2 by House on Fire (Denmark)
- Size DOES Matter by DOS Studios (Norway)
- Leo’s Fortune by 1337 and Senri LLC (Sweden)
- Heartbeats by Kong Orange (Denmark)
- The Sailor’s Dream by Simogo (Sweden)
Best Artistic Achievement
- Amphora by Moondrop (Norway)
- Back to Bed by Bedtime Digital Games (Denmark)
- Heartbeats by Kong Orange (Denmark)
- Among the Sleep by Krillbite Studio (Norway)
- The Sailor’s Dream by Simogo (Sweden)
Best Nordic Innovation
- Kalimba by Press Play (Denmark)
- Among the Sleep by Krillbite Studio (Norway)
- Goat Simulator by Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden)
- Heartbeats by Kong Orange (Denmark)
- Size DOES Matter by DOS Studios (Norway)
New Nordic Indie Sensation 2015
The purpose of this award is to recognize new talent from the Nordic region. The nominated games in this category will be chosen through an application process led by Copenhagen Game Collective, curators of Nordic Indie Night. Eight games will be nominated, and they can be play-tested and voted for by the public during Nordic Indie Night on 20 May.
