German developer award
The German Developer Prize is an award given throughout Germany for successful developer studios of computer games and other digital entertainment software . The award ceremony is organized by Aruba Events GmbH.
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The German Developer Prize was first awarded on November 12, 2004 in Essen . Between 2005 and 2010 the prize was awarded in the oldest German premiere cinema, the Lichtburg in Essen. From 2011 to 2013, the award ceremony took place in the old boiler house in Düsseldorf . In 2014, the German Developer Award took place for the first time at Dock.One in Cologne. The program around the award ceremony has been expanded. The “Game Music Jam” takes place the evening before. In addition, the “Developer Summit” is a conference on topics that concern the German games industry. The German Developer Award is funded by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW . The “Developer Summit” is sponsored by the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia .
23 prizes are currently being awarded, including 10 specialist, 4 special and 9 public awards. In 2006, the “German Developer Award” and the “Gamesload Young Talent Award”, each endowed with 10,000 euros, were awarded for the first time.
A jury consisting of almost 30 people makes a pre-selection from all mobile, console and PC games produced in Germany and presents them to the public for voting. The categories are divided into audience and jury categories in a roughly 2: 1 ratio. The period for choosing the audience categories is around six weeks and is carried out online in cooperation with various media partners. From 2012, the public vote was replaced by the academy election, in which all members of the Academy of the German Developer Award and the jury are entitled to vote. In cooperation with Ubisoft / Blue Byte, the Ubisoft Blue Byte Newcomer Award is also given, which honors the best young talent concepts.
In the 2004 public election, exactly 432 participants took part. In 2005 there were already around 5,800 voters and in 2006 almost 8,400.
In 2006 a new award was presented for the first time, which was handcrafted by the Essen artist Peter Reichenbach.
Award winners
2004 award winner
| category | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| character | Singles - Flirt Up Your Life | Sacred | The moment of silence |
| Sound | SpellForce: The Breath of Winter | Sacred | The moment of silence |
| interface | Sacred | SpellForce: The Breath of Winter | Port Royale |
| Cut scenes | SpellForce: The Breath of Winter | SpellForce: The Order of Dawn | Far Cry |
| graphic | Far Cry | SpellForce: The Breath of Winter | Sacred |
| Community | Soccer Manager 2004 | Sacred and mercenary | X²: The threat |
| technology | CryEngine | Vision 4.0 | Nebula Device |
| innovation | Arena Wars | - | - |
| Game design | Far Cry | Soccer Manager 2004 | Sacred |
| story | X²: The threat | The moment of silence | Far Cry |
| mobile | The Dark Eye: Demon Curse | Sacred | 7 dwarfs - men alone in the forest |
| Casual | Crazy Machines | Ogallala | Ballance |
| Midprice | Singles - Flirt Up Your Life | Arena Wars | SpellForce - The Breath of Winter |
| Full price | Far Cry | X²: The threat | Sacred |
Award winner 2005
| category | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best soundtrack / in-game sound | Ankh | Legend of Kay | SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix |
| Best German Game 2005 | Ankh | Legend of Kay | The Settlers - The Legacy of the Kings |
| Mobile / Best national action game | The Great Giana Sisters | The Crow | Autobahn speeder |
| Best PC game 2005 internationally | Battlefield 2 | - | - |
| Mobile / Best RPG | The black eye: war for the crown | Ancient Ruins 4 | Sven 004 |
| Best community support | EA Community Team | Football Manager 2006 | The black eye: war for the crown |
| Best sports game PC | Soccer Manager 06 | World Racing 2 | Penguin versus Yeti |
| Best story / game world | Legend of Kay | Ankh | SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix |
| Best game / level design | Legend of Kay | SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix | Gem Jam Fever (cell phone) |
| Best in-game graphics | Legend of Kay | World Racing 2 | Singles 2: Wild times |
| Best PC game / casual | Leisure Suit Larry: Cool drinks and hot girls | Penguin versus Yeti | Sven come! |
| Most innovative technology | Marble revolution | Fritz9 / Trinigy Vision 5.0 GFX Engine | Speedchaser 3D |
| Best console game 2005 internationally | Nintendogs | - | - |
| Best PC Game / Midprice & Add-on | Sacred Underworld | The Settlers: The Legacy of the Kings - Nebelreich | Singles 2: Wild times |
Prize winner 2006
Jury awards
| category | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best German game | Anno 1701 | SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars | Gothic 3 |
| Best German Children's Game 2006 | Urmel - the party game | Colorelli / Crazy Machines (tie on points) | Wildlife Park 2 |
| Best German Mobile Game | Bobby Carrot 4 | The three ??? and the house of fear | Anno 1701 mobile |
| Best German browser game 2006 | X-blaster | Seafight | goalunited |
| Innovation award | .warriors | - | - |
Audience awards
- Best German RPG: Gothic 3
- Best German action game: Darkstar One
- Best German sports game: Fußball Manager 07
- Best German Adventure: Tunguska Secret Files
- Best German strategy game: ANNO 1701
- Best International PC Game: Gothic 3
- Best Next Gen Game: Oblivion
- Best community support: Gothic 3
- Best German casual game: Crazy Machines - news from the laboratory
- Best German mid-price game: Gunship Apocalypse
- Best International Console Game: Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- Best International Online Game: Battlefield 2142
- Best German browser game: XBlaster.de
- Best German handheld game: Crazy Frog
- Best mobile action game: Werner - Haat on the ball
- Best Mobile RPG / Adventure Game: The Three ??? and the house of fear
- Best mobile strategy game: ANNO 1701 mobile
2007 award winner
- Best German Game 2007: The Settlers - Rise of a Kingdom (PC) (Blue Byte GmbH)
- Best German Mobile Game 2007: Blades & Magic ( FISHLABS Entertainment GmbH )
- Best German youth game 2007 - USK max. 12: Crazy Machines II (PC) (fact software GmbH)
- Best German Children's Game 2007 - USK 0-6: Simon the Sorcerer (PC) (Silverstyle)
- Best German Handheld Game: Anno 1701 - Dawn of Discovery (NDS) (keen games GmbH & Co. KG)
- Best soundtrack in-game sound: The Settlers - Rise of a Kingdom (PC) (Blue Byte GmbH)
- Best game level design: The Settlers - Rise of a Kingdom (PC) (Blue Byte GmbH)
- Best story game world: Jack Keane (PC) (DECK13 Interactive GmbH)
- Best Game Graphics: The Settlers - Rise of a Kingdom (PC) (Blue Byte GmbH)
- Best cutscenes / intros: The Settlers - Rise of a Kingdom (PC) (Blue Byte GmbH)
- Best Interface: The Settlers - Rise of a Kingdom (PC) (Blue Byte GmbH)
- Best support: KnightFight (Browser Game) (RedMoonStudios)
- Special prize of the jury: Games Academy (innovation project)
2008 award winners
- Best German Game 2008: Crysis (Crytek GmbH)
- Best German youth game 2008: Edna breaks out (Daedalic Entertainment GmbH)
- Best German Children's Game 2008: Just ask ... the mouse! (Outline Development)
- Best German Console Game 2008: Panzer Tactics DS (Sproing Interactive Media GmbH)
- Best Soundtrack: The Dark Eye: Drakensang (Radon Labs GmbH)
- Best game design: Crysis (Crytek GmbH)
- Best Story & Game World: The Dark Eye: Drakensang (Radon Labs GmbH)
- Best in-game graphics: Crysis / Warhead (Crytek GmbH)
- Best German browser game: The Black Eye: Conspiracy in Ferdok (Chromatrix GmbH)
- Best German Adventure: Edna breaks out (Daedalic Entertainment GmbH)
- Best German RPG: The Black Eye: Drakensang (Radon Labs GmbH)
- Best German strategy game: Die Siedler - Aufbruch der Kulturen (Funatics Software GmbH)
- Best German Sports Game: Football Manager 2008 (Bright Future)
- Best German Casual Game: Crazy Machines II - Back to the Workshop (FAKT Software GmbH)
- Best German Action Game: Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Ascaron Entertainment)
- Best German Mobile Game 2008: Gothic 3: The Beginning (www.handy-games.com GmbH)
- Best International PC Game 2008: Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Ascaron Entertainment)
- Best International Console Game: Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar North)
- Gamesload Newcomer Award
- 1st prize: Somersault (Studio: Enter-Brain-Ment)
- 2nd Prize: Blake White (Team: Plan B)
- 3rd place: Blockball (Team: 4 minds)
- Special prize from the jury
- Hamburg @ Work: Achim Quinke / Stefan Klein (Hamburg @ work eV)
- The GC / DC team
- Advancement award of the jury of the German developer award: Chimera Entertainment
- Studio of the Year 2008: Crytek GmbH
- Honorary Award of the German Developer Award: Malte Behrmann (GAME Bundesverband eV)
Prize winner 2009
Specialist award categories 2009
- Best German game 2009: Anno 1404 ( Related Designs / Blue Byte )
- Best German children's game 2009: Giana Sisters DS ( Spellbound Entertainment / Bitfield )
- Best German youth game 2009: The Whispered World ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best German browser game 2009: Die Gilde Online - Gilde 1400 (Ticking Bomb Games / Gameforge )
- Best German console game 2009: Anno: Create a new world , Wii (Blue Byte / Keen Games )
- Best Story 2009: The Whispered World (Daedalic Entertainment)
- Best Soundtrack 2009: Anno 1404 (Related Designs / Blue Byte)
- Best game design 2009: Anno 1404 (Related Designs / Blue Byte)
- Best graphic 2009: Anno 1404 (Related Designs / Blue Byte)
- Gamesload Newcomer Award
- 1st place: Corporate Conflict Mars (IC e: Motion [ Games Academy ])
- 2nd place: Grounded ( Mimimi Productions [Media Design University])
- 3rd place: Phobos (Wolpertinger Games [Media Design University])
Special price categories 2009
- Special Prize of the German Developer Prize 2009: Making Games ; Video game culture eV
- Hall of Fame 2009: Armin Gessert
- Advancement Award of the German Developer Award 2009: Splitscreen Studios
- Studio of the Year: Daedalic Entertainment
Audience award categories 2009
| category | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best German Adventure | Black Mirror 2 (31.6%) | The Book of Unwritten Tales (23.2%) | The Whispered World (13.1%) |
| Best German role-playing game | Risen (60.2%) | Venetica (25.4%) | Pirate Galaxy (14.4%) |
| Best German strategy game | Anno 1404 (42.9%) | BattleForge (12.5%) | Desert Operations (11.2%) |
| Best German sports game | Soccer Manager 09 (45.8%) | Goalunited 2009 (18.5%) | Summer Athletics 2009 (9.2%) |
| Best German casual game | Shakes & Fidget - The Game (28.5%) | Anno: Create a New World (27.1%) | Brain training with Dr. Kawashima (7.7%) |
| Best German action game | Venetica (58.3%) | Alarm for Cobra 11: Burning Wheels (13.4%) | Cursed Mountain (13.2%) |
| Best German mobile game | Crazy Machines (iOS, 18.6%) | Dark Orbit Ground Forces (GPS Mission Pro, 14.1%) | Devils and Demons (11.2%) |
| Best international PC game | Runes of Magic - Chapter II: The Elven Prophecy (30.1%) | Anno 1404 (28.5%) | Risen (21.0%) |
| Best international console game | Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (40.5%) | Prince of Persia (19.1%) | Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (17.9%) |
Award winner 2010
Specialist award categories
The winners were chosen by the jury of the German Developer Award.
- Best studio: Blue Byte GmbH
- Best publisher: Ubisoft GmbH
- Best game design: Anno 1404: Venice (Blue Byte GmbH / Related Designs Software GmbH / Ubisoft GmbH)
- Best story: A New Beginning (DAEDALIC Entertainment GmbH / Deep Silver)
- Best graphic: Anno 1404: Venice (Blue Byte GmbH / Related Designs Software GmbH / Ubisoft GmbH)
- Best Soundtrack: A New Beginning (DAEDALIC Entertainment GmbH / Deep Silver, Music: Knights of Soundtrack)
- Best German game: Die Siedler 7 (Blue Byte GmbH / Ubisoft GmbH)
Gamesload Newcomer Award:
- 1st place: Night of Joeanne (Sluggerfly)
- 2nd place: daWindci ( Mimimi Productions )
- 3rd place: Corporate Property (Rated-A)
Genre price categories
The winners were chosen by the Academy of the German Developer Award.
- Best Adventure: Lost Horizon (Animation Arts / Deep Silver)
- Best role play: Drakensang: Am Fluss der Zeit (Bigpoint Berlin GmbH / dtp entertainment AG)
- Best action game: Trapped Dead (Crenetic GmbH Studios / Headup Games GmbH & Co.KG)
- Best Sports Game: Drivals ( King Art / Gameforge AG)
- Best strategy game: Die Siedler 7 (Blue Byte GmbH / Ubisoft GmbH)
- Best children's game: Galaxy Racers (kunst-stoff GmbH / Ubisoft GmbH)
- Best youth game: A New Beginning (DAEDALIC Entertainment GmbH / Deep Silver)
- Best family game: WinterSports 2011 (Wii) ( 49Games / dtp entertainment)
- Best educational game: The Skillz (DAEDALIC Entertainment GmbH / Landes-Gewerbeförderungsstelle des Nordrhein-Westfälischen Handwerks eV (LGH))
Audience awards
- Best gaming portal: Bigpoint.com
- Best Mobile Game: Anno - Create a New World (HandyGames GmbH)
- Best console game: ArcaniA - Gothic 4 (Spellbound Entertainment AG / JoWooD Entertainment AG)
- Best Online Game: Runes of Magic: Chapter III - The Elder Kingdoms (Frogster Online Gaming GmbH)
- Best browser game: Farmerama (Bigpoint GmbH)
- Best Social Game: The Settlers: My City (Blue Byte GmbH / Ubisoft Entertainment)
- Best Community Management: Die Siedler 7 (Blue Byte GmbH / Ubisoft Entertainment)
- Best customer support: NosTale (Gameforge AG)
- Best games retailer: Amazon
Award winner 2011
Specialist award categories
- Best simulation: Farming Simulator 2011
- Best children's game: Living Stories - The lost heart
- Best Strategy Game: Patricians IV - Rise of a Dynasty
- Best educational game: Crazy Machines Elements (PC)
- Best action game: Crysis 2
- Best RPG: Drakensang Online
- Best Sports Game: My Fitness Coach Club
- Best serious game: Ludwig
- Best youth game: Harvey's New Eyes
- Best Adventure: Harvey's New Eyes
Academy categories
- Best Game Design: Zeit² ( Brightside Games )
Audience awards
- Best Social Game: Tight Lines Fishing ( Social Game )
- Best Handheld Game: Demolition Dash (Chimera Entertainment / dreamfab)
- Best Casual Game: Runes of Magic - Lands of Despair (Runewaker Entertainment Ltd. / Frogster)
- Best Console Game: Crysis 2 ( Crytek / EA )
Prize winner 2012
Jury categories
- Best strategy game: Anno 2070 ( Related Designs / Blue Byte )
- Best Family Game : Chaos on Deponia ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best youth game: Chaos on Deponia (Daedalic Entertainment)
- Best Adventure: Chaos on Deponia (Daedalic Entertainment)
- Best Action Game: Spec Ops: The Line ( Yager Development )
- Best RPG: Risen 2 ( Piranha Bytes )
- Best simulation: Remanum ( Travian Games GmbH)
- Innovation Award: Articy: Draft (Nevigo)
- Sponsorship award: start-up laboratories of the GDI.Ruhr
- Special Prize: Trauma (Krystian Majewski)
Academy categories
- Best Game Design: Anno 2070 (Related Designs / Blue Byte)
- Best Story: Spec Ops: The Line (Yager Development)
- Best German Game: Spec Ops: The Line (Yager Development)
- Best graphic: Spec Ops: The Line (Yager Development)
- Best Console Game: Spec Ops: The Line (Yager Development)
- Best studio: Yager Development
- Best children's game: Wimmelburg HD (Die Hobrechts / Wolkenlenker)
- Best Social Game: The Great Jitters: Haunted Hunt (plastic)
- Best Sound: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams ( Black Forest Games )
- Best browser game: Jagged Alliance Online (Cliffhanger Productions)
- Best Mobile Game: Royal Revolt (Keen Flare)
- Best publisher: Headup Games
Prize winner 2013
- Best Serious Game: Beatbuddy (THREAKS)
- Best Simulation: Rise of Venice (Gaming Minds Studios)
- Best Sports Game: EA Sports Fifa Football Manager 2013 (Bright Future GmbH)
- Best Family Game: The Inner World (Studio Fizbin)
- Best Strategy Game: Rise of Venice (Gaming Minds Studios)
- Best educational game: Fiete Match (AHOiii)
- Best children's game: Fiete (AHOiii)
- Best Adventure: Goodbye Deponia (Daedalic Entertainment)
- Best youth game: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord (Black Forest Games GmbH)
- Best Action Game: Crysis 3 (Crytek)
- Best studio: Daedalic Entertainment
- Best publisher: Headup Games
- Hall of Fame: Volker Wertich
- Special Prize: Computer Games Museum (Andreas Lange)
- Ubisoft Blue Byte Newcomer Award
- 1st place: Schein
- 2nd place: Baloon Quest
- 3rd place: Tristoy
- 3rd place: Lux³
- Best sound: Goodbye Deponia (Daedalic Entertainment)
- Best Mobile Kids Game: Fiete (AHOiii)
- Best Console Game: Crysis 3 (Crytek)
- Best graphic: Crysis 3 (Crytek)
- Best Mobile Core Game: Moorhuhn: Tiger & Chicken (DECK13)
- Best browser game: Anno Online (Ubisoft Blue Byte)
- Best Game Design: Beatbuddy: The Tale of the Guardians (THREAKS)
- Best Mobile Casual Game: Crazy Machines Golden Gears (FAKT Software GmbH)
- Best story: Goodbye Deponia (Daedalic Entertainment)
- Best German Game: Crysis 3 (Crytek)
2014 award winners
- Best family game: Yes or kNOw (Reality Twist GmbH)
- Best simulation: Cosmonautica (Chasing Carrots KG)
- Best technical achievement: Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek)
- Best Story: The Last Tinker: City of Colors ( Mimimi Productions )
- Best Adventure: The Last Tinker: City of Colors (Mimimi Productions)
- Best Action Game: Lords of the Fallen ( Deck13 )
- Best Mobile Core Game: Panzer Tactics (Sproing Interactive Media GmbH)
- Best Mobile Kids Game: Fiete - A Day on the Farm (AHOiii)
- Best Mobile Casual Game: Rules! (TheCodingMonkeys GmbH)
- Best Mobile Game: Rules! (TheCodingMonkeys GmbH)
- Best online game: Shards of War (Bigpoint GmbH)
- Best RPG: The Dark Eye - Demonicon (Noumena Studios)
- Best youth game: The Last Tinker: City of Colors (Mimimi Productions)
- Best graphic: Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek)
- Best sound: Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek)
- Best browser game: Might & Magic Heroes Online (Blue Byte)
- Best Game Design: Lords of the Fallen (Deck13)
- Best children's game: Squirrel & Bär (the Good Evil GmbH)
- Best Strategy Game: Battle Worlds: Kronos (KING Art Games)
- Innovation award: Aces of the Luftwaffe (HandyGames GmbH)
- Best German game: Lords of the Fallen (Deck13)
- Best publisher: Kalypso Media
- Best studio: Deck13
- Special prize: Gaming-Aid eV
- Hall of Fame: Thomas Friedmann
- Ubisoft Blue Byte Newcomer Award
- 1st place: Simple
- 2nd place: Simon
- 3rd place: Plitch
Award winner 2015
- Best single PR campaign: Retro Invasion (THREAKS)
- Best Marketing Campaign: Indie Arena Booth
- Best publisher: Kalypso Media
- Best Game Design: Grand Ages: Medieval (Gaming Minds Studios, Kalypso Media)
- Best sound: The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (KING Art Games, Nordic Games )
- Best story: Renu and the Sari Revolution (Reality Twist, Missio Internationales Katholisches Missionswerk Ludwig Missionsverein KdöR)
- Best graphic: Anno 2205 ( Blue Byte , Ubisoft )
- Best technical performance: Galaxy on Fire - Manticore Rising (Deep Silver FISHLABS)
- Best studio: HandyGames
- Special award for social engagement: HandyGames Charity Day
- Innovation award: Cloud Chasers (Blindflug Studios)
- Best PC Game: Anno 2205 (Blue Byte, Ubisoft)
- Best Console Game: The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (KING Art Games, Nordic Games)
- Best Mobile Game: Clouds and Sheep 2 (HandyGames)
- Best browser game: Drakensang Online: Rise of Balor ( Bigpoint )
- Best Indie Game: The Curious Expedition ( Machine-Man )
- Best German game: Anno 2205 (Blue Byte, Ubisoft)
- Blue Byte Newcomer Award 1st place: Mr.Whale's Game Service ( Zurich University of the Arts )
- Blue Byte Newcomer Award 2nd place: Team Die Socken (Games Academy Berlin)
- Blue Byte Newcomer Award 3rd place: Team Papair (Cologne Game Lab, Technical University of Cologne )
Swell:
Prize winner 2016
- Best single PR campaign: Safety First! (JCO, Headup Games)
- Best Marketing Campaign: Deponia Doomsday Tour ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best Publisher: Tivola Publishing
- Best Game Design: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun ( Mimimi Productions , Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best sound: Silence ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best Story: Silence ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best graphic: Silence ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best technical achievement: The Climb ( Crytek )
- Best VR / AR Experience: The Climb ( Crytek )
- Best studio: Mimimi Productions
- Special award for social commitment: commitment as part of the German Dev Days and for the family of the late Frank Fitzner (Stefan Marcinek)
- Innovation award: AirConsole (N-Dream)
- Best PC / Console Game: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (Mimimi Productions, Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best Online Game: Portal Knights ( keen games )
- Best Mobile Game: Skyhill (Mandragora, Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best Indie Game: The Lion's Song (Mi'pu'mi Games)
- Hall of Fame: Ingo Horn
- Dealer of the year: Media Markt
- Best German game: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (Mimimi Productions, Daedalic Entertainment )
- WTF of the year: Deponia Doomsday: Exclusive first sale in "Computer Bild Spiele" ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Special award AR / VR: Accounting (Crows Crows Crows)
- Blue Byte Newcomer Award 1st place: Cubiverse (Ludamus, MDH Munich)
- Blue Byte Newcomer Award 2nd place: Elena (Catch A Cat, HdM Stuttgart )
- Blue Byte Newcomer Award 3rd place: Super Dashmatch (BerlinGamesClub, Games Academy Berlin)
Award winner 2017
- Best PC / Console Game: The Surge ( DECK13 Interactive , Focus Home Interactive)
- Best Mobile Game: Angry Birds Evolution ( Chimera Entertainment , Rovio Entertainment )
- Best German game: The Surge (DECK13 Interactive, Focus Home Interactive)
- Best Indie Game: The Inner World - The Last Windmönch (Studio Fizbin, Headup Games)
- Best VR Game: Late For Work (Salmi Games)
- Innovation Award : Orwell (Osmotic Studios, Surprise Attack Games)
- Best graphic: The Surge (DECK13 Interactive, Focus Home Interactive)
- Best Game Design: Card Thief (Tinytouchtales, Arnold Rauers)
- Best technical performance: Dreadnought ( Yager Development , Gray Box / Six Foot Europe)
- Best Story: Orwell (Osmotic Studios, Surprise Attack Games)
- Best Sound: Ken Follet's The Pillars of the Earth ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best marketing campaign: Pizza Connection 3 / The great Pizza Creator competition (Gentlymad, Assemble Entertainment)
- Best publisher: Headup Games
- Best studio: KING Art Games
- Blue Byte Newcomer Award - Students: Realm of the Machines (Enigma Workshops, Mediadesign Hochschule München )
- Blue Byte Newcomer Award - Founder: Viking Rage (N-Gon Entertainment, SAE Institute Cologne )
- Most Wanted: Witch It (Barrel Roll Games)
- Hall of Fame: Linda Breitlauch
- Hall of Fame: Stefan Marcinek
- Hall of Fame: Tom Putzki
- Special award for social engagement: EA Outreach ( Electronic Arts )
- 2nd German-French Video Game Prize: BeatMe (e-sports platform)
Swell:
Prize winners 2018
- Best German game: FAR: Lone Sails ( Okomotive , Mixtvision )
- Best PC / Console Game: Railway Empire ( Gaming Minds Studios , Kalypso Media )
- Best Indie Game: CrossCode ( Radical Fish Games , DECK13 Interactive )
- Best Mobile Game: supertype ( Philipp Stollenmayer - kamibox )
- Best technical performance: Railway Empire (Gaming Minds Studios, Kalypso Media)
- Best graphic: Hunt: Showdown ( Crytek )
- Best Story: State of Mind ( Daedalic Entertainment )
- Best Sound: Hunt: Showdown (Crytek)
- Best Game Design: FAR: Lone Sails (Okomotive, Mixtvision)
- Best Marketing Action: The Evil Within 2 - Influencer Campaign ( ZeniMax Media , Bethesda Softworks )
- Most Wanted: Desperados III ( Mimimi Games , THQ Nordic )
- Best publisher: THQ Nordic
- Best Studio - presented by GAME, the Federal Association of the German Games Industry : Paintbucket Games
- Special prize for social engagement: Streamer collection children's hospices by Phil & Beppo
- Hall of Fame: Stephan Reichart
- Dealer of the Year: GameStop
- Ubisoft Blue Byte Newcomer, Founder: Cinderella - an interactive fairy tale ( Golden Orb )
- Ubisoft Blue Byte Newcomer, Students: Out of Place (Team Out of Place, HAW Hamburg )
- Innovation Prize - Special Prize of the City of Cologne : DR! FT ( NUKKLEAR , STURMKIND )
Source:
Prize winners 2019
- Best German game: Anno 1800
- Best game design: Anno 1800
- Best graphic: Anno 1800
- Best sound: Anno 1800
- Most Wanted: The Settlers
- Best story: Pathway
- Best indie game: Lonely Mountains: Downhill
- Best mobile game: Stranded Sails
- Best studio: Yager Development
- Best publisher: Headup Games
- Advancement award for young female developers - special award of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW : Linda Rendel ( Ubisoft Blue Byte )
- Special award for social engagement: Friendly Fire 4
- Innovation award (special award from the city of Cologne): BLAUTOPF VR - Secret of the Lau
- Long-running favorite: Tibia
- Newcomer Award - Start-up: Upside Drown
- Newcomer Award - Students: Wild Woods
Source:
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.golem.de/news/spielebranche-entwicklerpreis- sucht-um- 1409-109072.html
- ↑ German Development Award Winner 2015. (No longer available online.) December 18, 2015, archived from the original on December 20, 2015 ; Retrieved December 18, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ heise.de: Heise Article German Developer Award Winner 2015. December 18, 2015, accessed on December 18, 2015 .
- ↑ News. spielfabrique.eu, accessed December 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Prize Winner 2017. Website of the German Developer Award , accessed on December 8, 2017 .
- ↑ German Developer Award 2017: "The Surge" is the best game. netzwelt.de, December 7, 2017, accessed December 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Prizewinner 2018. Website of the German Developer Award , accessed on April 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Elena Schulz: Anno 1800 wins the German Developer Award 2019, all winners at a glance. In: GameStar . December 12, 2019, accessed December 12, 2019 .
