- Nominated in the category "Best International Game": Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Nominated in the category "Best German Game": Atlas Fallen, EVERSPACE 2 and Fall of Porcupine
- Prize money totaling 800,000 euros
- Award ceremony on April 18, 2024, in Munich and online
The best international contributions will be awarded in the category "Best International Game". This category recognizes the best game outside of Germany – regardless of its target group, genre, or gaming platform while the success of a game among players can also be considered as proof of its quality. The "Best International Game" category is not endowed and the nominees for 2024 are Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
The jury of the German Computer Game Awards 2024 consists of representatives from the games industry, science, culture, media, and politics, chaired by Mareike Ottrand, Professor for Interactive Illustration and Games at HAW Hamburg. A list of all jury members can be found here.
"We were able to judge a colorful bouquet of great games and - as always - it was not easy to make a decision in any category," says Mareike Ottrand. "I'm looking forward to the award ceremony in Munich and seeing the sparkling eyes of the winners!"
The award ceremony will take place on April 18 in Munich. The German Computer Game Awards 2024 will also be broadcasted live on www.deutscher-computerspielpreis.de, Twitch and YouTube.
All 2024 nominees at a glance:
Best International Game (not endowed)
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
Best German Game (endowed with 100,000 euros for the winner and 30,000 euros each for the two other nominees)
- Atlas Fallen (Deck 13 Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
- EVERSPACE 2 (ROCKFISH Games)
- Fall of Porcupine (Critical Rabbit/Assemble Entertainment)
Best Family Game (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- CubeQuest – A QB Game (Stephan Göbel)
- Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw (Fancy Factory)
- Spells & Secrets (Alchemist Interactive/rokaplay)
Newcomer Award – Best Debut (endowed with 60,000 euros for the winner and 25,000 euros each for the two other nominees)
- Ad Infinitum (Hekate/NACON)
- Fall of Porcupine (Critical Rabbit/Assemble Entertainment)
- Lose CTRL (Play From Your Heart)
Newcomer Award – Best Prototype (endowed with 50,000 euros for the winner and 25,000 euros each for the four other nominees)
- Bloodletter (Katharina “Mikey” Müller, David Cafisso, Marvin Braun, Alica Schneider/Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin)
- EcoGnomix (Lars Hinnerk Grevsmühl, Lars Eble, Bahy Nguyen, Marcel Zurawka, Alec Shae)
- Footgun: Underground (Eduard Dobermann, Theo Lohmüller, Georg Nimke, Robert Pistea, Lukas Salewsky)
- Misgiven (Anca-Stefania Tutescu, Jan Barow, Julian Heinken)
- REPLICORE (Sarah Inés Roeder, Rody Nawezi, Leonhard Gläser, Maximilian Götz/ HAW Hamburg)
Best Innovation and Technology (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- EVERSPACE 2 (ROCKFISH Games)
- Marble Maze (Fox-Assembly)
- Railway Empire 2 (Gaming Minds Studios/Kalypso Media Group)
Best Serious Game (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- Duru – Über Mulle und Depressionen (Twisted Ramble Games)
- Friedrich Ebert – Der Weg zur Demokratie (Playing History/Stiftung Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte)
- Natur? Politisch. (Tiny Crocodile Studios/Europäische Akademie Berlin)
Best Audio Design (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- Ad Infinitum (Hekate/NACON)
- EVERSPACE 2 (ROCKFISH Games)
- Fall of Porcupine (Critical Rabbit/Assemble Entertainment)
Best Game Design (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- EVERSPACE 2 (ROCKFISH Games)
- Lose CTRL (Play From Your Heart)
- Tiny Thor (Asylum Square/Gameforge)
Best Graphic Design (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- Atlas Fallen (Deck 13 Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
- REVEIL (Pixelsplit/DAEDALIC Entertainment)
- The Bear – A Story from the World of Gra (Mucks! Games)
Best Mobile Game (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- Cat Rescue Story (Tivola Games)
- Götz (Sleepy Seed)
- Royal Revolt: A Trader’s Tale (Upright Games)
Best Story (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- Ad Infinitum (Hekate/NACON)
- Fall of Porcupine (Critical Rabbit/Assemble Entertainment)
- The Bear – A Story from the World of Gra (Mucks! Games)
Studio of the Year (endowed with 50,000 euros)
- Aesir Interactive
- Pixel Maniacs
- Playing History
Player of the Year (not endowed)
- Anormaldesaster
- Fabian Siegismund
- Franziska Bülow
- Just Becci
- Maurice Weber
Special Jury Award (endowed with 10,000 euros)
Selected by the main jury without any nominees.
Additional information
German Computer Game Awards on social media: Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, YouTube (#derDCP).
Pictures can be found on Flickr.
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About the German Computer Game Awards
The German Computer Game Awards (DCP) are the most important prize for the German games industry and has been awarded since 2009. With the DCP, the Federal Government, represented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, together with game - The German Games Industry Association, honors the best computer and video games of the year from Germany. High-ranking specialist and main juries select the best games based on aspects such as quality, innovative content, fun to play and cultural and educational appeal. The DCP award office is located at the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur. The award ceremony 2024 is sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs.
More information at www.deutscher-computerspielpreis.de.
Award Office – German Computer Game Awards
c/o Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur
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Phone: +49 30 236 258 94 14
Email: kontakt@computerspielpreis.de
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Press contact
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Email: dcp@marchsreiter.com
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