Nordic Game unveils the final nominees for the 2023 edition of the Nordic Game Awards, streamed live from Slagthuset in Malmö on Thursday, 25 May during NG23 Spring. Hosted by veteran voice actor David Bateson and Pixel.tv CEO Thomas Bense with members of this year’s Nordic Game Awards jury.
Always a highlight of the Nordic Game conference, this year’s show will spotlight the talent and expertise of the region’s studios as well as the amazing games they’ve released over the past year.
The 2023 Nordic Game Best Art award presented by Pingle and Best Technology award presented by AMD. The NG23 Spring live stream is presented by IO Interactive with support from iPlay and Pixel.tv
The 2023 Nordic Game Awards nominees are:
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide by Fatshark (SE)
Time on Frog Island by Half Past Yellow (DK)
Expeditions: Rome by Logic Artists (DK)
Metal Hellsinger by The Outsiders (SE)
Skábma – Snowfall by Red Stage Entertainment (FI)
Nominated for Nordic Game of the Year – Small Screen:
Badland Party by Hype Hype (FI)
RBMH, Offroad Unchained by Kuuasema (FI)
Source of Madness by Carry Castle (SE)
Pack Your Bags by Jefvel (SE)
Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands by Toppluva (SE)
Nordic Best Art award presented by Pingle
The Forest Quartet by Mads & Friends (DK)
Time on Frog Island by Half Past Yellow (DK)
Metal Hellsinger by The Outsiders (SE)
Skábma – Snowfall by Red Stage Entertainment (FI)
Mari og Bayu – Veien Hjem by Skinny Bandit (NO)
Nominated for Best Game Design:
Expeditions: Rome by Logic Artists (DK)
Mari og Bayu – Veien Hjem by Skinny Bandit (NO)
V Rising by Stunlock Studios (SE)
Metal Hellsinger by The Outsiders (SE)
Nordic Best Technology award presented by AMD
Voice Attorney by Bolverk Games (DK)
Viewalk by Viewalk (NO)
Virtuoso by Really Interactive (SE)
Teardown by Tuxedo Labs (SE)
Nominated for Best Audio:
The Forest Quartet by Mads & Friends (DK)
Expeditions: Rome by Logic Artists (DK)
Virtuoso by Really Interactive (SE)
Metal Hellsinger by The Outsiders (SE)
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide by Fatshark (SE)
Time on Frog Island by Half Past Yellow (DK)
Cosmo Clash by PUNY Games (NO)
Raft – The Final Chapter by Redbeet Interactive (SE)
Angry Birds Journey by Rovio Entertainment (FI)
Emojly by Kiemura (FI)
Nominated for Best Debut:
Metal Hellsinger by The Outsiders (SE)
Raft – The Final Chapter by Redbeet Interactive (SE)
Teardown by Tuxedo Labs (SE)
Time on Frog Island by Half Past Yellow (DK)
Mari og Bayu – Veien Hjem by Skinny Bandit (NO)
About the Nordic Game Awards
The Nordic Game Awards is organised by the Nordic Game Institute in cooperation with Nordic Game Resources and the Nordic Game event team.
The Nordic Game Institute consists of the following game producer associations in the region: Dataspelsbranschen (SE), Icelandic Gaming Industry (IS), Neogames (FI), Spillprodusentforeningen (NO) and Producentforeningen (DK).
The organisers appoint the Nordic Game Awards jury, this year with the following members: Marie Meyerwall (Sweden), Espen Jansen (Norway), Tuukka Grönholm (Finland), Jens Haag (Denmark) and Steingerður Lóa (Iceland).
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About the Nordic Game conference
Nordic Game is the leading games conference in Europe, and 2023 will mark its twenty-third and twenty-fourth editions with our return to Malmö, Sweden and online as well as to Helsinki, Finland.
Gathering thousands of industry professionals in the spring and autumn each year, Nordic Game is the one and only “home turf” meeting place for the highly successful game developers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
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