German Association congratulates the winners of the German Computer Games Award 2024

The German Association of the Games Industry (game) celebrated the best games and talents of the industry last Thursday during the German Computer Games Award 2024 (DCP), presented in Munich. The event featured a selection of high-quality games, top-notch entertainment, and the presence of various personalities from the gaming industry, as well as cultural, social, and political representatives. 

The ceremony, held at the Eisbach Studios in Munich and hosted by Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse, was broadcast live to hundreds of thousands of viewers. A total of 800,000 euros in cash prizes was distributed.

EVERSPACE 2, developed by ROCKFISH Games, was chosen as the 'Best German Game'. The 'Studio of the Year' award was presented to Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg, recognized for successes such as the racing game "Can’t Drive This" and for its multifaceted commitment to the gaming industry, as well as its contribution to the development of young talents and innovations in marketing.

The award for 'Best International Game' went to Baldur’s Gate 3, while Maurice Weber was named 'Player of the Year' in a community and jury vote. Weber, a game editor and Twitch streamer, is known for his critical analysis of the industry and his advocacy for diversity and against extremism in games and society.

The event, which honors the best games produced in Germany, is organized by the German Federal Government, represented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, in partnership with game - the German Association of the Games Industry.

“Congratulations to all the winners of the German Computer Games Award 2024!”, says Felix Falk, Managing Director of game. “Even in challenging times for many German companies in the sector, they managed to create high-quality and successful games, deservedly recognized on the DCP stage. About half of these remarkable games were developed with support from federal funding for games. This once again demonstrates the potential we can achieve when the political environment for game development in Germany offers truly predictable and internationally competitive conditions - conditions that allow German games to shine even more worldwide and achieve even more success both nationally and internationally. We must make this our goal!”

Overview of the winners

• Best International Game (no cash prize) - Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Best German Game (with a prize of 100,000 euros) - EVERSPACE 2 (ROCKFISH Games)
• Atlas Fallen (Deck 13 Interactive/Focus Entertainment) - Fall of Porcupine (Critical Rabbit/Assemble Entertainment)
• Best Family Game (with a prize of 40,000 euros) - Spells & Secrets (Alchemist Interactive/rokaplay)
• Rookie Award - Best Debut (with a prize of 60,000 euros) - Ad Infinitum (Hekate/NACON)
• Fall of Porcupine (Critical Rabbit/Assemble Entertainment) - Lose CTRL (Play From Your Heart)
• Rookie Award - Best Prototype (with a prize of 50,000 euros) - Misgiven (Symmetry Break Studio)
• 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) - REPLICORE (Sarah Inés Roeder, Rody Nawezi, Leonhard Gläser, Maximilian Götz/ HAW Hamburg)
• Best Innovation and Technology (with a prize of 40,000 euros) - Marble Maze (Fox-Assembly)
• Best Serious Game (with a prize of 40,000 euros) - Friedrich Ebert – The Path to Democracy (Playing History/Stiftung Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte)
• Best Audio Design (with a prize of 40,000 euros) - Ad Infinitum (Hekate/NACON)
• Best Game Design (with a prize of 40,000 euros) - Lose CTRL (Play From Your Heart)
• Best Graphic Design -The Bear – A Story of the World of Gra (Mucks! Games)
• Best Mobile Game - Cat Rescue Story (Tivola Games)
• Best Story (with a prize of 40,000 euros) - Ad Infinitum (Hekate/NACON)
• Studio of the Year (with a prize of 50,000 euros) - Pixel Maniacs
• Player of the Year- Maurice Weber
• Jury Special Award (with a prize of 10,000 euros) - Gaming ohne Grenzen

About Game - German Association of the Games Industry is an association that represents the entire video game ecosystem in Germany. From development studios and publishers to organizers of esports events, educational institutions, and other related entities. 

The association is a co-organizer of gamescom, the world's largest event for computers and video games. Additionally, it is a shareholder of the Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body (USK), the Foundation for Digital Game Culture, the foundation for esports players, devcom, and the collecting society VHG, as well as a co-host of the German Computer Games Award.

Game is the central point of contact for media, political, and social institutions, providing comprehensive expertise in areas such as market development, game culture, and media literacy. Together, they are making Germany the heart of games worldwide. Through games, they enrich the lives of all people.