Nominees

With 287 submissions from 56 countries, the 12th international A MAZE. Awards received entries from more locations than ever before competing for 6 awards and the audience award. We are very excited to present the 25 nominations and 13 honorable mentions from 28 countries covering innovative performances, digital poems, wild and cultural experiences, personal stories as well as stunning game worlds and works of interactive media art. The final jury will now select their categories and reveal the winners at the Award Show on May 12th.

DISCORDANCE

Unwired Dance Theatre

UK

Escape from Lavender Island

Jeremy Couillard

USA

Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity

Sam Atlas

United States of America

Flawless Abbey

CRITICAL REFLEX / Bed Head Games

Georgia

Human:Level

Fabian Kühfuß

Germany

It's just a dream (don't worry)

Laurenz Riklin & Leander Leutzendorff

Austria

King of the Castle

Tributary Games

United Kingdom, New Zealand, France, United States

Lost on Mars

Trey Ramm

United States of America

Mexico, 1921: A deep slumber

Macula Interactive

Mexico

Mind Diver

Indoor Sunglasses

Denmark

Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity (OMUI)

Kas Ghobadi, Julian Palacios

United States, Italy

opera - a future game

v. zur Mühlen/Köck/Bischoff/Miotk

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Player Non Player

Jonathan Coryn

France

PRODUCER 2021

Stuffed Wombat

Austria

Roller Drama

Open Lab

Italy

Scarlet Hollow

Black Tabby Games

United States of America

SCHiM

Extra Nice

Netherlands

SEASON: A letter to the future

Scavengers Studio

Canada

SIGNALIS

rose-engine

Deutschland

South of the Circle

State of Play

UK

The Bureau of Multiversal Arbitration

Aconite

United States of America

The Forest Quartet

Mads & Friends

Denmark, Germany, Brazil

The MetaMovie Presents: Alien Rescue

The MetaMovie

United States

Viewfinder

Sad Owl Studios

United Kingdom, Philippines, United States, Norway, Spain, Finland

Yugo: the non-game

Petrit Hoxha

Kosovo

Gender Diversity Award presented by WINGS

This Award highlights games from women and gender marginalized developers, and awards 2.000€ to the chosen winner. To be considered for this award, games must be made by teams with women or gender marginalized developers in key positions. WINGS is proud to offer funding and opportunities to amplify voices less heard in the games industry.

Finding Hannah

Fein Games

Germany

Songs of the Lost

Apocablyss Studios

Canada

The Horticulturists

The Lovable Hat Cult

Denmark

Wayward Strand

ghost pattern

Australia

Honorable Mentions

Sadly, we can just have 25 nominees, but the following works are still absolutely worth to check out! Keep an eye out for the honourable mentions:

Afterglitch

Vladimir Kudelka

Czech Republic

Beyond The Lens

Ben Koder

Australia

Dead Pets Unleashed

Triple Topping

Denmark

Gerda: A Flame in Winter

PORTAPLAY (PUBLISHER: DON'T NOD)

Denmark

GRASPING

Duncan Corrigan & Vulcara

Australia

Open World Shutter

Jonny Hopkins

United States

OXYMORE by Jean-Michel Jarre

VRROOM

France, Italy, Georgia, Kazakhstan

POST VOID

Y/CJ/Y games

Sweden

Sena,

Jisoo Lim

Korea, Republic of

Strange Aeons

Karolis Dikcius

Lithuania

Strayed Lights

Embers

France

words

Ahmet Zahit Dönmez (aka Ascetic)

Turkey