The nominations for the Dutch Game Awards 2025 have been revealed! The award show celebrating Dutch game developers will take place on December 3rd at the Chassé Theater in Breda, as part of Dutch Game Week. The evening will feature a celebration of the best Dutch games of the year, along with plenty of networking opportunities and industry highlights.
Over the past weeks, a fifteen-member jury has been hard at work reviewing all submitted games and debating this year’s selections. Today, the organizers proudly presents the list of nominees for the Dutch Game Awards 2025.
And the nominees are…
Best Game 2025
- Grunn (Sokpop Collective)
- Microtopia (Cordyceps Collective)
- Rift Riff (Adriaan de Jongh, Sim Kaart, Matthijs Koster, Franz LaZerte, Professional Panda)
Best Art
- Rift Riff (Adriaan de Jongh, Sim Kaart, Matthijs Koster, Franz LaZerte, Professional Panda)
- SCHiM (Extra Nice)
- The Knightling (Twirlbound)
Best Audio (sponsored by Audiokinetic)
- Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition (Wispfire)
- Rift Riff (Adriaan de Jongh, Sim Kaart, Matthijs Koster, Franz LaZerte, Professional Panda)
- The Knightling (Twirlbound)
Best Narrative
- Grunn (Sokpop Collective)
- Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition (Wispfire)
- Metro Awakening (Vertigo Studios Amsterdam)
Best Technology
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Engine Software)
- Microtopia (Cordyceps Collective)
- Prologue: Go Wayback! (PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions)
Best Game Design
- Grunn (Sokpop Collective)
- Microtopia (Cordyceps Collective)
- Rift Riff (Adriaan de Jongh, Sim Kaart, Matthijs Koster, Franz LaZerte, Professional Panda)
Best Applied Game (sponsored by City of Rotterdam)
- Cyber Crime The Game (Cyber Crime Games)
- Freequency (Hulan)
- Zalfje – De Game (Gainplay / Gainsome)
Best Student Game
- Resonance (Team Helghan, BUAS)
- The Final Print (Dummy Detectives, BUAS)
- Unshine Arcade (Mart Snijders, HKU)
Best Debut Game
- Dead Season (Snail Bite)
- Luma Island Pirates (Feel Free Games)
- SCHiM (Extra Nice)
For Best Studio (sponsored by BehaviourNL), Inclusion Award, Career Achievement Award, and Best in Business, no nominations are announced in advance. The winners of these special awards will be revealed live during the ceremony.
Tickets for the award show are now available via Eventbrite. Don’t miss this special evening filled with inspiring stories, new connections, and a celebration of Dutch game development!