Nominate Your Game Now for the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards
The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) is excited to announce that game submissions for the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) are officially open.
The AGDAs celebrate excellence in Australian game development, honouring the talent, creativity, and innovation that define our local industry. This year’s awards ceremony will be held on the evening of Wednesday 8 October at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre as part of Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW).
Previous AGDAs winners include acclaimed titles such as CONSCRIPT, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, Gubbins, Cult of the Lamb, Unpacking, Moving Out, Wylde Flowers, Untitled Goose Game, and The Oregon Trail—all of which have gone on to achieve international recognition.
Submissions for the 2025 AGDAs will close at 11:59pm AEST on Sunday 15 June. Game developers from across the country are encouraged to enter their work across a range of creative and technical categories.
The categories for this year’s awards are:
GAMES AWARDS
- Excellence in Visual Art (Previously Excellence in Art)
- Excellence in Gameplay
- Excellence in Narrative
- Excellence in Sound Design
- Excellence in Music
- Excellence in Accessibility
- Excellence in Mobile
- Excellence in Extended Reality (Previously Excellence in Mixed Reality)
- Excellence in Impact
- Excellence in Ongoing (Previously Excellence in Live Service)
- Excellence in Debut (Previously Excellence in Emerging)
- Game of the Year
CAREER, CONTRIBUTION AND CULTURE AWARDS
- Studio of the Year
- The Adam Lancman Award
- The Rising Star Award
All games submitted will be evaluated against the AGDAs Judging Assessment Criteria and reviewed by a panel of experienced judges from across the games industry. Each game will be played by a minimum of six judges, and finalists will be selected for a second round of specialist review to determine the winners.
For full eligibility details, award descriptions, and the submission form, visit: https://agdas.com.au/submit-your-game/
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