Overview
- Paintbucket Games’ detective title, named Best German Game on Wednesday in Munich, also won Best Serious Game for a total of €140,000.
- Weltenbauer was named Studio of the Year, The Berlin Apartment earned Best Story and Best Graphic Design, Anno 117 took Best Innovation & Technology, and Tiny Bookshop won Best Debut.
- The gala in the Herkulessaal featured federal and state officials, with €800,000 awarded across 15 categories by the government and the industry association.
- The jury’s special prize went to the RadiGaMe research group studying radicalization on gaming platforms, and a project lead warned the team needs follow-up funding to avoid layoffs.
- A recent government-linked study shows a growing but fragmented sector with about 14,800 workers in 2024 and only 5.5% of German player spending going to domestically made games.