The winners of the DCP 2023 have been determined
05/12/2023 - On Thursday, May 11, 2023, the best games of the year were honored at the German Computer Game Awards 2023 (DCP) in Berlin. It was the evening of indie studios and up-and-coming talent. The coveted silver-blue trophy for the "Best German Game" goes to the role-playing game Chained Echoes by Matthias Linda and Deck13 Spotlight.
The indie game Signalis by Rose Engine wins in the categories "Best Debut" and "Best Audio Design". Paintbucket Games from Berlin is named "Studio of the Year". Pia Scholz aka Shurjoka receives the award for "Player of the Year". Presenter Katrin Bauerfeind and entertainer Uke Bosse led through the award ceremony. Around 600 enthusiastic guests on site and thousands of game fans in the livestream followed the show. The DCP is the most important prize of the German games industry and is endowed with 800,000 euros.
For the first time since 2019, the German Computer Game Prize took place in front of a large audience. Numerous invited personalities from the games industry, politics, culture and society celebrated the best games of the year at Spindler & Klatt in Berlin. The trophies were presented by prominent laudators, including Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, Vize-Miss Germany Sandra Friedrichs, singer and Let's Player Lara Trautmann aka Lara Loft, singer Alli Neumann, and actors Tom Lehel and Tyron Ricketts.
Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, said, "Congratulations to all the winners of the German Computer Game Award 2023. In particular, the strong performance of the up-and-coming teams is proof of the great potential of the German games industry. The development of innovative games for the national and international market is an important factor for Germany as a business location. The task for the next few years will be to further develop support in order to keep up with international competition."
Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - Association of the German Games Industry: "Finally we were able to award the prizes in front of a broad audience again. This year in particular, the creative minds behind the games more than deserved this big stage, because the award-winning games were created under the difficult conditions of the Corona pandemic. Outstanding games have been created that are attracting a great deal of attention both at home and abroad. This shows Germany's huge potential as a games location. We congratulate all the winners of the German Computer Game Award 2023."
Overview of the winners 2023
(in parentheses: developer team and publisher)
Best German Game (endowed with 100,000 euros for the winning game)
- Chained Echoes (Matthias Linda / Deck13 Spotlight)
The other two nominees will receive 30,000 euros each:
- Beholder 3 (Paintbucket Games / Alawar Entertainment)
- Signalis (Rose Engine / Humble Games)
Best Family Game (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- The Magic Board Castle (Meander Books)
Newcomer Award Best Debut (endowed with 60.000 Euro for the winning game)
- Signalis (Rose Engine / Humble Games)
The two other nominees will each receive 25,000 euros:
- Chained Echoes (Matthias Linda / Deck13 Spotlight)
- Dome Keeper (Bippinbits / Raw Fury)
Newcomer Award Best Prototype (endowed with 50.000 Euro for the winning prototype)
- Light of Atlantis (Alina Fasen, Luisa Höhne, Vincent Krenzke, Simone Mayer, Alexander Nham / HAW Hamburg)
The other nominees will each receive 25,000 euros:
- A Sister's Journey (Florian Lackner)
- Mail Tail (Robin Heisterkamp)
- Ova Magica (Claudia Gorsky)
- Thief of Smiles (Lars Hinnerk Grevsmühl, Alina Hies, Felix Kosian, Marcel Zurawka)
Best Audio Design (endowed with 40.000 Euro)
- Signalis (Rose Engine / Humble Games)
Best Expert Game (endowed with 40.000 Euro)
- Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing (Pumpernickel Studio / Epic Games)
Best Game Design (endowed with 40.000 Euro)
- Dome Keeper (Bippinbits / Raw Fury)
Best Graphic Design (endowed with 40.000 Euro)
- Demolition - Build to Destroy (Randwerk Games)
Best Innovation and Technology (endowed with 40.000 Euro)
- Beethoven // Opus 360 (agon e.V.)
Best Mobile Game (endowed with 40,000 euros)
- Dungeons of Dreadrock (Christoph Minnameier)
Best Serious Game (endowed with 40.000 Euro)
- Beholder 3 (Paintbucket Games / Alawar Entertainment)
Best International Game (undoped)
- God of War Ragnarok (SIE Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Player of the Year (undoped)
- Pia Scholz (aka Shurjoka)
Studio of the Year (endowed with 50.000 Euro)
- Paintbucket Games (Berlin)
Source: Press release
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