JIGA is proud to reveal this year’s stellar line-up of award nominees for the BitSummit Awards. The nominees represent some of the best of the games submitted to BitSummit 7 Spirits. After much deliberation by JIGA, Japanese industry veterans, select media, and fellow developers, a handful of prominent titles will stand as candidates for the coveted awards.

VERMILION GATE AWARD

Best of Show

RPG Time: The Legend of Wright by DESKWORKS
Unpacking by Witch Beam
WORLD OF HORROR by panstasz / Ysbryd Games
39 Days to Mars by It’s Anecdota
BELOW by CAPY GAMES

INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Best of International Games

Star Renegades by Massive Damage, Inc.
Tunche by LEAP Game Studios
Mørkredd by Hyper Games
Legal Dungeon by Somi
Tale of Ronin by Dead Mage

INNOVATIVE OUTLAW AWARD

Innovation in Technology or Ideas

Unpacking by Witch Beam
ONKOU CHA-HAN by Wataru Nakano × MIYAZAWORKS
Symbio by Jesper Bergman, Hangning Zhang, Kaijun Wang, Kristina Stiskaite, Alexander Sinn, Merve Metinkol
Madorica Real Estate by GIFT TEN INDUSTRY K.K.
Legal Dungeon by Somi

EXCELLENCE IN GAME DESIGN AWARD

RPG Time: The Legend of Wright by DESKWORKS
The MISSING – J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories by 株式会社White Owls
Sweep It! by Omoplata Games
BELOW by CAPY GAMES
Mørkredd by Hyper Games

VISUAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

RPG Time: The Legend of Wright by DESKWORKS
39 Days to Mars by It’s Anecdotal
Star Renegades by Massive Damage, Inc.
Tales of the Neon Sea by Zodiac Interactive
Lost Ember by Mooneye Studios

EXCELLENCE IN SOUND DESIGN AWARD

Unpacking by Witch Beam
Invisible by Invisible制作チーム
NO STRAIGHT ROADS by METRONOMIK
BELOW by CAPY GAMES
PHOGS! by Coatsink

In addition to these awards, showgoers can vote on their favorite games for the Popular Selection Award by stopping by the voting booth at the show. BitSummit media partners will also award their favorite games of the show.

The award ceremony will start from the main stage on Sunday, June 2nd at 4 PM JST. Twitch will stream the entire affair on their BitSummit stage channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/bitsummit/