Get your submissions in now before the door slams shut.
January 5, 2024
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
game – the German Games Industry Association :
Worldwide submissions for “Best International Game” welcome
Submission deadline is January 19, 2024
Save-the-Date: Award ceremony on April 18, 2024, in Munich
Berlin, Germany, January 5, 2024 – The submission period for the German Computer Game Awards 2024 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis, DCP) has started. The award is presented in 15 categories and honors the best games and creative minds in the games industry in Germany with an intended 800,000 euros in prize money. Developers and publishers from all over the world are invited to participate and submit games for the category “Best International Game”. The necessary information is available via this link.
The submission phase ends on January 19, 2024, at 11:59 pm CET. The date for the DCP 2024 award ceremony has also been set: The award ceremony for the best games of the year will take place on April 18, 2024, in Munich and online via live stream.
The 15 award categories and planned endowments for 2024 at a glance:
Best German Game (endowed with 100,000 euros for the winner and 30,000 euros each for the two other nominees)
Best Family Game (endowed with 40,000 euros)
Newcomer Award – Best Debut (endowed with 60,000 euros for the winner and 25,000 euros each for the two other nominees)
Newcomer Award – Best Prototype (endowed with 50,000 euros for the winner and 25,000 euros each for the four other nominees)
Best Game Design (endowed with 40,000 euros)
Best Story (endowed with 40,000 euros)
Best Graphic Design (endowed with 40,000 euros)
Best Audio Design (endowed with 40,000 euros)
Best Mobile Game (endowed with 40,000 euros)
Best Serious Game (endowed with 40,000 euros)
Best Innovation and Technology (endowed with 40,000 euros)
Studio of the Year (endowed with 50,000 euros)
Player of the Year (not endowed)
Best International Game (not endowed)
Special Jury Award (endowed with 10,000 euros)
Games that have been or will be released between January 20, 2023, and the day of the award ceremony on April 18, 2024, can be submitted. This also applies to games that are in the early access phase or soft launch. A game may only be submitted to the German Computer Game Awards once. The award winners are selected in a two-stage process by expert juries and a main jury.
The detailed conditions of participation can be found here. The award office will be happy to help you with any questions regarding submission.
Further information is also available via the DCP's social media channels on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook; hashtag #derDCP.
Press releases (in German) and images from previous years are available in the press section of the DCP homepage.
Please note: The planned prize money is subject to the adoption of the 2024 federal budget and the availability of the budget funds earmarked for the German Computer Game Award.
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