Finalists for Italian Video Game Awards revealed

The ceremony will be streamed live to English-speaking audiences on VGC

The finalists for the Italian Video Game Awards have been revealed ahead of next month’s ceremony.

The shortlist below was announced on Friday by the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association (IIDEA), Italy’s video game trade body.

The Italian Video Game Awards will see winners announced in five categories: Best Italian Game, Best Italian Debut Game, Best Innovation, Outstanding Italian Company and Outstanding Individual Contribution.

The ceremony will take place on July 6 at 7pm BST / 8pm CEST, which is the opening night of the annual First Playable gaming conference in Florence.

It will be streamed live to English-speaking audiences on VGC for the second year in a row.

Italian Video Game Awards finalists

Best Italian Game

Batora: Lost Haven (Stormind Games)
Freud’s Bones – The Game (Axel Fox | Fortuna Imperatore)
Hell is Others (Strelka Games & Yonder)
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan)
MotoGP™22 (Milestone)
Ravenous Devils (Bad Vices Games)
Redout 2 (34BigThings)
Saturnalia (Santa Ragione)
Soulstice (Reply Game Studios)
tERRORbane (BitNine Studio)
The Rude Awakening (One O One Games)
Vajont (Artheria)

Best Italian Debut Game

Freud’s Bones – The Game (Axel Fox | Fortuna Imperatore)
IMAGO: Beyond the Nightmares (BR-Digital)
tERRORbane (BitNine Studio)
Vajont (Artheria)
Venice 2089 (Safe Place Studio)

Best Innovation

Hell is Others (Strelka Games & Yonder)
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan)
Saturnalia (Santa Ragione)
tERRORbane (BitNine Studio)
Vajont (Artheria)

Outstanding Italian Company

Nacon Studio Milan
Reply Game Studios
Ubisoft Milan

Outstanding Individual Contribution

Antonio Cannata (Stormind Games)
Valerio Di Donato (34BigThings)
Cristina Nava (Ubisoft Milan)

“It’s such an honour for us to host the Italian Video Game Awards each year and to be a part of putting a spotlight on the excellence within our industry,” said IIDEA general director Thalita Malagò.

“There is always such a huge amount of talent in the entries and this year was no exception. Our industry is growing and thriving each year and we are delighted to see it continue to flourish.”

More information about the Italian Video Game Awards can be found on First Playable’s website.