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The 2017 Nordic Game Awards Give INSIDE The Top Prize

Published Fri, 19 May 2017 06:45:17 -0500

by Madeline Ricchiuto

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The winners of the 2017 Nordic Game Awards have been revealed at this year's Nordic Game Conference with 2D platform puzzler INSIDE taking home four awards, including Nordic Game Of The Year. Twenty games were nominated in eight different categories, including Best Art, Best Game Design, Best Debut, and Nordic Game of the Year.

The category winners of the 2017 Nordic Game Awards are as follows:

Nordic Game of the Year

INSIDE by Playdead
Other finalists included:
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE)
Clash Royale (Supercell)
Hitman(IO Interactive)
Owlboy (D-Pad Studio)
Tom Clancy's The Division (Massive Entertainment)

Nordic Game of the Year – Small Screen

Twofold Inc. developed by Grapefrukt Games
Other finalists included:
Clapper (Bridgeside Interactive)
Clash Royale(Supercell)
Mekorama (Martin Magni)
Space Marshals 2 (Pixelbite Games)

Best Art

INSIDE, by Playdead
Other finalists included:
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE)
GoNNER (Art in Heart)
Owlboy(D-Pad Studio)
Unravel (Coldwood Interactive)

Best Game Design

INSIDE by Playdead.
Other finalists included:
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE)
Hitman (IO Interactive)
Owlboy(D-Pad Studio)
Tom Clancy's The Division (Massive Entertainment)

Best Technology

Hitman by IO Interactive
Other finalists included:
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE)
EVE Valkyrie (CCP)
INSIDE(Playdead)
Tom Clancy's The Division (Massive Entertainment)

Best Audio

INSIDE by Playdead
Other finalists included:
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE)
GoNNER (Art in Heart)
Hitman(IO Interactive)
Owlboy (D-Pad Studio)

Best Fun for Everyone

The Fun for Everyone award is a special award for the best children's, family, or social game, suitable for people of all ages and is pretty unique to the Nordic Game Awards. The winner for this year's Best Fun for Everyone award was:

Clapper by Bridgeside Interactive.
Other finalists included:
Fuzzy House (Fuzzy House)
Mussila: Musical Monster Adventure (Rosamosi)
Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure (Game Swing)
Toca Hair Salon 3 (Toca Boca)

Best Debut

Best Debut is brand new award given to a Nordic studio that has released its first game in 2017 (excluding beta and early access).

GoNNER by Art in Heart.
Other nominees for the first ever Best Debut award included:
Clapper (Bridgeside Interactive)
Manual Samuel (Perfectly Paranormal)
Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure (Game Swing)
Through the Woods (Antagonist)