DevGAMM Awards has revealed the 70 nominated games for its third annual show, and not only do they come from 25 different countries, but more than half of the nominated titles were developed by teams of five or fewer.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18 at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm GMT, and IGN will serve as the official streaming partner. This means you’ll be able to tune into IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel to watch the event. Alongside a night filled with honoring these games and studios, there will also be exclusive game announcements and major updates to look forward to.
There is a lot on the line as this year’s show will feature $100,000 in cash prizes supported by Scorewarrior, plus more than $40,000 in sponsored category prizes from Epic Games Store, Unreal Engine, tinyBuild, Unity, and Godot.
With that all out of the way, let’s get to the nominees, which were selected from a record 1,088 submissions by 987 teams across 80 countries.
DevGAMM Awards 2026 Nominees
Grand Prize
Excellence in Game Design
Excellence in Visual Art
Excellence in Narrative
Excellence in Audio
Best Mobile Game
Most Anticipated Game
Best Game in Early Development
Best Small Team Game
Meaningful Game
Best Game from Portugal
DevGAMM Choice
Partner-Sponsored Awards
Epic Games Store Indie Spotlight
Best Unreal Engine Game
Best Indie Game by tinyBuild
Best Made With Unity Game
Best Godot Game
For more, check out all you need to know about the DevGAMM Awards on their website.
