Games for Change Awards show highlights the best social impact games
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Games for Change has announced the winners of its 2023 awards, which celebrate the potential of games and XR experiences to drive positive change.
This year’s awards received over 400 entries from around the world, and the panel of jurors, made up of game design and development, technology, media, learning, and social impact experts, selected 10 winners across different categories, including Game of the Year, Most Significant Impact, Best Narrative, Best Learning Game, and Best XR4C Experience.
The Game of the Year, Most Significant Impact award went to Endling – Extinction is Forever by Herobeat Studios, while Terra Nil by Free Lives won the Most Innovative award.
Gerda: A Flame In Winter by Bird Island [ex-PortaPlay] won the Best Narrative award, and (val)iant: or, val’s guide to having a broken vag by Cactus Studio won Best Student Game.
Go Nisha Go – My Life My Choice by Howard Delafield International, won the Best Learning Game award, Body of Mine VR by Cameron Kostopoulos won Best XR4C Experience, and Luna’s Light by ImpactVR won the Best Health Game award.
Cat Park by Tilt won Best Civics Game, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist by Northway Games won Best Gameplay, and Shasn: Azadi by Abhishek Lamba and Zain Memon for Memesys Games won the Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact.
In addition to the games and immersive experiences, Games for Change also recognized industry leaders and innovators who have made significant contributions to the industry. The Lego Group won the Industry Leadership award, Grace Collins won the 2023 Vanguard recipient award, Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo won the Giving Award, Destiny 2 and
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