Alba: A Wildlife Adventure from Ustwo games was crowned this year’s Games for Change Game of the Year as well as Most Significant Impact. Suzerain by Torpor Games was awarded the annual People’s Choice award (presented by Facebook Gaming). The winners were announced this evening during the 2021 Games for Change Virtual Festival’s Awards Ceremony.
This year’s awards are the most competitive and global in the Festival’s history – with over 200 submissions across six categories: Best Gameplay, Most Innovative, Most Significant Impact, Best Learning Game, Best Student Game, and Best XR for Change.
“The 2021 Games for Change finalists feature a wide range of developers representing 11 countries. These winning games exemplify the ever-expanding world of social impact gaming and XR and push the needle forward on what game narratives and mechanics look like,” said Games for Change president Susanna Pollack.
2021 Games for Change Award Winners
Game of the Year, Most Significant Impact – Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (ustwo games)
Most Innovative, Best Gameplay – Lost Words: Beyond the Page (Sketchbook Games)
Best Learning Game – The Wednesday (Gambridzy)
Best XR for Change Experience – Quadcade (MICA Game Lab)
Best Student Game – SYNDESI (SYNDESI Team, Produced by Léa Pernot and Adrien Daugy of ISART DIGITAL)
G4C People’s Choice Award – Suzerain by Torpor Games
Other Special Recognitions
In addition to the “best of” video game and XR of 2021, the Games for Change Award ceremony also recognized Mark Barlet as the Vanguard Award recipient, Niantic for Industry Leadership Award, and Games Done Quick for the G4C Giving Award.