Another year from Best International Games Festival (BIG Festival) 2022 — the largest games festival in Latin America — has come and gone and Brazil Games (the Brazilian Games Export Program), which is carried out by Abragames (Brazilian Games Companies Association) and ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), are excited to announce this year’s BIG Festival 2022 Awards Winners! The jury comprised a variety of 48 professionals from across the video game industry. The ceremony can be viewed online here.
The grand prize winner of the coveted Best Game award at BIG Festival 2022 was awarded to Gamedec by Polish developers Anshar Studios. Set in a cyberpunk isometric virtual world, Gamedec puts the players in the shoes of a game detective, who must solve crimes inside these virtual worlds.
The award for the Best Brazilian Game went to No Place For Bravery, developed by Glitch Factory. Behold the story of Thorn, an old ambitious warrior who roams the world in search of his lost daughter. Dodge, parry, and cleave your way out of brutal clashes in this 2D top-down action RPG.
Other BIG Festival award winners include:
- ●Best Game: Latin America Award — The Eternal Cylinder by ACE Team
- ●Innovation Award — One Hand Clapping by Bad Dream Games
- ●Best Multiplayer Award — DAVIGO by Davigo Studio
- ●Best Mobile Game Award — Wish Me Luck by Black Moluska
- ●BIG Impact: Best Game Diversity Award — Unpacking by Witch Beam
- ●BIG Impact: Best Educational Game Award — Flying Bunk by Plot Kids
- ●BIG Impact: Best Social Questions Game Award — Train to Sachsenhausen by Charles Games
- ●Best Sound Award — Inua: A Story in Ice and Team by ARTE France
- ●Best XR/VR Award — Goliath: Playing with Reality by Anagram
- ●Best Game BIG Brands Award — Jorel’s Brother and the Most Important of the Galaxy! By Double Dash Studios/Copa Studios
- ●Best Student Game Award— Lysfangha by Daphné DELOFFRE – Baptiste MARSAC
- ●Best Narrative Award — The Forgotten City by Modern Storyteller
- ●Best Gameplay Award — Dodgeball Academy by Pocket Trap
BIG Festival 2022 celebrates the release and promotion of games in Latin America, and this year they offered over 200 games available to play. They hosted over 300 speakers from industry leaders, like Square Enix, Devolver Digital, Guerrilla Games, Riot Games, Humble, ESPN Brasil, and many more. As a valuable space for newcomers to the industry and veterans alike, BIG Festival has been home to lectures, awards, and business meetings, as well as the presence by the industry’s leading publishers and investors.
