Czech Game of the Year Awards


Czech Game of the Year Awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in video game development in the Czech Republic. The awards began as part of Gameday Festival in 2010, but became independent from the festival in 2017. In 2010–2020, the awards were organised by the České Hry association, since 2021, the awards have been organized by FiolaSoft Studio and MediaRealms, with the VisionGame project joining in 2022.

2010

The awards for the first year were presented on 7 May 2011. Awards were given in three categories. Mafia II was awarded as the best Czech game in Czech. The jury also expressed recognition to Centauri Production for making their games in Czech. Samurai II: Vengeance was awarded as the best Czech game for Mobile devices and best Czech artistic achievement in game creation.
  • Best Czech artistic achievement in game creation - Madfinger Games for Samurai II: Vengeance
  • Best Czech Game in Czech - 2K Czech for Mafia II
  • Best Czech Game for Mobile Devices - Madfinger Games for ''Samurai II:Vengeance''

    2011

The 2011 awards were presented on 3 May 2012.
  • Best Czech artistic achievement in game creation - Allodium for Infinitum
  • Best Czech Game in Czech - Hammerware for Family Farm
  • Best Czech Game for Mobile Devices - Madfinger Games for ''Shadowgun''

    2012

The 2012 awards were presented on 3 May 2013. Only two categories were awarded this time.
The 2013 awards were presented on 10 May 2014.
  • The Technical Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Bohemia Interactive for ArmA III
  • * Nominated: Hyperbolic Magnetism for Lums: The Game of Light and Shadows, Keen Software House for Space Engineers and Madfinger Games for Dead Trigger 2
  • The Artistic Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Hyperbolic Magnetism for Lums: The Game of Light and Shadows
  • * Nominated: Hexage for Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman, Silicon Jelly for Mimpi and Trickster Arts for ''Hero of Many''

    2014

The 2014 awards were presented on 8 May 2015. There were four categories.
  • The Technical Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Keen Software House for Medieval Engineers
  • * Nominated: Allodium for Infinitum: Battle for Europe, Keen Software House for Medieval Engineers and Cinemax for The Keep
  • The Artistic Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Dreadlocks Ltd for Dex
  • * Nominated: ARK8 for Coraabia, Icarus Games for Time Treasury and CBE Software for J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars
  • The Best Original Game - Madfinger Games for Monzo
  • * Nominated: Dreadlocks Ltd for Dex, Czech Games Edition for Galaxy Trucker and Allodium for Infinitum: Battle for Europe
  • The Best Debut Game - ARK8 for Coraabia
  • * Nominated: Czech Games Edition for Galaxy Trucker, Digital Life productions for Soccerinho and CZ.NIC for ''Tablexia''

    2015

The 2015 awards were presented on 6 May 2016.
  • The Technical Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Wube Software for Factorio
  • * Nominated: BadFly Interactive for Dead Effect 2, McMagic Productions for Novus Inceptio and Madfinger Games for Unkilled
  • The Artistic Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Hangonit for Rememoried
  • * Nominated: Fiolasoft Studio for Blackhole, Silicon Jelly for Mimpi Dreams and Lukáš Navrátil for Toby: The Secret Mine
  • The Best Original Game - Wube Software for Factorio
  • * Nominated: Fiolasoft Studio for Blackhole, Charles University for Czechoslovakia 38–89: The Assassination and Lipa Learning for Lipa Theater
  • The Best Debut Game - Charles University for Czechoslovakia 38–89: The Assassination
  • * Nominated: Wube Software for Factorio, McMagic Productions for Novus Inceptio and Lukáš Navrátil for ''Toby: The Secret Mine''

    2016

The 2016 awards were presented on 10 February 2017. It was held in Prague for the first time and wasn't part of Gameday. There were 9 categories this time. Nominations were scheduled to be announced on 24 January 2017 but it was pushed to 27 January 2017. Dark Train and Samorost 3 garnered the most nominations at 6 categories each. Chameleon Run was nominated in 5 categories and American Truck Simulator earned 4 nominations. Samorost 3 won the top award as well as two others.
  • Czech game of the year - Samorost 3 by Amanita Design
  • * Nominated: American Truck Simulator, Chameleon Run and Dark Train
  • Czech game of the year for PC/Consoles - Samorost 3 by Amanita Design
  • * Nominated: American Truck Simulator, Dark Train and Void Raiders
  • Czech game of the year for Mobile Devices - Chameleon Run by Hyperbolic Magnetism
  • * Nominated: Hackers, Redcon and Tiny Miners
  • Best technological solution - American Truck Simulator by SCS Software
  • * Nominated: Chameleon Run, Killing Room and Space Merchants: Arena
  • Best audio - Samorost 3 by Amanita Design
  • * Nominated: American Truck Simulator, Dark Train and The Solus Project
  • Best Game Design - Chameleon Run by Hyperbolic Magnetism
  • * Nominated: Dark Train, Samorost 3 and Trupki
  • Best Story - 7 Mages by Napoleon Games
  • * Nominated: Dark Train, Samorost 3 and The Solus Project
  • Best Visual - Dark Train by Paperash Studio
  • * Nominated: Chameleon Run, Samorost 3 and The Solus Project
  • Biggest Hope - WarFriends by About Fun
  • * Nominated: Blue Effect, Legends of Azulgar and Project ARGO
  • Hall of Fame - František Fuka, Tomáš Rylek and Miroslav Fídler

    2017

The 2017 awards were presented on 23 May 2018. Educational game by Charles University Attentat 1942 has won 3 categories including the main award.
  • Czech game of the year - Attentat 1942
  • * Nominated: Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island, Smashing Four, WarFriends
  • Czech game of the year for PC/Consoles - Attentat 1942
  • * Nominated: Blue Effect, Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island, Take On Mars
  • Czech game of the year for Mobile Devices - WarFriends
  • * Nominated: AirportPRG, Smashing Four, What the Hen!
  • Best technological solution - Shadowgun Legends
  • * Nominated: Blue Effect, Mashinky, Ylands
  • Best audio - Blue Effect
  • * Nominated: Attentat 1942, Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island, Under Leaves
  • Best Game Design - Mashinky
  • * Nominated: AirportPRG, Smashing Four, Through the Ages
  • Best Story - Attentat 1942
  • * Nominated: Erin: The Last Aos Sí, Ghostory, The Naked Game
  • Best Visual - Under Leaves
  • * Nominated: Shadowgun Legends, Tragedy of Prince Rupert, Ylands
  • Biggest Hope - Mashinky
  • * Nominated: Children of the Galaxy, Shadowgun Legends, Ylands
  • Hall of Fame - Martin Klíma

    2018

The 2018 awards were presented on 5 April 2019, hosted by Tomáš Hanák. Nominations were announced on 28 March 2019. Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Beat Saber received highest number of nominations. Kingdom Come: Deliverance was seen as a front runner and has won highest number of awards winning 3 categories - YouTubers Award, Best Game Design and Best Technological Solution but lost to Beat Saber in the main award category. Beat Saber also won Game Journalists Award. Chuchel won Best Game Design award.
  • Developer's Award - Main Award: Beat Saber
  • * Nominated: Chuchel, DayZ, Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • Game Journalists Award: Beat Saber
  • * Nominated: Heroes of Flatlandia, Aggressors: Ancient Rome, Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • YouTubers Award: Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • * Nominated: Band of Defenders, Beat Saber, DayZ
  • Audiovisual Execution: Chuchel
  • * Nominated: Project Hospital, Beat Saber, Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • Best Game Design: Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • * Nominated: The Apartment, Beat Saber, DayZ
  • Best technological solution: Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • * Nominated: Mothergunship, Frontier Pilot Simulator, Beat Saber
  • Hall of Fame: Tomáš Smutný and Eduard Smutný