ARC Raiders, which we (our review here) and many other outlets and players loved, has taken home top honors at this year’s big Nordic Game Awards which took place on Thursday, May 28th, during the Nordic conference known as NG26 Spring.
Sweden-based Embark Studios’ popular third person extraction shooter came home with the Nordic Game of the Year award along with Best Audio and Best Technology awards. Other winners included The Midnight Walk, Split Fiction, LEGO Voyagers and Discounty as well.
Check out the full list of nominees and winners for the eighteenth annual Nordic Game Awards below!
Nordic Game of the Year
- ARC Raiders by Embark Studios (Sweden) — 🏆 WINNER
- Battlefield 6 by Battlefield Studios (Sweden)
- Dune: Awakening by Funcom (Norway)
- Split Fiction by Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts (Sweden)
- My Winter Car by Amistech Games (Finland)
Best Art
- The Midnight Walk by MoonHood (Sweden) — 🏆 WINNER
- Dune: Awakening by Funcom (Norway)
- Wreckfest 2 by Bugbear (Finland)
- Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream by River End Games (Sweden)
- LEGO® Voyagers by Light Brick Studio (Denmark)
Best Game Design
- Split Fiction by Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts (Sweden) — 🏆 WINNER
- ARC Raiders by Embark Studios (Sweden)
- Europa Universalis V by Paradox Tinto / Paradox Interactive (Sweden)
- Sledders by Hanki Games (Finland)
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor by Funday Games (Denmark)
Best Technology
- ARC Raiders by Embark Studios (Sweden) — 🏆 WINNER
- Split Fiction by Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts (Sweden)
- Dune: Awakening by Funcom (Norway)
- Battlefield 6 by Battlefield Studios (Sweden)
- Pax Dei by Mainframe Industries (Iceland)
Best Audio
- ARC Raiders by Embark Studios (Sweden) — 🏆 WINNER
- Wreckfest 2 by Bugbear (Finland)
- Split Fiction by Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts (Sweden)
- Battlefield 6 by Battlefield Studios (Sweden)
- Dune: Awakening by Funcom (Norway)
Best Fun for Everyone
- LEGO Voyagers by Light Brick Studio (Denmark) — 🏆 WINNER
- TOEM – A Photo Adventure by Something We Made (Sweden)
- My Child: New Beginnings by Sarepta Studio (Norway)
- Pictionary Game Night by Next Games (Finland)
- Grand Mountain Adventure 2 by Toppluva (Sweden)
Best Debut
- Discounty by Crinkle Cut Games (Denmark) — 🏆 WINNER
- RV There Yet? by Nuggets Entertainment (Sweden)
- The Last Caretaker by Channel37 (Finland)
- Echoes of the End by Myrkur Games (Iceland)
- Sledders by Hanki Games (Finland)