The nominees for the Nordic Game Awards have been revealed. The Nordic Game conference takes place in Malmö, Sweden on 20-22 May. The award show this year takes place in the Unreal Theatre, the main auditorium of Slagthuset, on 21 May at 18:00. Host of the show will be Leigh Alexander, journalist, author and Editor-in-Chief for the re-launched Boing Boing website Offworld.
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Here are the nominated games:
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Best Nordic Game of the Year
- Among the Sleep, developed by Krillbite Studio (Norway)
- Dreamfall Chapters: Book One, developed by Red Thread Games (Norway)
- Kalimba, developed by Press Play (Denmark)
- Leo’s Fortune, developed by 1337 and Senri LLC (Sweden)
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, developed by Press Play (Denmark)
- Shadow Puppeteer, developed by Sarepta (Norway)
- The Silent Age: Episode 2, developed by House on Fire (Denmark)
- Wolfenstein: The New Order, developed by Machine Games (Sweden)
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Best Nordic Children’s Game
- DragonBox Elements, developed by WeWantToKnow (Norway)
- Inventioneers, developed by Filimundus AB (Sweden)
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, developed by Press Play (Denmark)
- Toca Nature, developed by Toca Boca AB (Sweden)
- Wuwu & Co., developed by Merete Helle (Denmark)
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Best Nordic Handheld Game
- The Silent Age: Episode 2, developed by House on Fire (Denmark)
- Size DOES Matter, developed by DOS Studios (Norway)
- Leo’s Fortune, developed by 1337 and Senri LLC (Sweden)
- Heartbeats, developed by Kong Orange (Denmark)
- The Sailor’s Dream, developed by Simogo (Sweden)
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Best Artistic Achievement
- Amphora, developed by Moondrop (Norway)
- Back to Bed, developed by Bedtime Digital Games (Denmark)
- Heartbeats, developed by Kong Orange (Denmark)
- Among the Sleep, developed by Krillbite Studio (Norway)
- The Sailor’s Dream, developed by Simogo (Sweden)
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Best Nordic Innovation
- Kalimba, developed by Press Play (Denmark)
- Among the Sleep, developed by Krillbite Studio (Norway)
- Goat Simulator, developed by Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden)
- Heartbeats, developed by Kong Orange (Denmark)
- Size DOES Matter, developed by DOS Studios (Norway)
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