The Italian Video Game Awards reward the best video games published during the year and promote the cultural and artistic value of this medium.
This year marks the thirteenth edition of the awards, celebrating the best Italian-made video games, selected by an international jury of industry professionals.
The Artistic Director of the event is Davide Mancini, Developer Relations Manager at IIDEA.
The Italian Video Game Awards 2025 ceremony will take place on 12th June 2025 at 19.30 CEST at Cinema La Compagnia (Florence) and will be streamed live exclusively on the Multiplayer.it Twitch channel.
CATEGORY
BEST ITALIAN GAME
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
Stormind Games
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
Gamera Interactive
Enotria: The Last Song
Jyamma Games
Extra Coin
CINIC Games
On Your Tail
Memorable Games
CATEGORY
BEST ITALIAN DEBUT GAME
49 Keys
Michele Buonanno, Veronica Wu,
Fabio Porfidia
An Everyday Story
Cactus Production
Death Noodle Delivery
Stupidi Pixel & Tiny Pixel
Gambit Shifter
Volcanite Games
OveRRoot
Hexagony
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OUTSTANDING ART
Caracoles
Yonder
Enotria: The Last Song
Jyamma Games
On Your Tail
Memorable Games
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OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE
Extra Coin
CINIC Games
On Your Tail
Memorable Games
While We Wait Here
Bad Vices Games
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT AWARD
To be announced on June 12th
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OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION
To be announced on June 12th
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OUTSTANDING ITALIAN COMPANY
To be announced on June 12th
THE JURY
Francesco Baldini
Lead Character Artist
Compulsion Games
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Francesco began his journey in 2017 at BigRock, where he completed the CGI course and later stayed on as a Red and instructor. After a period in Germany working as a Lead Texturing Artist, he moved to London to join MPC's Character Lab, contributing to major productions such as Aquaman 2 and Nope. Upon returning to Italy, he continued working remotely with Wargaming. Today, he serves as Lead Character Artist at Compulsion Games, currently working on South of Midnight.
William Bertin
Freelance consultant
Sourcing in the Rain
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Julia Kenny
Freelance consultant
Flock Games
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Lorenzo Mancosu
Editor
Multiplayer.it
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IIDEA DEVELOPER MEMBERS
Combined vote of developer members of the Association.
VENUE
Cinema La Compagnia
Via Camillo Cavour, 50/R
Firenze (Italy)
We encourage all attendees to choose low-impact travel options. Cinema La Compagnia is a 10–15 minute walk from Santa Maria Novella train station and is also served by bus lines 6, 14, and C2.
