Spilprisen
Awarded forAchievements in the video game industry in Denmark
Sponsor
CountryDenmark
PresenterGames Denmark
Firstawarded2013
Websitespilprisen.dk/en

Spilprisen (English: The Game Awards) is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry among games developed in Denmark. Established in 2013, Spilprisen seeks to celebrate the best Danish video games and spotlight the Danish game industry.[1] The awards were presented by the Danish Producers Association from Spilprisen's inception through 2024.

For 2025, Spilprisen's administration was shifted to the newly founded industry organization Games Denmark in collaboration with Danish video game news website Arkaden and BC Hospitality Group, which hosted the awards at the Bella Center.[2] Previous ceremonies had been held in Copenhagen at AFUK, the Kayak Bar, Pumpehuset, the Nørrebros Theater, the Queen's Hall, and the Bremen Theater. Two ceremonies were held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

Format

As of 2025, Spilprisen provides awards to video games in 10 different categories. A jury of professionals from the Danish gaming industry create the shortlist of nominees and then determine the winners. The Releases jury evaluates most of the awards, while a separate Live Game jury evaluates the award for Best Live Game. Some years involved a Technical jury for the evaluation of games' technical achievements. Starting in 2025, an audience award called Denmark's Favorite Game is also awarded. The award for Best Leap of Faith (formerly Best Emergent Experience) is given for innovation in video game design.

In addition to the game awards, starting in 2019, Spilprisen began providing awards to outstanding new individuals in the Danish video gaming industry in the Talents of the Year category. Individuals are not nominated for any specific area (like "designer" or "programmer") and can come from any facet of the video gaming industry, including development, production, and execution. Nominees for Talents of the Year must have been employed in the industry for no more than 2 years.

From 2013 to 2017, Spilprisen presented an award for the top student showcase of the year, highlighting students' graduation projects from Danish game development programs such as DADIU and the National Film School of Denmark.[3] Starting in 2018, the student showcase award was discontinued in favor of a "Best Debut", which was awarded to the year's most outstanding game from a new game studio.

Awards

2013

The 2013 awards celebrated games released in 2012. The awards ceremony was hosted during SpilBar 14 at AFUK in Copenhagen on April 18, 2013.[4]

For the first year's awards, all of the games produced by DADIU were nominated for the Student Showcase of the Year award.[5]

2014

The 2014 awards celebrated games released in 2013. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Kayak Bar in Copenhagen on April 10, 2014, and it was hosted by Kristian Leth.[1]

The 2014 awards were unique in that after the jury selected the nominees, voting for the winner was opened to anyone in the Danish game industry. A total of 375 votes were collected through April 8, 2014.[1][6]

    • See You on the Other Side – Tunnel Vision Games
    • Shadow of KharonNational Film School of Denmark
    • Stalagflight – Jacob Korsgaard / Emil Kjær
    • Stickball – Reign Bros.

2015

The 2015 awards celebrated games released in 2014. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on June 11, 2015.[7]

  • Machineers – Lohika Games
    • Lego Duplo Food – Cape Copenhagen

2016

The 2016 awards celebrated games released in 2015. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on April 6, 2016.[8]

  • Sofus & the Moon Machine – The Outer Zone
    • Bellini's Cellar – Savannah Entertainment
    • Hope Heroes – Duck & Cover Games
  • Affordable Space Adventures – NapNok Games / Nifflas
    • Clandestine – Logic Artists
    • Roboblastplanet – Moviestarplanet
    • Progress to 100 – Tim Garbos
    • VR Bike – Lars Bindslev
  • MiniMo Town – MiniMo
    • Animal Captain – Italic
    • Hope Heroes – Duck & Cover Games
    • Shih Ho – Kristian Konstrand
    • VR Bike – Lars Bindslev

2017

The 2017 awards celebrated games released in 2016. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Nørrebros Theater in Copenhagen on April 19, 2017.[9]

  • Lost TracksThe Animation Workshop
    • Colorave – Anne Clausen / Simon Stålhandske
    • Picoban – Jesper Brun Halfter

2018

The 2018 awards celebrated games released in 2017. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Queen's Hall at the Royal Library in Copenhagen on April 17, 2018, and it was hosted by Sara Frost.[10]

  • A Hat in Time – Gears for Breakfast
    • Echo – Ultra Ultra
    • Guru Gloo: Adventure Climb – Niila Games
    • Returner 77 – Fantastic, Yes
    • Zero-G – Trautner Games

2019

The 2019 awards celebrated games released in 2018. The awards ceremony was held at the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen.[11]

  • Forgotton Anne – ThroughLine Games
    • Planet Alpha – Planet Alpha
    • Shrug Island: The Meeting – Tiny Red Camel
    • Spitkiss – Triple Topping
    • Wartile – Playwood Project
    • Youropa – Frecle

Upcoming Talents of the Year

NameTitleCompany
Ida HartmannArtist & Game DesignerNiila Games
Elisa MarchesiVisual ArtistGame Swing
Emil SkriverEnvironmental ArtistIO Interactive
Murray SomervilleArt DirectorTriple Topping

2020

The 2020 awards celebrated games released in 2019. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony was hosted virtually on April 10, 2014, and it was hosted by Jacob Ege Hinchely and Elias Eliot from the Han Duo podcast.[12]

  • Tick Tock: A Tale for Two – Other Tales Interactive
    • Dick Wilde 2 – Bolverk Games
    • Glyph – Bolverk Games
    • Truth Hunter – Batavia Media / PortaPlay
  • Tick Tock: A Tale for Two – Other Tales Interactive
    • Burning Daylight – Burning Daylight Team
    • Exactamundo: World Trivia Tour – Tumblecrate
    • Pandaball – Getagame
    • Tiny Tomb: Dungeon Explorer – Tiny Corp

Talents of the Year

NameTitleCompany
Maja From AndersenData AnalystFunday Factory
Andreas Lindgren BechArt DirectorInvisible Walls
Christoffer BechGame DesignerSet Snail
Axel EmanuelssonGame ProgrammerGhost Ship Games
Frederik Overgaard Jeppesen3D ArtistGhost Ship Games
Praveen NamasivayamEvent & Dialogue WriterPortaPlay
Christian Biskopstø ThomsenGame ProgrammerFunday Factory
Erik Arvid Manne WestermarkEnvironment Art InternIO Interactive

2021

The 2021 awards celebrated games released in 2020. For the second year in a row, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony was hosted virtually on April 28, 2014, on Twitch, and it was hosted by Jacob Ege Hinchely and Elias Eliot from the Han Duo podcast.[13]

  • Deep Rock GalacticGhost Ship Games
    • Broken Lines – PortaPlay
    • Lightmatter – Tunnel Vision Games
    • Stilstand – Niila Games
    • Welcome to Elk – Triple Topping
    • Wonder Woollies Play World – Fuzzy House
  • Stilstand – Niila Games
    • ABC Runner – Umami Games
    • Fireworks Mania – Laumania
    • Jabii – Jabii Group
  • Deep Rock GalacticGhost Ship Games
    • AkiRobots – FlatPonies
    • Broken Lines – PortaPlay
    • Headland – Northplay
    • Lightmatter – Tunnel Vision Games
    • Welcome to Elk – Triple Topping
  • Wonder Woollies Play World – Fuzzy House
    • AkiRobots – FlatPonies
    • Birdwatcher – Set Snail
    • The Wild Wonderful Game of Nature – Northplay
  • Journey of the Broken Circle – Lovable Hat Cult
    • Broken Lines – PortaPlay
    • Lightmatter – Tunnel Vision Games
    • Stilstand – Niila Games
    • Welcome to Elk – Triple Topping
  • Welcome to Elk – Triple Topping

Talents of the Year

NameTitleCompany
Mikkel AnttilaGame & Audio DesignerTriple Topping
Jakob Baldwin3D ArtistSYBO
Frederik Max ChristensenSound DesignerCujo Sound
Marléne DelriveJunior Gameplay DesignerTriband
Anders Lund DickRigging ArtistInvisible Walls
Kasper Egholm EndahlGame DeveloperARblox
Camilla HollerCharacter ArtistPortaPlay
Simone Jahn3D ArtistGhost Ship Games
Kasper KjæhrCG ArtistKong Orange
Karina Korsgaard JensenProgrammerTriband
Astrid KnappmannGameplay DesignerTriband
Mia Rosendahl LarsenJunior QA SpecialistIO Interactive
Lisa MaurerGameplay DesignerTriband
Erik Høj PetersenSoftware DeveloperSet Snail
Jonas Hingeben RugePlatform EngineerGhost Ship Games
Felix Diemar SherarCreative DirectorFlatPonies

2022

The 2022 awards celebrated games released in 2021. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen on April 26, 2022, and it was hosted by Marie Høst.[14][15]

  • Rosa's Neighborhood – Dwarf
    • Blue Eyes – Savannah Entertainment
    • Mini Song – Hello Monday
    • Money City – PortaPlay
    • Mr. Beard's Letter Hunt – Hello Monday
  • Mind Scanners – The Outer Zone
    • Arcadia Fallen – Galdra Studios
    • Hitman 3IO Interactive
    • Inkslinger – Gateway
    • The ER: Patient Typhon – Professional Villains
  • YngletNifflas / Triple Topping
    • First Class Trouble – Invisible Walls
    • Hitman 3IO Interactive
    • Inkslinger – Gateway
    • Mind Scanners – The Outer Zone
    • Rubber Bandits – Flashbulb Games
  • First Class Trouble – Invisible Walls
    • Arcadia Fallen – Galdra Studios
    • Darkfire HeroesRovio Copenhagen
    • Inkslinger – Gateway
    • Slay the Dragon! – Slay the Dragon! Team

Talents of the Year

NameTitleCompany
Jacob Hvid AmstrupCo-founderGateway
Arendse Løvind AndersenDesign ResearcherTriband
Karolina ArancibiovaJunior Unity DeveloperMoviestarplanet
Sebastién Diego GayeArt Director & Motion Graphics DesignerSerious Games Interactive
Mathias Stig JensenBackend EngineerFlashbulb Games
Lucas Andreas Vilches MøllerCo-founder and Narrative DesignerGateway
Michelle Lind ØstrupFull Stack ProgrammerSerious Games Interactive
Robert Pettersson3D ArtistGame Swing
Hong-Hanh PhanGraphic ArtistMoviestarplanet
Jakob Andkjær PoulsgærdEnvironment Art InternIO Interactive
Joe SierejkoBackend C++ ProgrammerInvisible Walls
Kristine S. WellendorfSoftware TesterMoviestarplanet

2023

The 2023 awards celebrated games released in 2022. The awards ceremony was hosted on April 25, 2023.

  • Expeditions: Rome – Logic Artists
    • Anglerfish – Professional Villains
    • Gerda: A Flame in Winter – PortaPlay
    • Power to the People – Rhombico Games
    • Time on Frog Island – Half Past Yellow
    • What the Bat? – Triband
  • Time on Frog Island – Half Past Yellow
  • Time on Frog Island – Half Past Yellow
    • Bore Dome – Goblin Rage
    • Presenter Slides – Schifter & Brin

Talents of the Year

NameTitleCompany
Anahid AttaranGame DesignerPortaPlay
Sebastian BinderLevel DesignerPortaPlay
Thea BjerregaardCOO & ProducerCinderCat Games
Eva-Celia Del ReyGraphic ArtistMoviestarplanet
Nilas Røpke Driessen2D ArtistTriband
Linnea EjersboUnity GeneralistTriple Topping
Harpa Ellertsdóttir3D ArtistGhost Ship Games
Alberto GiudiceLevel DesignerTriband
Esben GravesenProgrammerKong Orange
Daniel HansenGame ProgrammerFunday Games
Jonathan JørgensenPorting & Tools ProgrammerTriple Topping
Andreas KidholmProducerFlashbulb Games
Jasper LaureijsLevel DesignerPortaPlay
Dennis LöfgrenProgrammerGhost Ship Games
Mathis MeilbyGame DesignerKong Orange
Juliane Brostrup NorskeJunior Concept ArtistSYBO
Casper ØbroTech ArtistFloppy Club
Alice PerssonLevel DesignerFlatPonies
Louise PriAssociate ProducerIO Interactive
Amalie Pil TardingProgrammerThose Eyes
Søren Tang2D Artist & AnimationTriple Topping

2024

The 2024 awards celebrated games released in 2023. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen on April 30, 2024, and it was hosted by Marie Høst.

  • Cocoon – Geometric Interactive
    • Figment 2: Creed Valley – Bedtime Digital Games
    • The Magical Mixture Mill – Glowlight
    • Rytmos – Floppy Club
    • What the Car? – Triband
  • Cocoon – Geometric Interactive
    • Figment 2: Creed Valley – Bedtime Digital Games
    • The Magical Mixture Mill – Glowlight
    • Rytmos – Floppy Club
    • Void Crew – Hutlihut Games
    • What the Car? – Triband
  • What the Car? – Triband
    • Figment 2: Creed Valley – Bedtime Digital Games
    • The Messy King – Peasoup
    • OddBallers – Game Swing
  • Figment 2: Creed Valley – Bedtime Digital Games
  • The Magical Mixture Mill – Glowlight
    • Runic Survivor – Steelduck Studios
    • Rytmos – Floppy Club
    • Void Crew – Hutlihut Games

Talents of the Year

NameTitleCompany
Sandra AndénAnimatorGhost Ship Games
Javier Casado De AmúaGame EngineerHutlihut Games
Johan August ChristiansenArtistTriheart Studio
Simon DannevangProject & QA ManagerBird Island/Portaplay
Jeppe FaberProgrammerFlatponies
Anna Victoria Lie FjellerupLegal Student WorkerSYBO
Mathias HalilovicGameplay LeadCindercat Games
Aaron HathawayMarketing Content WriterGhost Ship Games
Christian Bank JohnsenGameplay ProgrammerCindercat Games
Frederika KarlssonJunior AnimatorSYBO
Nicolai Wenceslaus KrieszJunior Game DesignerSYBO
Lukas Julian LentzSound DesignerGeometric Interactive
Erik LindskougProgrammerInvisible Walls
Joachim NyholmSound DesignerGhost Ship Games
Kristian Dam PedersenData EngineerRaw Power Games
Sarah SanderCommunity ManagerTriband
Simon StormesGameplay ProgrammerFair Games
Casper TaroSound DesignerFlatponies
Perina TorbarinaAssociate ProducerIO Interactive

2025

The 2025 awards celebrated games released in 2024. The submission period for games closed on January 6, 2025, and for talents on February 1, 2025. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Bella Center in Copenhagen on February 14, 2025.[16]

  • SpellRogue – Guidelight Games
    • Miniatures – Other Tales Interactive
    • One Btn Bosses – Midnight Munchies
    • Security: The Horrible Nights – Professional Villains
  • Calcium Chaos: Derailed – Lunch Money Games
    • Deathbeard's Curse – Peasoup
    • Football Game – Dwarf / Benny Box
    • Mouse & Crane – Those Eyes
    • Rebots – Flatponies
  • SpellRogue – Guidelight Games
    • Miniatures – Other Tales Interactive
    • One Btn Bosses – Midnight Munchies
    • Rebots – Flatponies
    • Security: The Horrible Nights – Professional Villains
    • Wild Indigo Ranch – Funday Games
  • Escape the Arcade – Julie Normann Bjørnskov
    • Deathbeard's Curse – Peasoup
    • Ultimate Mingle – Sweet and Psycho Studios
  • Airhead – Octato
    • Calcium Chaos: Derailed – Lunch Money Games
    • Miniatures – Other Tales Interactive
    • One Btn Bosses – Midnight Munchies
    • Rebots – Flatponies
    • Security: The Horrible Nights – Professional Villains
    • Wild Indigo Ranch – Funday Games
  • Miniatures – Other Tales Interactive
    • Airhead – Octato
    • Rebots – Flatponies
    • Security: The Horrible Nights – Professional Villains
    • SpellRogue – Guidelight Games
    • Wild Indigo Ranch – Funday Games
  • Security: The Horrible Nights – Professional Villains
    • Deathbeard's Curse - Peasoup
    • Miniatures – Other Tales Interactive
    • Mouse & Crane – Those Eyes
    • Rebots – Flatponies
    • Wild Indigo Ranch – Funday Games
  • One Btn Bosses – Midnight Munchies
    • Airhead – Octato
    • Calcium Chaos: Derailed – Lunch Money Games
    • The Duck Pond – Quack People
    • SpellRogue – Guidelight Games
  • Wild Indigo Ranch – Funday Games

Talents of the Year

NameTitleCompany
Jesper AnderssonProgrammerFlatponies
Arvid AspeborgJunior 3D ArtistGhost Ship Games
Amalie BejstrupMarketing & Community ManagerCindercat Games
Mikkel Diget EriksenTechnical AnimatorCindercat Games
Jacob FranssonJunior 3D ArtistGhost Ship Games
Ditte Galsgaard FrederiksenCharacter ArtistCindercat Games
Katya GrebennikovaPeople & Culture AssistanceGhost Ship Games
Jonas HalverCore Game DeveloperMrs. Wordsmith
Katarina Ankjær HelstrupAnimatorInvisible Walls
Aske Valdemar Szlavik JohansenCommunity Content ManagerTriband
Neil McGuinessTechnical Game DesignerPortaPlay
Pax MeierGame DesignerLunch Money Games
Rasmus Mogensen2D ArtistLunch Money Games
Radu NenuJunior Technical DesignerIO Interactive

Records

Most Spilprisens won by a game

AwardsGame NameDeveloper
5Deep Rock GalacticGhost Ship Games
Hitman World of AssassinationIO Interactive
4EchoUltra Ultra
ForcedBetaDwarf
InsidePlaydead
3Affordable Space AdventuresNapNok Games / Nifflas
CocoonGeometric Interactive
Forgotton AnneThroughLine Games
Sofus & the Moon MachineThe Outer Zone

Most Spilprisens won by a developer

AwardsDeveloper
11IO Interactive
5Ghost Ship Games
4Bedtime Digital Games
BetaDwarf
Nifflas
Playdead
The Outer Zone
Triband
Ultra Ultra

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