This is already the third edition of the Pégases, the ceremony organized by the Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques which mainly rewards the production of the JV “à la française”. No suspense this year: the very original Road 96a procedural narrative adventure game and the superb death loop from the studio Arkane Lyonaccumulated the nominations, and it was these two titles that won the day, with 6 awards in the end for Deathloop and 5 for the title of Digixart.
Deathloop collects the most important awards (Game of the Year, Audience Award, Best Game Design, Visual Excellence in particular), but Road 96 comes out with more than honors by leaving with the Pegasus for best independent video game and Best Storytelling (among others). So there were only crumbs left for the other contenders: Sparklite wins the Pégase for the best foreign mobile game (it is indeed a pure gem), Chicory: A Colorful Tale wins the trophy for the best foreign indie video game, and The Forgotten City beats the incredible Psychonauts 2 in the category of best foreign video game. As a reminder, Deatloop is available on PS5 and PC and will arrive next year on the Xbox Series.
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Visual Excellence
Winner: Deathloop
ahead of Edge of Eternity and Young Souls
Best video game universe
Winner: Deathloop
In front of Edge of Eternity and Road 96
Best Student Video Game
Winner: Lysfangha
in front of Bulle – Histoire Interactive and Jivana
Best Sound Universe
Winner: Road 96
in front of Deathloop and Humankind
Storytelling Excellence
Winner: Road 96
in front of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids, Deathloop and Edge of Eternity
Best mobile video game
Winner: Northgard
in front of Masterchef: Let’s cook and Unmaze
Beyond the video game
Winner Road 96
in front of Humankind and Rubicon: a Conspiracy of Silence
Best Indie Video Game
Winner: Road 96
Ahead of The Last Spell and Curse of the Dead Gods
Best game design
Winner: Deathloop
ahead of Humankind and The Last spell
Best operating service (GAAS)
Winner: Curse of the Dead Gods
ahead of Just Dance 2022 and Riders Republic
best video game
Winner: Deathloop
in front of Humankind and Road 96
Best Foreign Mobile Video Game
Winner: Sparklite
ahead of Lego Star Wars: CastawaysSparklite, and Summoners War: Sky Arena
Best Indie Video Game of the Year
Winner: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
in front of Oddworld: Soulstorm and The Forgotten City
Best Foreign Video Game
Winner The Forgotten City Little Nightmares II
ahead of Little Nightmares II and Psychonauts 2
Best First Video Game
Winner: Solasta: Crown of the Magister
ahead of Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition and Young Souls
Better accessibility
Winner: Road 96
ahead of Masterchef: Let’s Cook and Just Dance 2022
Audience award
death loop
Person of the year
Dinga Bakaba, project manager on Deathloop
