Winners Announced For Scottish Games Awards 2023

The Stars of the Scottish Games Ecosystem Unveiled

The most awaited event in the Scottish gaming industry, the Scottish Games Awards, concluded on Thursday 2 November with a spectacular celebration of excellence, innovation, and extraordinary talent.

This year’s awards ceremony, held at Platform, Glasgow, and opened by Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, showcased the industry’s finest achievements in various categories and recognised the exceptional contributions of those making an impact across the Scottish games ecosystem.

The winners list for the 2023 Scottish Games Awards is as follows:

Art and Animation

Skye Tales – Puny Astronaut

Audio

Eschaton – Jabuga

Best Small-Budget Game

The Longest Walk – Alexander Tarvet

Best Large-Budget Game

Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot – The London Case – Blazing Griffin

Creativity

Marion’s Journey – Chimera Tales

Technical Achievement

Viewfinder – Matt Stark

Spirit Of Scotland

Skye Tales – Puny Astronaut

Pure Quality

BLINNK and the Vacuum of Space – Changing Day

Best Educational Programme

Online Diploma Programme (Game Design) – Robert Gordon College

Best Educator

Dr Thomas Hainey – University of the West of Scotland

Diversity Champion

Searra Leishman – Hyper Luminal Games

Lifetime Achievement

Mike Dailly

Community Spirit Award (Stewart Gilray)

Luci Holland

Tools and Technology

GameMaker – Opera

Rising Star

Rach Macpherson – Neon Hive

Read more:

The Scottish Games Awards 2023 winners have been revealed, VGC News

The Longest Walk and Hercule Poirot: The London Case crowned at Scottish Games Awards, GamesIndustry.biz

Scottish Games Awards: Everything you need to know as winners of the 2023 Scottish Games Awards revealed, The Scotsman

Scottish Games Awards Finalists Unveiled, DIGIT News

Winners Announced For Scottish Games Awards 2023, UKIE