Nordic Game Awards 2025: Celebrating the Best in Scandinavian Game Development

The Nordic Game Awards 2025 have wrapped up, with winners revealed during a live ceremony on Thursday, May 22, at NG25 Spring in Malmö, Sweden. Streamed live from Slagthuset, this year’s awards marked another key moment in the annual Nordic Game Conference—an event known for spotlighting the creativity and craft of the Nordic game development community.

MachineGames Takes Top Honors

The spotlight was firmly on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by Sweden’s MachineGames, which took home the coveted Nordic Game of the Year award. The action-adventure title also picked up Best Audio, making it the evening’s standout winner.

Now in its seventeenth year, the Nordic Game Awards remains the only industry celebration dedicated exclusively to highlighting game development across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. This year’s show was hosted by voice actor and streamer Matilda Smedius and presented in partnership with AMD and PR Nordic.

2025 Nordic Game Awards Winners

• Nordic Game of the Year: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by MachineGames (Sweden)

• Nordic Game of the Year – Small Screen: The Holy Gosh Darn by Perfectly Paranormal (Norway)

• Best Art: Miniatures by Other Tales Interactive (Denmark)

• Best Game Design: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes by Simogo (Sweden)

• Best Technology: Satisfactory by Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden)

• Best Audio: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by MachineGames (Sweden)

• Best Fun for Everyone: Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley by Hyper Games (Norway)

• Best Debut: Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ (Sweden)

Behind the Awards

The Nordic Game Awards are organized by the Nordic Game Institute in collaboration with Nordic Game Resources and the Nordic Game event team. The Institute is made up of key game developer associations from the region, including Dataspelsbranschen (SE), Icelandic Gaming Industry (IS), Neogames (FI), Spillprodusentforeningen (NO), and Producentforeningen (DK).

This year’s jury included:

• Finland: Jonne Taivassalo, Espoo Game LAB

• Sweden: Evelina Ferbrache, Sverok

• Denmark: Lau Eskildsen, Arkaden

• Iceland: Guðjón Leó Guðmundsson, Bunkhouse Games

• Norway: Andreas Gjøsæther Jensen, Gamer.no

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners. For a full list of nominees, visit the official Nordic Game Awards site.