Czech Game of the Year Awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in video game development, first presented in 2010. The awards began as part of Gameday Festival, but became independent from the festival in 2017. The awards are organised by the České hry association.
2010
The awards for the first year were presented on 7 May 2011. Awards were given in three categories. Mafia II was awarded as the best Czech game in Czech language. The jury also expressed recognition to Centauri Production for making their games in Czech language. Samurai II: Vengeance was awarded as the best Czech game for Mobile devices and best Czech artistic achievement in game creation.
Best Czech artistic achievement in game creation - Madfinger Games for '
Best Czech Game in Czech language - 2K Czech for Mafia II
Best Czech Game for Mobile Devices' - Madfinger Games for Samurai II:Vengeance''
2011
The 2011 awards were presented on 3 May 2012.
Best Czech artistic achievement in game creation - Allodium for Infinitum
Best Czech Game in Czech language - Hammerware for Family Farm
Best Czech Game for Mobile Devices - Madfinger Games for Shadowgun
2012
The 2012 awards were presented on 3 May 2013. Only two categories were awarded this time.
The Technical Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Madfinger Games for Dead Trigger and Shadowgun: Deadzone
The 2014 awards were presented on 8 May 2015. There were four categories.
The Technical Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Keen Software House for Medieval Engineers
* Nominated: Allodium for Infinitum: Battle for Europe, Keen Software House for Medieval Engineers and Cinemax for The Keep
The Artistic Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Dreadlocks Ltd for Dex
* Nominated: ARK8 for Coraabia, Icarus Games for Time Treasury and CBE Software for J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars
The Best Original Game - Madfinger Games for Monzo
* Nominated: Dreadlocks Ltd for Dex, Czech Games Edition for Galaxy Trucker and Allodium for Infinitum: Battle for Europe
The Best Debut Game - ARK8 for Coraabia
* Nominated: Czech Games Edition for Galaxy Trucker, Digital Life productions for Soccerinho and CZ.NIC for Tablexia
2015
The 2015 awards were presented on 6 May 2016.
The Technical Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Wube Software for Factorio
* Nominated: BadFly Interactive for Dead Effect 2, McMagic Productions for Novus Inceptio and Madfinger Games for Unkilled
The Artistic Contribution to Czech Video Game Creation - Hangonit for Rememoried
* Nominated: Fiolasoft Studio for Blackhole, Silicon Jelly for Mimpi Dreams and Lukáš Navrátil for '
The Best Original Game - Wube Software for Factorio
* Nominated: Fiolasoft Studio for Blackhole, Charles University for Czechoslovakia 38–89: The Assassination and Lipa Learning for Lipa Theater
The Best Debut Game - Charles University for Czechoslovakia 38–89: The Assassination
* Nominated:' Wube Software for Factorio, McMagic Productions for Novus Inceptio and Lukáš Navrátil for Toby: The Secret Mine''
2016
The 2016 awards were presented on 10 February 2017. It was held in Prague for the first time and wasn't part of Gameday. There were 9 categories this time. Nominations were scheduled to be announced on 24 January 2017 but it was pushed to 27 January 2017. Dark Train and Samorost 3 garnered the most nominations at 6 categories each. Chameleon Run was nominated in 5 categories and American Truck Simulator earned 4 nominations. Samorost 3 won the top award as well as two others.
* Nominated:American Truck Simulator, Chameleon Run and Dark Train
Czech game of the year for PC/Consoles - Samorost 3 by Amanita Design
* Nominated:American Truck Simulator, Dark Train and Void Raiders
Czech game of the year for Mobile Devices - Chameleon Run by Hyperbolic Magnetism
* Nominated:Hackers, Redcon and Tiny Miners
Best technological solution - American Truck Simulator by SCS Software
* Nominated:Chameleon Run, Killing Room and Space Merchants: Arena
Best audio - Samorost 3 by Amanita Design
* Nominated:American Truck Simulator, Dark Train and The Solus Project
Best Game Design - Chameleon Run by Hyperbolic Magnetism
* Nominated:Dark Train, Samorost 3 and Trupki
Best Story - 7 Mages by Napoleon Games
* Nominated:Dark Train, Samorost 3 and The Solus Project
Best Visual - Dark Train by Paperash Studio
* Nominated:Chameleon Run, Samorost 3 and The Solus Project
Biggest Hope - WarFriends by About Fun
* Nominated:Blue Effect, Legends of Azulgar and Project ARGO
Hall of Fame - František Fuka, Tomáš Rylek and Miroslav Fídler
2017
The 2017 awards wwere be presented on 23 May 2018. Educational game by Charles University Attentat 1942 has won 3 categories including the main award.
Czech game of the year - Attentat 1942
* Nominated:', Smashing Four, WarFriends
Czech game of the year for PC/Consoles - Attentat 1942
* Nominated:Blue Effect, ', Take On Mars
Czech game of the year for Mobile Devices - WarFriends
* Nominated:AirportPRG, Smashing Four, What the Hen!
Best technological solution - Shadowgun Legends
* Nominated:Blue Effect, Mashinky, Ylands
Best audio - Blue Effect
* Nominated:Attentat 1942, ', Under Leaves
Best Game Design - Mashinky
* Nominated:AirportPRG, Smashing Four, Through the Ages
Best Story - Attentat 1942
* Nominated:Erin: The Last Aos Sí, Ghostory, The Naked Game
Best Visual - Under Leaves
* Nominated:Shadowgun Legends, Tragedy of Prince Rupert, Ylands
Biggest Hope - Mashinky
* Nominated:Children of the Galaxy, Shadowgun Legends, Ylands
Hall of Fame''' - Martin Klíma
2018
The 2018 awards were presented on 5 April 2019, hosted by Tomáš Hanák. Nominations were announced on 28 March 2019. ' and Beat Saber received highest number of nominations. Kingdom Come: Deliverance was seen as a front runner and has won highest number of awards winnig 3 categories - Youtubers Award, Best Game Design and Best technological solution but lost to Beat Saber in the main award category. Beat Saber also won Game Journalists Award. Chuchel won Best Game Design award.
Developer's Award - Main Award:Beat Saber
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Nominated:Chuchel, DayZ, '
Game Journalists Award:Beat Saber
* Nominated:Heroes of Flatlandia, Aggressors: Ancient Rome, '
Youtubers Award:'
* Nominated:Band of Defenders, Beat Saber, DayZ
Audiovisual Execution:Chuchel
* Nominated:Project Hospital, Beat Saber, '
Best Game Design:'
* Nominated:The Apartment, Beat Saber, DayZ
Best technological solution:'
* Nominated:Mothergunship, Frontier Pilot Simulator, Beat Saber
