Kilpailun tuomaristo on valinnut ehdokkaiksi yli 1000 osallistujan joukosta 93 peliä. Erilaisia kilpailukategorioita on yhteensä kymmenen, joista kussakin on 7-11 ehdokasta. Voittajat julkaistaan 3. päivä maaliskuuta San Franciscossa järjestettävillä GDC-messuilla.
Suomalaisia pelejä ehdokkaissa edustavat Otto-Ville Ojalan Soccer Physics (saatavilla iOS:lle), Tommi Saalastin Strung Along (iOS, Android), Tree Men Gamesin Pako (iOS, Android, Windows Phone), Rovion RETRY (iOS, Android) ja Supercellin Boom Beach (iOS, Android).
Alla näkyvät kaikki kategoriat ehdokkaineen. Virallisten kategorioiden lisäksi yleisö voi äänestää omaa suosikkiaan ehdokkaiden joukosta täällä.
Excellence in Innovation
Soccer Physics (Otto-Ville Ojala, Finland)
Strung Along (Tommi Saalasti, Finland)
Sometimes You Die (Kamibox, Germany)
Threes! (Sirvo LLC, USA)
Monument Valley (Ustwo, USA)
Framed (Loveshack, Australia)
Bounden (Game Oven, Netherlands)
Watchdogs Companion (Ubisoft, France)
Best Quickplay Game
Pako (Tree Men Games, Finland)
UsiDorobo (Yu Ikeda, Japan)
Alone... (Laser Dog, UK)
Zoi (GameSys, Netherlands)
Crossy Road (Hipster Whale, Australia)
Threes! (Sirvo LLC, USA)
Retry (Rovio Entertainment, Finland)
Dumb Ways to Die 2 (Metro Trains, Australia)
Timberman (Digital Melody, Poland)
Guilty Pleasure
Pair Solitaire (Gamer Delights, USA)
Zombie Highway 2 (Auxbrain, USA)
Tap Titans (Game Hive, Canada)
Candy Crush Soda Saga (King, Sweden)
Goat Simulator (Coffee Stain Studios, Sweden)
LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum (LINE Corporation, Japan)
Desert Golfing (Blinkbat Games, Canada)
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker (Kitty Powers' Matchmaker)
FootLOL: Crazy Soccer (Herocraft, Russia)
Flappy Bird (Nguyễn Hà Đông, Vietnam)
2048 (KetchApp, Italia)
Best Meaningful Play
Scrap Squad (Relevant Games, USA)
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft, France)
Papers, Please (Lucas Pope, UK)
Twelve (Yunus AYYILDIZ, Turkey)
Counting Kingdom (Little Worlds Interactive, USA)
First Strike (Blindflug Studios, Switzerland)
Dumb Ways to Die 2 (Metro Trains, Australia)
Excellence in Storytelling
Thomas Was Alone (Bossa Studios, UK)
The Banner Saga (Stoic, USA)
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft, France)
80 Days (inkle, United Kingdom)
Framed (Loveshack, Australia)
Games of Thrones (Telltale Games, USA)
The Wolf Among Us (Telltale Games, UK)
Out There (Mi-Clos Studio, France)
Kim Kardashian Hollywood (Glu Mobile, USA)
Excellence in Gameplay
Leo's Fortune (1337 & Senri, Sweden)
Hearthstone (Blizzard Entertainment, USA)
Wayward Souls (Rocketcat Games, Canada)
Papers, Please (Lucas Pope, UK)
Faster Than Light (Subset Games, USA)
Table Tennis Touch (Yakuto Limited, UK)
Mujo (Oinkgames, Japan)
Royal Revolt 2 (Flaregames, Germany)
Motor Sports Manager (Christian West, United Kingdom)
Smash Hit! (Mediocre, Sweden)
Best Technical Achievement
Aerena Clash of Champions (Cliffhanger Productions, Austria)
Snowboard Party (Ratrod Studio Inc. , Canada)
Ace Fishing: Wild Catch
XCOM: Enemy Within (Firaxis, USA)
Bounden (Game Oven, Netherlands)
World of Tanks (Wargaming, Cyprus)
Galcon 2 (Hassey Enterprises, USA)
Vainglory (Super Evil Megacorp, USA)
Skylanders Trap Team (Toys for Bob, USA)
Excellence in Audio Visual Art & Design
Godfire (Vivid Games, Poland)
Notespace Beat (Amorse Inc., USA)
Haunt the House: Terrortown (SFB Games, United Kingdom)
Monument Valley (Ustwo, USA)
Tengami (Nyamyam, United Kingdom)
Leo's Fortune (1337 & Senri, Sweden)
Rival Knights (Gameloft, France)
Framed (Loveshack, Australia)
Alone... (Laser Dog, UK)
Chronology (osao games, Denamrk)
Best Multiplayer Game
Fates Forever (Hammer & Chisel, USA)
Brain Wars (Translimit Inc, Japan)
Hearthstone (Blizzard Entertainment, USA)
Vainglory (Super Evil Megacorp, USA)
Bounden (Game Oven, Netherlands)
Mucho Party (Globz, France)
Trivia Crack
Soccer Physics (Otto-Ville Ojala, Finland)
World of Tanks Blitz (Wargaming, Cyprus)
Boom Beach (Supercell, Finland)
Best Upcoming Game
Tropical Wars (Vertige SAS, France)
Prune
Prismatica
Space Noon
Koi
Wings of Fire (Dreamworld Engineers, Poland)
Towerslash (João Vasco Costa, Portugal)
Swapquest (Rebusmind, Germany)
Mikma (Nadezda Suvorova, Switzerland)
Hoardmaster (Onur Karci, Turkey)
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