Outstanding Nominees for Returning WINGS Gender Diversity Award at A MAZE. / Berlin 2023
WINGS is proud to return to A MAZE 2023, to present the “WINGS Diversity Award” for the second consecutive year. This award recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of gender diverse developers and their exceptional games.
Our mission at WINGS is to offer funding and opportunities to women and other gender marginalised developers, amplifying the incredible work they do in games. We have funded many games and we are always looking for more developers and teams to support! At WINGS we believe diversity drives creativity and as such, we are very excited to collaborate with A MAZE — this unique festival showcasing arthouse games by diverse creators from all around the world!
The WINGS Award highlights outstanding games where women and other gender marginalised developers hold key positions. Selected from 5 incredible nominees, this year’s winner will receive the award alongside a 2000€ prize.
The A MAZE Award Show will be livestreamed on Friday May 12, 2023 at 8p.m. CEST from Silent Green and in the A MAZE./ SPACE where you will be able to see us announce the winner!
Let’s take a moment to celebrate all of these wonderful nominees.
Finding Hannah by Fein Games
Country: Germany
Hannah’s got it all: a well-paying job, a fancy coffee machine, and a comfortable life — so why isn’t she happy? Finding Hannah combines beautiful hidden object scenes with compelling merge gameplay to tell a story about happiness, love, and family. Hannah’s mother Sigrid rebelled against the establishment her entire life but was mostly absent at home. Hannah’s grandmother Eva grew up during a frightening time — and learned to let others make decisions for her. Can these three women overcome their differences to learn from one another?
Psychotic Bathtub — The Story of an Escalating Mind. And Ducks. by natsha
Country: Switzerland
“Psychotic Bathtub” deals with Ophelia’s experience with her psychotic disorder in her bathtub. Interact with the environment through Ophelia’s eyes: Argue with your rubber duck, drink wine, add more bathwater. Each of your interactions may lead to death, great joy, or even worse: Your duck drowns, the wine turns into poison, the bathroom is flooded.
Songs of the Lost by Apocablyss Studios
Country: Canada
Songs of the Lost is a magic-realist game odyssey through a surreal and absurd digital landscape. You’ll cross boundaries and traverse borders, roam hidden highways and meet enigmatic strangers, explore secret forests and enter the void on your journey to Apocabliss, the last safe haven…
The Horticulturists by The Lovable Hat Cult
Country: Denmark
Play the dramatic storylines of 4 friends in their early 30ties — in this autobiographical narrative game about individual perceptions of reality and our relationship with plants.
Wayward Strand by ghost pattern
Country: Australia
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
