2025 NYX Game Awards

Industry:

Eligibility:

Join NYX in recognizing, celebrating, and honoring creative excellence in the video game industry, and contribute to ameliorating the community with your outstanding achievements.

Categories:

The 2025 NYX Game Awards celebrates a diverse spectrum of works, showcasing everything from indie games to AAA titles, PC to mobile platforms, creativity in marketing, and outstanding achievements in both audio and video production.

Eligibility:

The awards program is open to all game developers, marketing/creative agencies, individuals, companies, and organizations/institutions that produce gaming and marketing materials, advertising for internal or external audiences.

Submission Requirement:

Entry Brief:
It is recommended that you keep your synopsis to approximately 350 words. We suggest you utilize this section of your entry to elaborate on the piece, as well as the creativity and originality of your idea. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as provide the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation must accompany non-English entries.

Console, PC or Mobile Games:
Console, PC or Mobile game entries/apps must be submitted with a direct URL and must be accessible by a mobile phone, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Xbox, or other device as they will be evaluated on such devices. If your entries require an access code/password to access, you must provide a username and password for adjudication purposes. For mobile game apps, please submit an URL that leads to a demonstration of the application’s features and components, or a direct link for download purposes.

Audio / Video File:
Entries with audio / video must be submitted with a direct URL that will take judges directly to the work:

1. Upload video / audio to Vimeo / YouTube / Youku.

2. Paste the URL link into the URL field.
 

2025 Entry Deadline & Fees:

Early Bird: Nov 1 – Nov 27, 2024  ($250)

Regular: Nov 28, 2024 – Jan 8, 2025 ($270)

Final: Jan 9 – Feb 12, 2025 ($290)

Final Extension: Feb 13 – Mar 13, 2025 ($310)

Winning Level:

There are THREE (3) levels of achievement in the competition:

NYX Grand (85-100 points)

NYX Gold (70-84 points)

NYX Silver (50-69 points)

Judging:

Judges are senior-level industry experts, encompassing experienced professionals, and game enthusiasts, across the gaming and creative industries. Judges are selected based on experience, credibility, and availability.

At NYX Game Awards, the distinguished panel of judges is carefully selected from a wide range of game developers, creative and game-related professionals and agencies worldwide, who generously volunteer their time and wisdom to adjudicate, reflecting the awards’ commitment to recognizing and honoring the most exemplary work in the gaming industry.

Evaluation Criteria:

To prevent bias/conflict of interest, all entrants’ information are removed from entries. Judging is blind, and the scores are provided on a scale of 1-100.

1. Creativity / Concept / Idea

2. Content / Brief / Objective / Planning / Execution

3. Visuals / Design

4. Innovation / Functionality / Effectiveness

5. Overall Impression / Wow Factor / Memorability

 

The NYX Game Awards and International Awards Associate Inc's decision and ranking is final in its sole discretion and binding relation to all matters relating to competitions and may not be subject to any discussions or correspondence.
 

Results Announcement:

All winners for 2025 will be announced on May 9, 2025 via NYX Game Awards official page. All registered participants can then login to see the winning works.

Prizes:

Game of the Year will receive a Limited-Edition NYX Statuette to be displayed at your establishment as a quality of excellence.

Game of the Year – Winner’s Banner to be featured on category page and link to website for 30 days for maximum exposure.

Game of the Year will be highlighted on NYX Game Awards Gallery Section located at the Home Page for 30 days to increase public visibility.

Winner Interview – All winners will get a chance for an interview to recognize the winning team that contributed to the project.

Marketing Tools – A professionally-designed icon, badge, site bug, press release templates, and email signature to celebrate your win.

Winners of all winning levels will be featured on the NYX Game Awards Winners Section.

Grand Winners, Gold and Silver Winners will be featured by NYX on social media or on Muse.World, our media partner site to maximize exposure.

A complimentary professionally-designed certificate to commemorate winning entry submissions that includes entry title, entrant company and/or winner’s name, and award category. A decal will be customized to indicate the winning level.

An e-Certificate to commemorate your win, can be downloaded. Details such as Entry Title, Entrant Company and Categories will be displayed on the e-Certificate.

Grand Winners, Gold, and Silver winners will be given the choice to purchase limited-edition statuettes and/or additional award certificates while stocks last.

A press release template will be available for all winning levels to download and modified to be sent to major industry outlets for marketing and promotions, celebrating your win.

The 2025 NYX Game Awards is here, inviting entries from all realms of gaming! Let’s celebrate the triumphs that have shaped the industry and dive into a future of limitless gaming possibilities. Submit your work today!

Enter Now: https://nyxgameawards.com/

#nyxawards #gamingawards #videogamingawards #creativeawards

Prize Summary: 
NYX Game of the Year
Prizes Details: 

Game of the Year will receive a Limited-Edition NYX Statuette to be displayed at your establishment as a quality of excellence.

Game of the Year – Winner’s Banner to be featured on category page and link to website for 30 days for maximum exposure.

Game of the Year will be highlighted on NYX Game Awards Gallery Section located at the Home Page for 30 days to increase public visibility.

Winner Interview – All winners will get a chance for an interview to recognize the winning team that contributed to the project.

Marketing Tools – A professionally-designed icon, badge, site bug, press release templates, and email signature to celebrate your win.

Winners of all winning levels will be featured on the NYX Game Awards Winners Section.

Grand Winners, Gold and Silver Winners will be featured by NYX on social media or on Muse.World, our media partner site to maximize exposure.

A complimentary professionally-designed certificate to commemorate winning entry submissions that includes entry title, entrant company and/or winner’s name, and award category. A decal will be customized to indicate the winning level.

An e-Certificate to commemorate your win, can be downloaded. Details such as Entry Title, Entrant Company and Categories will be displayed on the e-Certificate.

Grand Winners, Gold, and Silver winners will be given the choice to purchase limited-edition statuettes and/or additional award certificates while stocks last.

A press release template will be available for all winning levels to download and modified to be sent to major industry outlets for marketing and promotions, celebrating your win.

Event date: 
March 13, 2025

Entry Fee:

Fee Detail: 
Early Bird: Nov 1 – Nov 27, 2024 ($250) Regular: Nov 28, 2024 – Jan 8, 2025 ($270) Final: Jan 9 – Feb 12, 2025 ($290) Final Extension: Feb 13 – Mar 13, 2025 ($310)
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