Scottish title Viewfinder among top nominees at Ukie Video Games Awards 2024


The finalists for the inaugural Ukie Video Games Awards have been announced, with a Scottish game among top nominees.
Viewfinder, made by Scotland’s Sad Owl Studios, has been nominated in several categories including Game of the Year, Best PC Game and Rising Star.
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Other nominees include Sports Interactive’s Football Manager and Shadows of Doubt by Fireshine Games, as well as publisher Secret Mode which is behind games such as Dear Esther and Still Wakes the Deep.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 Ukie Video Games Awards.
2024 Ukie Video Games Awards nominations
Best UK Mobile Game
- Desta: The Memories Between (ustwo games)
- Football Manager 2024 Mobile / Touch (Sports Interactive)
- The Queen’s Gambit Chess (Rockwater)
Best PC Game
- Boltgun (Auroch Digital)
- Football Manager 2024 (Sports Interactive)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)
Best UK Console Game
- Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Sumo Nottingham)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)
Best UK Mixed Reality Game (VR, AR, XR)
- Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR (Ubisoft Leamington and Ubisoft Reflections)
- PowerWash Simulator VR (FuturLab)
- Synapse (nDreams)
Sustainability Champion
- Sports Interactive/SEGA
- Sumo Group
- ustwo games
Diversity and Inclusion Champion
- nDreams
- SpecialEffect
- Sumo Group
Best UK Developer
- FuturLab
- Playground Games
- Sumo Digital
Best UK Publisher
- nDreams
- Secret Mode
- Yogscast Games
Rising Star
- Bonsai Collective
- Sad Owl Studios
- Sketchbook Games
UK Game of the Year
- Football Manager 2024 (Sports Interactive)
- Shadows of Doubt (Cole Powered Games / Fireshine Games)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)
The first ever Ukie Video Game Awards will take place on Thursday, March 7 with all the winners to be announced then.
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