2025 NYX Game Awards

2025 NYX Game Awards is now open for entries!

2025 NYX Game Awards : The 2025 NYX Game Awards, international competition recently opened for entries and organized by International Awards Associate (IAA) recognizes, celebrates, and honors creative excellence in the video game industry, contributing to ameliorating the community with your outstanding achievements.

➜ Short description

Join NYX in recognizing, celebrating, and honoring creative excellence in the video game industry, and contribute to ameliorating the community with your outstanding achievements. 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. The NYX Game Awards 2025 recognizes and celebrates the contributions of professionals who are passionate about the gaming world. 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.

This prestigious award is open to all game developers, advertisers, marketers, and enthusiasts who embody the creative ethos of the industry. By joining the NYX Game Awards, you'll have the opportunity to showcase your innovative and awe-inspiring projects, be recognized by the global gaming community, and make your voice heard in the medium's future.

There are thrre levels of achievement in the competition:

➜ NYX Grand (85-100 points)
➜ NYX Gold(70-84 points)
➜ NYX Silver (50-69 points)

NYX Game Awards accepts entries ranging from Indie Games to AAA Games, PC to Mobile Games, Creativity to Marketing, and Audio to Video.

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. Evaluation Criteria:

1. Creativity / Concept / Idea
2. Content / Brief / Objective / Planning / Execution
3. Visuals / Design
4. Innovation / Functionality / Effectiveness
5. Overall Impression / Wow Factor / Memorability

All winners for 2025 will be announced on May 9, 2025 via NYX Game Awards official page.

➜ Submission requirements:

ENTRY BRIEF:
It is recommended that you keep your synopsis to approximately 350 words. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation must accompany non-English entries.

IMAGE SUBMISSION:
The submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).

VIDEO / AUDIO SUBMISSION:
Upload video/audio to Vimeo/YouTube/Youku. Paste the URL link into the URL field.

➜ Entries must be produced within the last two calendar years up through the final deadline.
➜ All entries must be submitted for judging exactly as published or implemented and may not be modified for the competition. The NYX Game Awards may request proof of initial production and/or publication date.

➜ Who may enter?

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.

➜ Prize:

➜ One complimentary statuette for NYX Game of the Year and Special Recognitions of the Year.
➜ One professionally designed certificate commemorating the winning game, which includes the game title, entering company/winners' name and category. Decal will be affixed indicating the level of win.
➜ All Grand, Gold and Silver winners will be featured on NYX Game Awards site's Gallery, where professionals can view your work.
➜ A press release will be sent to major industry outlets, celebrating your win.
➜ Professionally designed logos for use on websites, email signatures, etc.
➜ In addition to the complimentary certificates, Grand, Gold and Silver winners may purchase beautiful NYX Awards statuettes, and/or additional customized certificates.
➜ Grand and Gold winners will be featured on NYX’s social media, or our media partner, Muse.World’s website.

➜ Entry fees:

➜ Final: Jan 9 – Feb 12, 2025 ($290) ➜ Final Extension: Feb 13 – Mar 13, 2025 ($310)