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The 2024 Pegases Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the 5th ceremony of the Pegases Awards have been announced. 19 Pegases awards have been handed to video game development studios and individuals for their contribution to the French video game industry in 2023.

Check out the full list of winners (including Best International Game, Best International Indie Game and Best International Mobile Game).

The 2024 Pegases Awards Winners Announced

Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc / Focus Entertainment)

  • BEST VIDEO GAME
  • BEST FRENCH INDIE GAME
  • BEST GAME DESIGN

Critically and publicly praised since its launch last September, Chants of Sennaar offers a unique adventure filled with puzzles in fascinating universe inspired by the myth of Babel. Players embody a traveler who’s ultimate goal is to reunite the People of the Tower, divided since the beginning of time.

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home (Old Skull Games / Ubisoft Montpellier)

  • BEYOND THE VIDEO GAME
  • BEST FRENCH MOBILE GAME
  • BEST NARRATIVE DESIGN

Released in 2014, the Vailant Hearts series embark players in an emotional story taking place during the first world war. Valiant Hearts: Coming Home came out in January 2023 on the Netflix Games platform. The game continues the story where its predecessor ended, in 1917, and follows the tale of two brothers fighting for surviving in the trenches.

Winners’ full list

BEST FRENCH VIDEO GAME

Chants of Sennaar – Focus Entertainment

BEST FRENCH INDIE GAME

Chants of Sennaar – Focus Entertainment

BEST FRENCH MOBILE GAME

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home – Ubisoft

BEST 1st GAME

En Gardel – Fireplaces Games

BEYOND THE VIDEO GAME

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home – Ubisoft

BEST ARTISTIC DESIGN

Dordogne – Focus Entertainment

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Jusant – Don’t Nod Entertainment

BEST NARRATIVE DESIGN

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home – Ubisoft

BEST GAME DESIGN

Chants of Sennaar – Focus Entertainment

BEST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

Headbangers : Rhythm Royale – Glee-Cheese Studio

BEST ACCESSIBILITY

KarmaZoo – Pastagames

BEST GAME-AS-A-SERVICE

The Crew Motorfest – Ubisoft

BEST INTERNATIONAL GAME

Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE GAME

Cocoon – Annapurna Interactive

BEST INTERNATIONAL MOBILE GAME

Little Nightmares – Playdigious

PERSON OF THE YEAR

Mickaël Newton

HONORARY PRIZE

Muriel Tramis

A preview of what the French video game industry has in store for 2024

Just Dance, one of the most played French video game worldwide, premiered a brand new dance in partnership with the CNC and the Palace of Versailles for the cultural Olympiad. Players are invited to experience this revisited version of a classical dance having as a background an electric party taking place at the Palace of Versailles.

During the ceremony, no less than four exclusive trailers aired for the very fist time.

The French developer and publisher Microids, specialized in adventure games, showcased its two most anticipated games: Amerzone and Empire of the Ants. 

The cozy games development studio Humble Reeds unveiled its next game Kamaru.

Finally, the 12 years old French studio Old Skull Games had its team members share more about the creative process behind their innovative upcoming rogue-builder Cryptical Path.

Related: Microids Unveils Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy Crafted by Benoît Sokal

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