Congratulations to this year’s nominees and winners! We had about 60 attendees brave the cold weather and come see the games and applaud the work done by industry members here in the past year. Special thanks to our sponsors: SpyHop, UDEN, and Blue Gene’s!

Innovation Award Nominees:

AlUla Adventures – Spark XR – https://www.alulaadventures.com/ Trailer here: https://twitter.com/manga_prd/status/1447913362201980940
Space to Grow – Metasepia Games – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706470/Space_to_Grow/
Dissolve – Baby Star Games – https://www.babystargames.com/landing
Super Totally Ultimate Dads Showdown – Sandaled Sox – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1570730/Super_Totally_Ultimate_Dad_Showdown/

Winner: AlUla Adventures!

Artistic Achievement Nominees:

Yuligans: Christmas is Coming! – The Worst of Friends – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457990/Yuligans_Christmas_is_Coming/
Abyss of Neptune – Abyssmal Games, Synodic Arc – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562020/Abyss_of_Neptune/
Solitaire Stories – Red Games Co – https://apps.apple.com/app/solitaire-stories/id1534193824
Transformers: Tactical Arena – Red Games Co – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/transformers-tactical-arena/id1534035610

Winner: Abyss of Neptune!

Game of the Year Nominees:

Salt Lake Stories – Whatnot Studios – https://jdmgames.itch.io/salt-lake-stories
Harold Reborn – Lukewasthefish – https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/harold-reborn-3ds/ Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYBj3xfiZA0
To Hell With It – Wimpy Imp games – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1567740/To_Hell_With_It/
Abyss of Neptune – Abyssmal Games, Synodic Arc – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562020/Abyss_of_Neptune/

Winner: To Hell With It!

Lifetime Achievement Award

Arti Haroutunian!

Check out all the candidates here: https://www.utahden.org/2021_devawards

Thank you to all the volunteers and everyone else who supports the chapter!