Gamescom Latam Big Festival has announced the nominees for the best indie games created by Brazil’s game developers.
With 10 games on the list for the Best Brazilian Game category, the Brazilian titles that will compete for the region’s top prize have been announced for the awards show at the second annual Gamescom Latam Big Festival event, which will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, from May 1 to May 4, 2025.
Among the selected projects are Cyberwar: Neon City, Deathbound, Debtors’ Club and IronHive, titles that have already participated in the event in the Panorama Brasil showcase, but were selected in 2025 to compete in the national category of the award.
The full list includes Corebreaker, developed by aQuadiun, and published by Astrolabe Games; Cyberwar: Neon City, developed by Cyber Monkey Studios, and published by GoGo Games Interactive; Deathbound, developed by Trialforge Studio, and published by Tate Multimedia; Debtors’ Club, developed by mecagames, and published by indie.io; Forgotten Mines, developed by Cannibal Goose, and published by Ishtar Games; Hell Clock, developed by Rogue Snail, and published by Mad Mushroom; E-Lich: Corporate Souls, developed by JohnnyR Designs; Mechanines Tower Defense, developed by Flying Cakes Studios (PUCSP); Mullet MadJack, developed by Hammer 95 Studios, and published by Epopeia Games; Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, developed by Pocket Trap, and published by PM Studios.
The winner will be announced on May 2 at the Gamescom Latam stage, during the event’s awards ceremony.
Gamescom Latam has announced even more companies that will be taking part in the event this year. Level Infinite, which was already present in 2023 and 2024, has once again confirmed its participation. As one of the leading game publishers with titles such as Honor Of Kings, PUBG Mobile, Warhammer 40k and Dune: Awakening, the company promises news for fans and visitors to the event.
Another company returning to the event this year is Gravity. With games to try out on display last year, the South Korean company focused on developing MMORPGs. This year, fans will be able to find the Gunbound and Ragnarök Latin America games.
Gamescom Latam 2025 announced Pokémon Go senior director Michael Steranka of Niantic will attend the event and will offer insights into Niantic’s virtual reality game Pokemon Go. He will also talk about Pokémon Go as a “forever game” and the evolution of augmented reality games.
This year, Gamescom Latam will take place at Distrito Anhembi in São Paulo, a venue that is twice as large as the last event, which drew more than 100,000 people.
The event is jointly organized by Koelnmesse, Omelete Company, BIG Festival and game, the German association of the games’ industry.
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