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World Turtles by South African solo developer Re: cOg Mission has won the Fan Favorite voting round 21 at GDWC 2021! Congrats to the Winner!

"A wholesome strategy game where you help Meeps save the life of the World Turtle they live on. Construct buildings, harvest resources, allocate and prioritise tasks, research and develop, and cooperate with other Meeps. And who knows? You may even meet others from different worlds."

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Memories of East Coast by independent solo developer Muhammad Hakim Bin Ahmad from Malaysia has won the Fan Favorite weekly vote round 20! Congrats to the winner!

"A debut game of an immersive visual novel experience that brings you on a journey through memory, nostalgia and guilt. Will you accept your fate?"




2nd place went to Hell of an Office by 43 Studios from Spain:
Hell Of An Office is an intense speed-running first person vertical platformer where you run, dash and rocket-jump your way through the world's most hellish office. But it won't be easy; the lava is always rising!

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GDWC has partnered with Autodesk to expand the GDWC 2021 with a brand new category: Student Game Award! With this category we're looking to highlight students from all over the world developing games!

The Student Game Award category is open to all kinds of student-developed projects from 2D to 3D and anything in between. It's also open to students of all fields, whether you're studying game development or something completely different, as long as you have a game to show us, you're welcome to join!

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Horror-mystery visual novel Scarlet Hollow by USA-based development team Black Tabby Games has won the Fan Favorite voting round 19! Congrats to the winner!

Trapped in the dying Appalachian mining town of Scarlet Hollow for the funeral of your estranged aunt, you quickly find yourself at the center of a dark mystery that threatens your life. Scarlet Hollow is a horror-mystery game with sharp writing, dark humor, and hand-drawn art from award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard.

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Dive in the Past by development team 3D Research Srl from Italy has won the Fan Favorite Voting round 18! Congrats to the Winning team!



"Dive in the Past will take you on a journey inside the underwater world, where modern and ancient wrecks and submerged cities lies. A magic diary hides a mystery, would you like to discover it? Dive into the Mediterranean Sea and explore wrecks and ruins of ancient populations."

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Miko Adventures Puffball by game development team Coriander Games from Egypt has won the Fan Favorite vote number 17 at the Game Development World Championship 2021 (GDWC). The game will be released on Steam later this year.

"Miko is a raccoon who lost his way while wandering through the forest, he discovers a portal and upon touching it he finds himself in a world full of dangers. Miko is transported into another dimension and your goal is to help him find a way back home but it wont be an easy journey.."

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3D Rogue-lite Action RPG Arboria by Polish development team Dreamplant won last week's Fan Favorite vote. Congrats to the winning team!

Arboria is a 3D rogue-lite, third-person action RPG. As a Yotun warrior, explore procedurally generated dungeons, use a variety of tools to overcome challenges, obliterate enemies using Symbiotic Weapons and mutate to become stronger.



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Affectus by Affectus Games from France has won the 15th voting round in the Fan Favorite category at the GDWC 2021! Congrats to the winning team!

"A cyberpunk stealth-action RPG set in a decadent and sick megalopolis, where the only way to feel good is a drug called Affectus. With no memory, you must unravel the mysteries of your past. Acquire implants, infiltrate, hack, or fight to uncover a vast conspiracy and find a cure to the virus."

Check out Affectus here.

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Blade Assault by TeamSuneat from South Korea has won the Fan Favorite Voting Round 14! Congrats to the winning team!

"Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades."

Check it out here!

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Metacell: Genesis ARCADE by Team Metacell from USA has won the 13th Fan Favorite vote round! Congrats the the winner!

Metacell is "action packed sci-fi match three shooter is an homage to the classic arcade games we grew up with."

Check it out here!



Runners Up:
Phantom Beasts - Redemption by Ready Steady Games (Israel) - 2nd Place
Crazy Pirate Kaboom by Coded Fun Games (Netherlands) - 3rd Place

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Deathero - a mobile roguelike bullethell SHMUP has won the Fan Favorite voting round 12! Congrats to the solo indie developer Savage Studios from USA!

Deat(H)eroes! Enter a dungeon where you are a lone wizard or mage! Fight through endless waves of enemies leveling up and using spells you learn to destroy your opponents. Level up awesome equipment and fight like your undead life depends on it, as the enemies keep on coming! Remember, once you die... all the progress you have gained will disappear, so make your moves wisely!

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Brazilian indie development team Golden Shelves Software takes the win in the 11th Fan Favorite Vote with their 16-bit cat-platformer-adventure Nyanroo the Supercat! Congrats!

"Nyanroo is a new platform game that pays homage to the 16-bit era. Chosen by a magic cloth you must face a gang of evil dogs trying to conquer the world. Gather different abilities with the help of the Power Yarns scattered through the world to slash and pounce your way through 14 stages and 7 amazing bosses."

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Early Pathfinders

When Steve Russell, a student at MIT, created his game Space War back in 1962, it could only play on those room-sized computers that we see in archive footage. Allegedly this is the first video game in history, and it featured combat between two space crafts drawn by simple lines. There were games like the electromechanical Nim (Nimatron) player in the 1940s, OXO in 1952, and Tennis for Two in 1958, which used an oscilloscope to define the ball's position on the screen. Still, Space War is considered the first by most. The first arcade game then, according to many, is Nolan Bushnell's creation called Computer Space from 1971. It already had a soundtrack that accompanied the battle that took place in space. It consisted of explosions, missiles firing, rocket, and thruster engines whirring. In the aftermath, Pong was released in 1972 with its beeping sounds.

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Retro Parody of classic Castlevania games, The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest by developer Programancer from US of A has grabbed the crown in the 10th weekly vote for Fan Favorite of GDWC 2021! Congrats! Also big thanks to our nominees and voters!

"The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest is a parody/homage to NES ClassicVania and other NES titles from the era. The titular hero, Simon Quest, has just arrived in Transylvania only to discover his vampire hunting rival, Stan Helsing, has already slain the evil Count Dracula. In order to reclaim the glory that should be his, he journeys across Wallachia to gather what he needs to resurrect the dark count piece by piece and kick his ass himself!" Check it out here.

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Introducing Virtual Reality Awards!
We're super excited to announce that we've partnered with the great folks at VRKiwi to expand the GDWC 2021 VR category to the next level, which is the VR Awards! There are two distinct categories in the VR Awards: Best VR Game and Best VR Prototype!

VRKiwi will reward winning teams in both categories with a Publishing Deal and other awesome prizes! More details on the VR Awards page here!

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Retail Royale by DarxDev from Cyprus has won the Fan Favorite Weekly Vote round 9! Congrats to DarxDev! And big thanks to all Nominees and Voters!

Retail Royale is "a 12 player Battle Royale inside an off-brand IKEA store, where everything is a weapon; ranging from guns - to literal couches."

Check it out here!



Runners Up:
Chrome Switcher by Chrome Switcher (USA) - 2nd Place
EchoBlade by Sunset Arctic Games (USA) - 3rd Place

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