Student games from DigiPen Europe-Bilbao have long stood out for their technical sophistication, design innovations, and artistic excellence — winning awards and nominations from competitions such as Gamelab, The Game Awards, and the Fun & Serious Game Festival. Our full list of honors and awards showcase our students’ outstanding achievements in game design and development.
Anyu
- Finalist, Game of the Year (Console & PC), 2023 The Rookie Awards
- Excellence Award, 2023 The Rookie Awards
- Official Selection, 2023 Weird Market
- Official Selection, 2023 BITBANG
- Showcase, 2023 Animadeba - Case Study
Arclight Beat
- Nominee, Student Category, 2022 Game Development World Championship
- Nominee, Hobby Category, 2022 Game Development World Championship
- Finalist, Best University Game, 2022 BIG Conference
- Showcase, 2022 Gamelab Tenerife
- Official Selection, 2022 BITBANG
- Official Selection, 2022 Weird Market
Arruyo
- Showcase, 2022 Gamelab Tenerife
- Official Selection, 2022 Weird Market
Astra
- Finalist, BBK New Talents Award, 2020 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2020 Gamelab Live Awards
Avani
- Finalist, Best Game in Catalan, 2023 ETIV-UVigo Awards for Video Game Localization
- Finalist, Best Game in Basque, 2023 ETIV-UVigo Awards for Video Game Localization
- Finalist, Best Game in Galician, 2023 ETIV-UVigo Awards for Video Game Localization
- Nominee, Hobby Category Fan Choice, 2022 Game Development World Championship
- 2nd place, January Top 10 Ranking, 2022 Game Development World Championship
Back to Life
- Official Selection, 2019 Weird Market
- Finalist, Best Cultural Video Game Project, 2019 Animation Awards, Comunidad de Madrid
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2019 Gamelab Barcelona
Cat-aclysm
- Finalist, Best Basque Game, 2023 BIG Conference
- Finalist, Game of the Year (Console & PC), 2023 The Rookie Awards
- Excellence Award, 2023 The Rookie Awards
- Finalist, Best Indie PC/Console Video Game, 2023 V Premios Indie Games Málaga
- Official Selection, 2023 Weird Market
- Official Selection, 2023 BITBANG
- Showcase, 2023 Animadeba - Case Study
Entails
- Finalist, 2021 Quirino Award for Best Ibero-American Video Game Animation
- Official Selection, 2020 Weird Market
Erroak
- Finalist, 2021 Quirino Award for Best Ibero-American Video Game Animation
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2020 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Official Selection, 2020 Weird Market
Forgotten Journey
- Finalist, Best Game in Basque Language, 2022 ETIV-UVigo Awards for Video Game Localization
- Finalist, Best Game in Basque Language, 2022 Game Erauntsia Sariak ‘21
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2021 Fun & Serious Game Festival
Galactic Grinder
- Finalist, Best Basque Game, 2023 BIG Conference
- Official Selection, 2023 Weird Market
- Official Selection, 2023 BITBANG
- Showcase, 2023 Animadeba - Case Study
Gooh
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2019 Gamelab Barcelona
Han’yo
- Winner, Best Basque Video Game, 2023 Game Erauntsia Sariak ‘22
- Winner, Best Basque Translation, 2023 Game Erauntsia Sariak ‘22
- Finalist (Highly Commended), Game of the Year (Console & PC), 2023 The Rookie Awards
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2023 BIG Festival Brazil
- Finalist, Best Video Game Animation, 2023 Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards
- Finalist, Best Game in Catalan, 2023 ETIV-UVigo Awards for Video Game Localization
- Finalist, Student Game Award, 2022 Game Development World Championship
- Finalist, Best University Game, 2022 BIG Conference
- Finalist, Best Basque Game, 2022 BIG Conference
- Showcase, 2022 Gamelab Tenerife
- Official Selection, 2022 Talentu Gazteak
- Official Selection, 2022 BITBANG
- Official Selection, 2022 Weird Market
Inaris: The Cloud Temple
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game Award, 2014 hóPlay
Iona: Coded Will
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game Award, 2014 hóPlay
Jera
- Winner, Best University Game, 2018 Gamelab Barcelona
- Showcase, 2021 Tokyo Game Show
- Featured Game, 2019 DreamHack Winter Student Game Showcase
- Featured Game, 2019 DigiPen Arcade @ PAX West
- Selected, 2019 Indie Prize London
- Finalist, 2019 Three Headed Monkey Awards
- Finalist, Best Basque Game (FS Play), 2018 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Finalist, Best Student Game (BBK Talents), 2018 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2018 The Game Awards
Kogarashi
- Official Selection, 2019 Weird Market
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2019 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2019 Gamelab Barcelona
Mirlo: Above the Sun
- Winner, Best Basque Video Game, 2022 Game Erauntsia Sariak ‘21
- Winner, Best Basque Video Game, 2021 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Weekly Vote Nominee, 2022 Game Development World Championship
- Finalist, Best Video Game Animation, 2022 Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards
- Finalist, Best Game in Basque Language, 2022 Game Erauntsia Sariak ‘21
- Official Selection, 2021 Weird Market
Molto Vivace
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2012 hóPlay
Moodieval Times
- Winner, Best Student Game, 2019 Gamelab Barcelona
- Finalist, 2020 Three Headed Monkey Awards
- Official Selection, 2019 Weird Market
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2019 Fun & Serious Game Festival
Poppy’s Nightmare
- Featured Game, 2019 DigiPen Arcade @ PAX West
Project Senko
- Finalist, BBK New Talents Award, 2020 Fun & Serious Game Festival
Quest 4 Papa: Reloaded
- Honorable Mention, Best Student Game, 2021 IGF
- Jury Selection, 2021 Valencia Indie Summit
- Showcase, 2021 Tokyo Game Show
- Finalist, 2021 Quirino Award for Best Ibero-American Video Game Animation
- Official Selection, 2020 Weird Market
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2020 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Finalist, BBK New Talents Award, 2020 Fun & Serious Game Festival
Shadow Racer
- Finalist, Best Basque Game, 2022 BIG Conference
- Showcase, 2022 Gamelab Tenerife
Skywolf
- Nominee, Emerging Talent Award, 2020 Ludicious – Zürich Game Festival
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2019 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2019 Gamelab Barcelona
StoneHeart
- Finalist, 2017 Three Headed Monkey Awards
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2016 Gamelab Barcelona
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2016 AzPlay International Festival of Independent Games
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2016 Fun & Serious Game Festival
Teotl: Rise of a God
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2017 Gamelab Barcelona
- Finalist, Best University Game, 2017 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Finalist, Best Basque Video Game, 2017 AzPlay International Festival of Independent Games
Twisted
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2013 Gamelab Barcelona
Umbra Chronicles
- Winner, Best Basque Video Game, 2013 hóPlay
- Finalist, Best Sound, 2013 hóPlay
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2014 Gamelab Barcelona
- Finalist, Indie Game Contest, 2014 Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
Veggie Menace
- Finalist, Best Game in Catalan, 2023 ETIV-UVigo Awards for Video Game Localization
- Finalist, Best Game in Basque, 2023 ETIV-UVigo Awards for Video Game Localization
- Showcase, 2022 Gamelab Tenerife
Virtual Mayhem
- Showcase, 2023 Animadeba - Case Study
Wahkan
- Finalist, Best Student Game, 2019 BIG Festival
- Finalist, 2019 Three Headed Monkey Awards
- Finalist, Best Basque Game (FS Play), 2018 Fun & Serious Game Festival
- Finalist, Best University Game, 2018 Gamelab Barcelona
Wolf Spear
- Official Selection, 2020 Game Development World Championship
