On January 13th, 2017, at The Unicorn, the Chinese arm of the IMGA announced the 14 winners of the 1st IMGA China.
A total of 1300 games were submitted to the 1st IMGA China and an on line panel of 200 game reviewers selected the 100 nominees. Then, on January 9th and 10th, a panel of jury (20 Chinese and 5 western mobile game experts) got together to play and select the following winners:
Excellence in Innovation: Lost Maze
Best Quickplay Game: Roll Turtle
Excellence in Storytelling: The Legend of Sword and Fairy
Technical Achievement: Battle Copters
Best Upcoming Game: Lethe
Excellence in Gameplay: Gumballs & Dungeons
Excellence in Art and Design: Onmyoji
Excellence in Audio: Lethe
Best Indie Game: SUMERU
Best Online Game: Onmyoji
Jury’s Honorable Mention: Space Cycler
Best Foreign Game: Rodeo Stampede
People’s Choice Award: Magic Painting
and the Grand Prix: Onmyoji
Congratulations to all of you and stay tuned for the announcement of the 2nd IMGA China!