Enshrouded Wins Big at German Computer Game Awards (Der DCP) 2025: Full List of Winners

The German Computer Game Awards (Der DCP) 2025 celebrated the very best of German-made video games at a high-profile ceremony held at the Palais am Funkturm in Berlin. 

Developers, industry figures, and special guests gathered to honor standout creativity, innovation, and storytelling across the German games scene.

Enshrouded Takes Home Top Honors

The survival RPG Enshrouded by Keen Games was the night’s biggest winner, earning the coveted “Best German Game” award along with a prize of €100,000.

Launching just a week after the surprise global hit Palworld, Enshrouded quickly carved out its own success story—reaching over 1 million players within its first four days. Today, more than 4 million adventurers have explored its mysterious, fog-laden world. Keen Games has kept the momentum going with regular updates and a strong connection to its growing player base.

Also nominated for the top prize were:

• Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders – a premium downhill racing game by Megagon Industries

• Thronefall – a minimalist strategy game by Grizzly Games

Enshrouded also walked away with the trophy for “Best Innovation and Technology,” cementing its place as a technical and creative standout.

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Studio of the Year and Fan Favorites

Megagon Industries, the Berlin-based studio behind the Lonely Mountains series, was named “Studio of the Year,” recognized for their consistent quality and innovation. Their latest entry, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, was also nominated for the top game award.

The community had its say as well: popular content creator Steinwallen (real name: Stephan Bliemel) was named “Player of the Year” for his contributions to the German gaming scene.

“Impressive variety, captivating stories, and first-rate technologies—once again, on the grand stage of the German Computer Game Awards 2025, the enormous strength of German game studios was clear to see,” said Felix Falk, Managing Director of game – The German Games Industry Association.

International Games in the Spotlight

The awards also recognized standout global titles, with the “Best International Game” award going to Split Fiction by Hazelight Studios (Sweden), published by Electronic Arts.  It edged out major competitors like Astro Bot and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle in a competitive category.

Complete List of Winners – German Computer Game Awards 2025

Main Categories

• Best German Game (€100,000): Enshrouded – Keen Games

• Best International Game: Split Fiction – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts

• Studio of the Year (€50,000): Megagon Industries (Berlin)

• Player of the Year: Steinwallen (Stephan Bliemel)

Game-Specific Categories

• Best Family Game (€40,000): PRIM – Common Colors / Application Systems Heidelberg

• Best Innovation and Technology (€40,000): Enshrouded – Keen Games

• Best Audio Design (€40,000): ODDADA – Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann, Bastian Clausdorff

• Best Game Design (€40,000): Thronefall – Grizzly Games

• Best Graphic Design (€40,000): Harold Halibut – Slow Bros.

• Best Mobile Game (€40,000): Duck Detective: The Secret Salami – Happy Broccoli Games

• Best Story (€40,000): Vampire Therapist – Little Bat Games

• Best Serious Game (€40,000): Deine Stimme – Sebastian Grünwald & Reality Twist / Bavarian State Centre for Political Education

Newcomer Awards

• Best Debut (€60,000): Nordhold – Stunforge / Stunforge & HypeTrain Digital

• Best Prototype (€50,000): Blob the Klex – Melena Dressel, Alejandro Rebolledo, Laura Octavianus / Hochschule Darmstadt

Special Recognition

• Special Jury Award (€5,000 each):

  • Flipper und Arcade Museum Seeligenstadt

  • GAME:IN

Other Nominees

Best German Game Nominees (€30,000 each):

• Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders – Megagon Industries

• Thronefall – Grizzly Games

Best Debut Nominees (€25,000 each):

• Footgun: Underground – Turtle Knight Games / CobraTekku Games

• Mindlock – The Apartment – Roof Cut Media / United Soft Media

Best Prototype Nominees (€25,000 each):

• MapMap – A game about Maps – HAW Hamburg / Pipapo Games

• Stuntboost – Julian Höltge, Tobias Kozel

• Echoes of Mora – HTW Berlin team

• Exhibit A – MDH München team

Total prize money awarded: €800,000

Since 2009, Der DCP has been jointly hosted by the German Federal Government and game – The German Games Industry Association. Federal Minister Dorothee Bär, responsible for computer and video games in the new Federal Government, presented the main award of the evening.