The best Iranian games of the year, chosen by the Video Game Critics Festival

The VIGMA 2020 event was held online on the morning of Friday 9 Khordad 1399 (29 May 2020), and its closing ceremony was streamed live from 16:30 the same day, as announced. During the ceremony the nominees and winners of every VIGMA award were announced.

As announced earlier, the jury of the Video Game Critics Festival chose the best games of the year in eight categories from the games submitted. The nominees and winners:

Most Creative Game of the Year

1. Beyond the Rain
2. Zirzamin-e Khaneh-ye Mafiaei
3. Sayeh-ye Hich
4. Shah Dozd
5. Children of Morta

The award went to Beyond the Rain.

Best Game Design

1. Beyond the Rain
2. Rhythbone
3. Shah Dozd
4. Beyond Here
5. Children of Morta

The award went to Children of Morta.

Best Art Direction

1. The Last Story: Farreh Izadi
2. Beyond the Rain
3. Sayeh-ye Hich
4. Shah Dozd
5. Children of Morta

The award went to Sayeh-ye Hich.

Best Story and Narrative

1. Enqeraz
2. Pas az Baran
3. Sayeh-ye Hich
4. Beyond Here
5. Children of Morta

The award went to Children of Morta.

Best Ongoing Game

1. Arbab-e Jang
2. Persity
3. Pesarkhandeh
4. Shahzad
5. Quiz of Kings

The award went to Pesarkhandeh.

Best Music and Sound

1. Beyond the Rain
2. Pas az Baran
3. Rhythbone
4. Shah Dozd
5. Children of Morta

The award went to Children of Morta.

Most Anticipated Game

• Around Mars II
• Tale of Ronin
• Ghesseh-ye Bistoon

The award went to Ghesseh-ye Bistoon.

Game of the Year

1. Beyond the Rain
2. Sayeh-ye Hich
3. Shah Dozd
4. Beyond Here
5. Children of Morta

The award went to Children of Morta.

With that, the best games of the Iranian year 1398 and the most anticipated upcoming game were chosen by the jury of the Video Game Critics Festival (VIGMA 2020). The winners of this edition will receive statuettes and certificates.