Journey Wins Big at GDC 2013 Award Shows

[Shawn Zipay]

Earlier this evening at GDC 2013, the Game Developers Choice Awards and the Independent Games Festival awards were handed out and once again Journey won huge.

Let's take a look at the full list of winners, shall we?

Game Developers Choice Awards

• Best downloadable game: Journey
• Best narrative: The Walking Dead
• Best visual arts: Journey
• Ambassador of the year award:Chris Melissinos
• Technology award: Far Cry 3
• Best game design: Journey
• Best handheld/mobile game: The Room
• Best audio: Journey
• Pioneer award: Steve Russell
• Best debut: Subset Games (FTL)
• Innovation award: Journey
• Audience award: Dishonored
• Lifetime achievement awards: Dr. Ray Muzyka, Dr. Greg Zeschuk
• Game of the year: Journey

Independent Games Festival Awards

• Excellence in visuals art award: Kentucky Route Zero
• Nuovo award: Cart Life
• Excellence in audio: 140
• Excellence in narrative: Cart Life
• Excellence in technical excellence: Little Inferno
• Best student game: Zinith
• Audience award: FTL
• Excellence in design: FTL
• Seamas McNally grand prize: Cart Life

[Shawn Zipay]

Side note, The Room (best handheld/mobile game) is part of the Humble Mobile Bundle sale going on right now. It's great if you love puzzle games: http://www.humblebundle.com/

[SgtMattBaker]

No surprise there, incredible experience.

If you are curious about it please don't watch any playthrough/let's play of the game, trust me.