Spilprisen (English: The Game Awards) is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry among games developed in Denmark. Established in 2013, Spilprisen seeks to celebrate the best Danish video games and spotlight the Danish game industry. The awards were presented by the Danish Producers Association from Spilprisen's inception through 2024.
For 2025, Spilprisen's administration was shifted to the newly founded industry organization Games Denmark in collaboration with Danish video game news website Arkaden and BC Hospitality Group, which hosted the awards at the Bella Center. Previous ceremonies had been held in Copenhagen at , the Kayak Bar, , the Nørrebros Theater, the Queen's Hall, and the Bremen Theater. Two ceremonies were held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Format As of 2025, Spilprisen provides awards to video games in 10 different categories. A jury of professionals from the Danish gaming industry create the shortlist of nominees and then determine the winners. The Releases jury evaluates most of the awards, while a separate Live Game jury evaluates the award for Best Live Game. Some years involved a Technical jury for the evaluation of games' technical achievements. Starting in 2025, an audience award called Denmark's Favorite Game is also awarded. The award for Best Leap of Faith (formerly Best Emergent Experience) is given for innovation in video game design.
In addition to the game awards, starting in 2019, Spilprisen began providing awards to outstanding new individuals in the Danish video gaming industry in the Talents of the Year category. Individuals are not nominated for any specific area (like "designer" or "programmer") and can come from any facet of the video gaming industry, including development, production, and execution. Nominees for Talents of the Year must have been employed in the industry for no more than 2 years.
From 2013 to 2017, Spilprisen presented an award for the top student showcase of the year, highlighting students' graduation projects from Danish game development programs such as DADIU and the National Film School of Denmark. Starting in 2018, the student showcase award was discontinued in favor of a "Best Debut", which was awarded to the year's most outstanding game from a new game studio.
Awards
2013 The 2013 awards celebrated games released in 2012. The awards ceremony was hosted during SpilBar 14 at in Copenhagen on April 18, 2013.
For the first year's awards, all of the games produced by DADIU were nominated for the Student Showcase of the Year award.
Hitman: Absolution – IO Interactive Chasing Yello – Tactile Entertainment Frontline Tactics – Full Control Subway Surfers – Kiloo / SYBO Voodoo Friends – | valign="top" width="50%" | BetaDwarf for Forced IO Interactive for Hitman: Absolution Kiloo / SYBO for Subway Surfers Logic Artists – Expeditions: Conquistador Reto-Moto – Heroes & Generals Hitman: Absolution – IO Interactive Laza Knitez! – Glitchnap Press and Move – Kayak Club Top Secret – Trine Laier
2014 The 2014 awards celebrated games released in 2013. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Kayak Bar in Copenhagen on April 10, 2014, and it was hosted by Kristian Leth.
The 2014 awards were unique in that after the jury selected the nominees, voting for the winner was opened to anyone in the Danish game industry. A total of 375 votes were collected through April 8, 2014.
Forced – BetaDwarf 140 – Carlsen Games Cloud Chamber – Investigate North Expeditions: Conquistador – Logic Artists Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party – NapNok Games Cloud Chamber – Investigate North – Multiverse Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party – NapNok Games |- | valign="top" width="50%" | Forced – BetaDwarf 140 – Carlsen Games Expeditions: Conquistador – Logic Artists | valign="top" width="50%" | The Silent Age – House on Fire 140 – Carlsen Games Mimics – Thomas Ryder |- | valign="top" width="50%" | Forced – BetaDwarf Mimics – Thomas Ryder Pack a Puzzle – Set Snail | valign="top" width="50%" | 140'' – Carlsen Games Cloud Chamber – Investigate North The Silent Age – House on Fire |- | valign="top" width="50%" | See You on the Other Side – Tunnel Vision Games Shadow of Kharon – National Film School of Denmark Stalagflight – Jacob Korsgaard / Emil Kjær Stickball'' – Reign Bros. in Ikast, Denmark
2015 The 2015 awards celebrated games released in 2014. The awards ceremony was hosted at the in Copenhagen on June 11, 2015.
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2016 The 2016 awards celebrated games released in 2015. The awards ceremony was hosted at the in Copenhagen on April 6, 2016.
Affordable Space Adventures – NapNok Games / Nifflas Blades of Brim – SYBO Clandestine – Logic Artists Progress to 100 – Tim Garbos Sofus & the Moon Machine – The Outer Zone Sofus & the Moon Machine – The Outer Zone Bellini's Cellar – Savannah Entertainment Hope Heroes – Duck & Cover Games Affordable Space Adventures – NapNok Games / Nifflas Clandestine – Logic Artists RoboBlastPlanet – MovieStarPlanet Progress to 100 – Tim Garbos VR Bike – Lars Bindslev Affordable Space Adventures – NapNok Games / Nifflas Block Amok – All Caps Clandestine – Logic Artists Hex Frvr – Chris Benjaminsen Progress to 100 – Tim Garbos MiniMo Town – MiniMo Animal Captain – Italic Hope Heroes – Duck & Cover Games Progress to 100 – Tim Garbos Affordable Space Adventures – NapNok Games / Nifflas Clandestine – Logic Artists Sofus & the Moon Machine – The Outer Zone Sofus & the Moon Machine – The Outer Zone Affordable Space Adventures – NapNok Games / Nifflas Animal Captain – Italic Blades of Brim – SYBO Progress to 100 – Tim Garbos Sofus & the Moon Machine – The Outer Zone Affordable Space Adventures – NapNok Games / Nifflas Blades of Brim – SYBO Hope Heroes – Duck & Cover Games Progress to 100 – Tim Garbos Shih Ho – Kristian Konstrand VR Bike – Lars Bindslev
2017 The 2017 awards celebrated games released in 2016. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Nørrebros Theater in Copenhagen on April 19, 2017.
Inside – Playdead Hitman – IO Interactive Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure – Game Swing Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure – Game Swing Lego Ninjago: Wu Cru – Cape Copenhagen Utopia 9: A Volatile Vacation – Whalegun Hitman – IO Interactive Bombshell – Interceptor Entertainment Forced: Showdown – BetaDwarf Inside – Playdead Rad Rodgers – Interceptor Entertainment Hitman – IO Interactive Inside – Playdead THOTH – Carlsen Games Fuzzy House – Fuzzy House Apollo Null – Jesper Hyldahl Fogh – Inside – Playdead La Petite Mort – Loveable Hat Cult Lost Tracks – The Animation Workshop Inside – Playdead Bombshell – Interceptor Entertainment Hitman – IO Interactive Lost Tracks – The Animation Workshop Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure – Game Swing Inside – Playdead Hitman – IO Interactive Lost Tracks – The Animation Workshop Tales from the Void – PortaPlay THOTH – Carlsen Games Lost Tracks – The Animation Workshop Colorave – Anne Clausen / Simon Stålhandske Picoban – Jesper Brun Halfter
2018 The 2018 awards celebrated games released in 2017. The awards ceremony was hosted at the Queen's Hall at the Royal Library in Copenhagen on April 17, 2018, and it was hosted by Sara Frost.
Echo – Ultra Ultra Conduct Deluxe! – Northplay Expeditions: Viking – Logic Artists Figment – Bedtime Digital Games A Hat in Time – Gears for Breakfast – Fantastic, Yes Echo – Ultra Ultra Expeditions: Viking – Logic Artists A Hat in Time – Gears for Breakfast Conduct Deluxe! – Northplay Echo – Ultra Ultra Expeditions: Viking – Logic Artists A Hat in Time – Gears for Breakfast Invert – Glitchnap – Fantastic, Yes Aporia: Beyond the Valley – Investigate North Echo – Ultra Ultra Aporia: Beyond the Valley – Investigate North Conduct Deluxe! – Northplay Figment – Bedtime Digital Games Invert – Glitchnap Mur – Step In Books – Fantastic, Yes Echo – Ultra Ultra Aporia: Beyond the Valley – Investigate North Bee Brilliant Blast – Tactile Games Figment – Bedtime Digital Games A Hat in Time – Gears for Breakfast – Fantastic, Yes A Hat in Time – Gears for Breakfast Echo – Ultra Ultra Guru Gloo: Adventure Climb – Niila Games – Fantastic, Yes Zero-G – Trautner Games
2019 The 2019 awards celebrated games released in 2018. The awards ceremony was held at the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen.
Forgotton Anne – ThroughLine Games Cosmic Top Secret – Those Eyes Hitman 2 – IO Interactive Spitkiss – Triple Topping – Multiverse BlockStarPlanet – MovieStarPlanet Cookie Cats Blast – Tactile Games Heroes & Generals – Reto-Moto Hitman 2 – IO Interactive MovieStarPlanet – MovieStarPlanet Subway Surfers – SYBO Youropa – Frecle Forgotton Anne – ThroughLine Games – NapNok Games Hitman 2 – IO Interactive Planet Alpha – Planet Alpha Youropa – Frecle Hitman 2 – IO Interactive Forgotton Anne – ThroughLine Games Spitkiss – Triple Topping Youropa – Frecle Forgotton Anne – ThroughLine Games Cosmic Top Secret – Those Eyes Hitman 2 – IO Interactive Planet Alpha – Planet Alpha Wartile – Playwood Project Hitman 2 – IO Interactive Cosmic Top Secret – Those Eyes Forgotton Anne – ThroughLine Games Planet Alpha – Planet Alpha Shrug Island: The Meeting – Tiny Red Camel Wartile – Playwood Project Youropa – Frecle Forgotton Anne – ThroughLine Games Planet Alpha – Planet Alpha Shrug Island: The Meeting – Tiny Red Camel Spitkiss – Triple Topping Wartile – Playwood Project Youropa – Frecle
Upcoming Talents of the Year Name Title Company Artist & Game Designer Niila Games Visual Artist Game Swing Environmental Artist IO Interactive Art Director Triple Topping
2020 The 2020 awards celebrated games released in 2019. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony was hosted virtually on April 10, 2014, and it was hosted by and from the podcast.
What the Golf? – Triband Lego Builder's Journey – Light Brick Studio / Lego Mobile Games Mutazione – Die Gute Fabrik Tick Tock: A Tale for Two – Other Tales Interactive Deep Rock Galactic – Ghost Ship Games Bullet League – Funday Factory Deep Rock Galactic – Ghost Ship Games Hitman 2 – IO Interactive Trailmakers – Flashbulb War of Rights – Campfire Games Tick Tock: A Tale for Two – Other Tales Interactive Dick Wilde 2 – Bolverk Games Glyph – Bolverk Games Truth Hunter – Batavia Media / PortaPlay What the Golf? – Triband Felix the Reaper – Kong Orange