D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awarded2015
Currently held byTunic
Websitewww.interactive.org

The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This is "awarded to a game that embodies the independent spirit of game creation, representing a higher degree of risk tolerance and advances our media with innovative gameplay and experiences."[1] It was preceded by the D.I.C.E. Sprite Award which was "awarded to a game having disproportionate resources for development and exposure (as compared to AAA titles)".[2] All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category.[3]

The most recent winner was Tunic, developed by Isometricorps Games and published by Finji.

Winners and nominees

Table key
Indicates the winner

2010s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2014
(18th)[lower-alpha 1] 		Transistor Supergiant Games Supergiant Games [2][4]
Hohokum Honeyslug Sony Computer Entertainment
Monument Valley Ustwo Ustwo
The Banner Saga Stoic Versus Evil
Threes Sirvo Sirvo
2015
(19th)[lower-alpha 1] 		Rocket League Psyonix Psyonix [5][6]
Galak-Z: The Dimensional 17-Bit 17-Bit
Her Story Sam Barlow Sam Barlow
Kerbal Space Program Squad Squad
Undertale Toby Fox Toby Fox
2016
(20th)[lower-alpha 1] 		Inside Playdead Playdead [7][8]
1979 Revolution: Black Friday iNK Stories iNK Stories
Firewatch Campo Santo Campo Santo
Superhot Superhot Team Superhot Team
That Dragon, Cancer Numinous Games Numinous Games
2017
(21st)[lower-alpha 1] 		Snipperclips SFB Games Nintendo [9][10]
Everything David O'Reilly Double Fine Productions
Gorogoa Jason Roberts, Buried Signal Annapurna Interactive
Night in the Woods Infinite Fall, Secret Lab Finji
Pyre Supergiant Games Supergiant Games
2018
(22nd) 		Celeste Matt Makes Games Matt Makes Games [1][11]
Florence Mountains Annapurna Interactive
Into the Breach Subset Games Subset Games
Minit Jan Willem Nijman, Kitty Calis, Jukio Kallio, Dominik Johann Devolver Digital
Return of the Obra Dinn Lucas Pope 3909
2019
(23rd) 		Untitled Goose Game House House Panic [12][13]
A Short Hike Adam Robinson-Yu Adam Robinson-Yu
Disco Elysium ZA/UM ZA/UM
Sayonara Wild Hearts Simogo Annapurna Interactive
What the Golf? Triband Triband, The Label

2020s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2020
(24th) 		Hades Supergiant Games Supergiant Games [14][15]
Coffee Talk Toge Productions Toge Productions, Chorus Worldwide
If Found... Dreamfeel Annapurna Interactive
Kentucky Route Zero Cardboard Computer
Noita Nolla Games Nolla Games
2021
(25th) 		Unpacking Witch Beam Humble Bundle [16][17]
Death's Door Acid Nerve Devolver Digital
Inscryption Daniel Mullins Games
Loop Hero Four Quarters
Sable Shedworks Raw Fury
2022
(26th) 		Tunic Isometricorps Games Finji [18][19][20]
Immortality Half Mermaid Productions Half Mermaid Productions
Neon White Angel Matrix Annapurna Interactive
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Tribute Games Dotemu
Vampire Survivors poncle poncle
2023
(27th) 		Cocoon Geometric Interactive Annapurna Interactive [21]
Dredge Black Salt Games Team17
El Paso, Elsewhere Strange Scaffold Strange Scaffold
Thirsty Suitors Outerloop Games Annapurna Interactive
Venba Visai Games Visai Games

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers

Supergiant Games is the only developer that has multiple nominations, and is also both the only developer and publisher with multiple wins. The only other publishers with multiple nominations are Annapurna Interactive, Devolver Digital, and Finji. Annapurna Interactive garnered the most nominations for this category as a publisher.

Developers
Developer Nominations Wins
Supergiant Games 3 2
Publishers
Publisher Nominations Wins
Supergiant Games 3 2
Finji 2 1
Annapurna Interactive 8 0
Devolver Digital 4 0

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Presented as D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

References

  1. 1 2 "2019 Award Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "2015 Award Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ "D.I.C.E. Awards Voting Rules & Procedures". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2015 D.I.C.E. Awards". BrutalGamer. February 6, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2016 Award Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ Pereira, Chris (February 19, 2016). "The 2016 DICE Award Winners [UPDATED]". GameSpot. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2017 Award Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ Albert, Weston (February 24, 2017). "Overwatch Wins Game of the Year at DICE Awards 2017". GameRant. gamerant.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2018 Award Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ Iyer, Karthik (February 23, 2018). "DICE Awards 2018: Here Are All the Games That Won". Beebom. Beebom Media Private Limited. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ Shanley, Patrick (February 13, 2019). "D.I.C.E. Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2020 Award Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ Shanley, Patrick (April 22, 2021). "2020 DICE Awards: 'Untitled Goose Game' Takes Top Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2021 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  15. ↑ Skrebels, Joe (April 22, 2021). "D.I.C.E. Awards 2021: All the Winners". IGN. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  16. ↑ "2022 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  17. ↑ Bankhurst, Adam (February 25, 2022). "DICE Awards 2022 Winners: The Full List". IGN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Congratulations to the 26th Annual #DICEAwards Finalists". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  19. ↑ Kim, Matt (January 12, 2023). "26th Annual DICE Awards Game of the Year Nominees Announced". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  20. ↑ Bankhurst, Adam (February 24, 2023). "DICE Awards 2023 Winners: The Full List". IGN. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Congratulations to the 27th Annual #DICEAwards Finalist". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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