The NZ Game Awards 2025, otherwise known as The Pavs, are around the corner, taking place this Friday! Celebrating the best of NZ games, along with some Aussie made titles featuring in the guest plate award!
The Pavs make up a wee slice of NZGamesFest, running all week from Friday 25th April to Saturday 3rd May. Let’s take a look at all our finalists below! We’ll be at the awards, so be sure to stay tuned to GamesNight for all our updates!
The Perfect Recipe: Excellence in Design
The Poetic Serving: Excellence in Narrative
The Accessible Ambrosia: Excellence in Accessibility
The Decorative Piece: Excellence in Visual Art
The Composed Segment: Excellence in Audio
The Diverse Delight: Excellence in Representation
The Tactile Taste: Excellence in Physical Games
The Guest Plate
The Students Slice
- Bento Blocks
- CareTaker
- Chronodrive
- Fool’s End
The ‘Slice of Heaven’ Grand Prize
We have a great selection of nominees, headlined by Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn getting 5 nominations, with Abiotic Factor, Cryptmaster, and Tales of the Shire each having 4 nominations. The talent in the ANZ video game industry is undeniable, offering many unique experiences from inventive dungeon crawlers to survival crafting in a science facility.
