Best Iranian video games of the year 1396 (2017 1st quarter to 2018 3rd quarter) were announced at the 7th Tehran Game Festival.
According to IRCG, the closing ceremony of the seventh Tehran Game Festival was held at 19 Esfand (10 March) with Abbas Salehi Amiri, minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and Hassan Karimi Qodusi, CEO of Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation present.
In the ceremony, best Iranian video games were announced in a few main and sub-categories. Menchers was also chose as year’s best game by public vote. Interestingly, the board of judges, announced that they didn’t find any title worthy enough to be announced as the game of the year.
Here is the full list of the awards given out at the seventh annual festival:
Sub-category awards:
Honorary diploma for best technical achievement: The Spring Farm
Golden gazelle for best technical achievement: Amir and the Fisherman
Honorary diploma for best game design: Amir and the Fisherman
Golden gazelle for best game design: Unsight
Honorary diploma for best 2D art design: Fishimo
Golden gazelle for best 2D art design: The Spring Farm
Honorary diploma for best 3D art design: Hardanbil
Golden gazelle for best 3D art design: Khak (soil)
Honorary diploma for best audio: Chaos in the Farm
Golden gazelle for best audio: The Spring Farm
Honorary diploma for best music: Twilight: The Dark Summer
Golden gazelle for best music: Rooster Wars: The Throne
Honorary diploma for best voice acting: Twilight: The Dark Summer
Honorary diploma for best story: The Detective Club
Golden gazelle for best story: The Spring Farm
Golden gazelle for best game with cultural content: Iran 57
Main category awards:
Golden gazelle for the best action game: Rooster Wars: The Throne
Golden gazelle for the best adventure game: Dark Wings 2
Golden gazelle for the best strategy/ management game: The Spring Farm
Golden gazelle for the best platformer: Unsight
Honorary diploma for the best casual game: Papaland: the Escape of the Heads
Golden gazelle for the best casual game: Amir and the Fisherman
Honorary diploma for the best sports game: GT: The Speed Club
Honorary diploma for the best action adventure: Iran 57
Golden gazelle for the game of the year by popular vote: Menchers
