Apple has unveiled a long list of Apple Design Awards nominees. The winners will be crowned in the run-up to WWDC, which begins on June 8.
In the ‘delight and fun’ category, FuturLab’s PowerWash Simulator, Poti Poti Studio’s Is This Seat Taken? and Kenny Sun/Devolver title Ball x Pit are in contention.
Sago Mini’s Jinja’s Garden, Hyper Luminal Games’ Pine Hearts and Firaxis Games’ Civilization VII are in the running for the ‘inclusivity’ award.
Inkle’s TR-49 is the only iOS title nominated for the ‘Innovation’ award, with MacOS game Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury) and VisionOS title Pickle Pro (Resolution Games) taking up the other two spots.
Toppluva’s Grand Mountain Adventure 2 is nominated in the ‘Interaction’ category, alongside Inkle’s TR-49 and Sago Mini’s Jinja’s Garden, both of which are nominated for the second time.
Spilled from Sound Games, a game about cleaning up polluted waterways, is the only iOS game that could win the ‘social impact’ award. The other two games in the category, Consume Me (Hexacutable) and Despelote (Panic), are MacOS titles.
Finally, Hypergryph’s Arknights: Endfield and Snapbreak’s Silt are the iOS games in contention for the ‘visuals and graphics’ award, alongside the MacOS edition of Cyberpunk 2077.
WWDC takes place in the week beginning June 8. The Apple Design Award winners will be announced shortly beforehand.
