The only double winner of the evening, Sokpop Collective took home the Dutch Game Award 2025 for Best Game and Best Game Design from the Dutch Games Association. The award also honoured attorney René Otto and Engine Software's Ivo Wubbels, among others.
Yesterday, the Dutch Game Awards hosted by the Dutch Games Association took place at Chassé Theater in Breda. The award show honoured x studios, personalities and games from the Netherlands.
Dual winner and grand star of the evening was the Sokpop Collective, who won not only Best Game Design, but also the big Best Game award for Grunn. The award show also honoured two personalities from the Dutch game scene: attorney René Otto for his work in inclusion, and Ivo Wubbels, CEO of Engine Software, for managing one of the Netherlands’ oldest continuously active studios.
Best Game
Best Art
Best Audio (sponsored by Audiokinetic)
Best Narrative
Best Technology
Best Game Design
Best Applied Game (sponsored by City of Rotterdam)
Best Debut Game
Best Student Game (sponsored by Total Mayhem Games)
Inclusion
Best Studio (sponsored by BehaviourNL)
Best in Business
Career Achievement Award
All laudations and reasons for the awards can be read on the website.
The Dutch Game Awards was founded in 2007, and was organized by ImproVive for 10 years. After a 4 year break, the Dutch Games Association continued the organization of the Awards in 2021.
