gamescom latam 2025 is just about to close after five exciting days, but there’s still some bit of news coming out of the show. BIG Festival, Brazil’s traditional independent game show held its award ceremony last week and some of the best releases of 2024 were honored, alongside Sony alumnus Shuhei Yoshida, who was in attendance.
The winners range from a beautiful 2D game packed with tough-as-nails combat to some of the most insane platforming to date. There’s something for everyone among them, making it one of the strongest lineups coming out of BIG Festival to date.
Next years’ gamescom latam and BIG Festival are scheduled to take place in late April at Anhembi District, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Best Game: Nine Sols, from RedCandleGames
Best Game – Latin America: Grizzly Man, from LCB Game Studio
Best Game – Brazil: Mullet MadJack, from Hammer 95 and Epopeia Games
Best Casual Game: Paper Trail, from Newfangled Games
Best Art: Naiad, from Highwarp
Best Narrative: Neva, from Nomada Studio and published by Devolver Digital
Best Gameplay: Animal Well, from Shared Memory and published by Big Mode
Innovation Award: Sol Cesto, from Geraud Zucchini & Chariospirales and published by Goblinz Publishing
Best Mobile Game: Level Devil, from Unept, LLC
Best Multiplayer: Bang Bang Barrage, from Monkey Bread and published by Spiral Up Games
gamescom latam 2026 will take place April 30th til May 3rd, 2026.
