The annual BitSummit awards have simply taken place in Kyoto, Japan as a part of BitSummit Punch, the 14th occasion in its historical past.
Annually, in the course of the three-day indie recreation pageant, an awards ceremony takes place to acknowledge a few of the extra attention-grabbing displays.
Futuristic turn-based RPG Artis Affect gained the Vermillion Gate award, which is given every year to probably the most spectacular title of the present.
As BitSummit’s Western accomplice, VGC additionally had its personal Media Spotlight Award, which we gave to the sport that we most loved on the present ground.
VGC’s Chris Scullion awarded the prize to Sloppy Forgeries, a comical aggressive portray recreation. A full write-up explaining our decide will observe later this weekend.
The total listing of winners is as follows:
BitSummit Punch 2026 Awards
- Vermillion Gate Award – Artis Affect (Mas)
- Worldwide Award – Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn)
- Progressive Outlaw Award – YaoyoroZOO (AISH)
- Excellence in Sport Design Award – Nightmare Operator (DDDistortion)
- Visible Excellence Award – Discovering Polka (lidlocks)
- Excellence in Sound Design Award – Cento (Hoshimadara Lab)
- Sponsor Award – PlayStation – Vikings on Trampolines (D-Pad Studio)
- Sponsor Award – ID@Xbox – 60病 The 60-Second Syndrome (Matrix, Hinata)
- Media Spotlight Award – VGC – Sloppy Forgeries (Playful Techniques)
- Media Spotlight Award – Famitsu – Mount Lomyst (Hiko Sport)
- Media Spotlight Award – Dengeki On-line – Weatherium (ぽけそう)
- Media Spotlight Award – Gadget Tsushin – Towel Survivor (Mountain Donuts)
- Media Spotlight Award – Sport*Spark – FEAR FA 98 (Jacob Jazz)
- Media Spotlight Award – IGN Japan – Tanuki: Pon’s Summer season (Denkiworks)
- Media Spotlight Award – 4Gamer.web – Handlime (Bonjory)
- Media Spotlight Award – GameMakersJP – Mount Lomyst (Hiko Sport)
