At the recent button Festival from March 7-8 2025, the 8th edition of the SAGA, the Styrian Game Awards, sponsored by Game Dev Graz and WKO, commenced. See here for more details and the full list of finalists. Also, check out the photos of the entire button Festival.
Here are this year’s winners! Congratulations to the winners chosen by our jury and the audience!
Grand Prize
Electric Alps by Dirty Paws Studio
Electric Alps is a 2D puzzle game based on real-world electrical engineering. Explore the flow of electricity, design your circuitry, blow fuses and solve logic-based wiring problems. Power up your village and electrify the Alps, one circuit at a time.
Local Star Award
Blockfusion by Anton Klinger
Blockfusion is a deceptively simple puzzle game about fusing blocks with each other.
With a new twist around every corner, how far can you go?
All packaged in a premium mobile game with no predatory monetization.
Audience Choice Award
ALARIC by Dominik Grigoras
What would happen if Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Quake had a baby?
Explore a giant castle filled with monsters. Find new gear, weapons and powerups and fight to grow stronger. End the demon king’s reign and avenge your father.