The GameCity Prize is an annual games prize celebrating games as a form of cultural expression. Established in 2011 as part of the annual GameCity festival, the prize seeks "to drive understanding and appreciation of videogames within a wider cultural context".
Nominations are made by a secret Academy of experts, who are asked to select the six games they deem to be the most "interesting and exciting released in the previous twelve months". A jury of non-gamers is then convened to consider the shortlist, first by playing the games and then meeting to select the one game they consider to be "the most interesting, exciting and excellent".
The prize has been described as "gaming's answer to the Bookers", although it has been pointed out that the comparison is flawed in the sense of scope since the GameCity Prize is not specifically designed to reward British games.
Winners and shortlisted nominees YearWinnerShortlisted nomineesJuryRef(s)2014 Papers, Please - Lucas PopeAnimal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons – Starbreeze Studios Gone Home – The Fullbright Company Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar North Kentucky Route Zero – Cardboard Computer Papers, Please - Lucas PopeDarren Aronofsky Gemma Jackson Peter Gabriel Samira Ahmed Lisa Pollack Jeremy Farrar2013 Spaceteam - Sleeping Beast GamesFIFA 13 – Electronic Arts FTL: Faster Than Light – Subset Games The Last of Us – Naughty Dog Soundshapes – SCEE Thomas Was Alone – Mike Bithell XCOM: Enemy Unknown – 2K Spaceteam - Sleeping Beast GamesSamira Ahmed Louise Brealey Tabitha Jackson Uta Frith Dinos Chapman Phil Beadle2012 Journey - thatgamecompanyCatherine – Atlus Persona Games Fez – Polytron Johann Sebastian Joust – Die Gute Fabrik Journey – thatgamecompany Mass Effect 3 – BioWare Proteus – Ed Key and David Kanaga Super Mario 3D Land – NintendoLord Puttnam (chair) Charlie Higson David Gibbons Lucy Kellaway Wayne Hemingway Samira Ahmed Ekow Eshun Louise Brealey Jo Whiley2011 Minecraft – MojangIlomilo – Southend Interactive/Microsoft Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP – Superbrothers/Capybara Games Pokémon Black – Game Freak/Nintendo Portal 2 – Valve/EA Child of Eden – Q? Entertainment/Ubisoft Limbo – PlaydeadJude Kelly (chair) Charlie Higson Tom Watson Nitin Sawhney James Crabtree Ed Hall Frances Barber You Me At Six Dave Rowntree
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