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Rookie Awards 2021

The 11th Annual Rookie Awards is open to young creatives in visual effects, animation, games, virtual reality, motion graphics and 3d visualisation. There is simply no better way to launch your career and start sharing your amazing work online.

Rookie Awards 2021
Round of applause for our sponsors

Winners
Game of the Year | Console & PC

On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category winners.

Winner: Soul Weaver

Melanie LAURAIN - Soul Weaver
Soul Weaver is a gradutation project made by 5 artists, Mélanie Laurain, Yann Masson, Mathilde Bernard, Loïc Lefranc, Maria Angeles Maestre during our last year in New3dge. Inspired by indie games such as Little Nightmare, Inside, ECHO (by Ultra Ultra), The Last Guardian; we wanted to create our own unique universe.
Game of the Year - Winner

Runner up: Impulsers

Impulsers Team  - Impulsers
Platform: PC, Mobile & Tablet Engine: Unity 3D Number of player: 1 In a futuristic universe, star in the IMPULSERS show, the most impressive race ever created! Optimize your path and break through obstacles with your mighty sledgehammer to be the fastest.
Game of the Year - Runner Up

Highly Commended: Slay the Dragon!

Jonathan Amador - Slay the Dragon!
by Esmiond and lmfly
In "Slay the Dragon!", you play as Maj, who sets out on a journey to rescue her younger brother from the clutches of an evil dragon. To do so she must traverse fantastical landscapes, overcome mighty foes, and ultimately slay her nemesis.
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Liberosis

Carolina Elvelin - Liberosis
Liberosis is a third person platforming adventure game made in Unity for PlayStation 4. The game is set high up in the skies with floating islands filled with lush greens, ruins of the past and beautiful wildlife. The game is made by first year students during a 9 week game project at Playgroundsquad.
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Heka

Joe Rodrigues - Heka
Heka is an end-of-year project carried out with a team of 8 people, François Larrieu, Yutian Li, Kevin Chidiac, Maxime Lecas, Théau Guettier, Alexandre Benyahia, Antoine Zavagno and Joe Rodrigues. This project was carried out in 8 weeks with a team of 5 environment artists, two character artists and 1 tech artist.
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: DripperZ League

Maelle De Gracia - DripperZ League
DripperZ League is a New3dge student graduation project made by a team of 5 girls : The Peach Factory!
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

People's Choice: Liberosis

Carolina Elvelin - Liberosis
Liberosis is a third person platforming adventure game made in Unity for PlayStation 4. The game is set high up in the skies with floating islands filled with lush greens, ruins of the past and beautiful wildlife. The game is made by first year students during a 9 week game project at Playgroundsquad.
Game of the Year - People's Choice

Finalists
Game of the Year | Console & PC

On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category finalists.