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Rookie Awards 2023

The 13th 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 2023
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: Salty Sails

Marie Henry - Salty Sails
Salty Sails is a project made by six students from New3Dge that was done during 3 month. It's a top down action in a handpaint adventure, inspired by Dofus, Ruined King and Monkey Island.
Game of the Year - Winner

Runner Up: Insurrection London

Dan Field - Insurrection London
Insurrection: London is a short gameplay cinematic for a 1980s FPS stealth action game set in a dystopian London. An invading alien force has seized control and trapped the survivors within the city limits.
Game of the Year - Runner Up

Highly Commended: Roebuck

Raphaël Banget-Mossaz - Roebuck
Roebuck is one of our graduation project for the last year of school at New3dge. We made it in 3 months, aiming for an Arcane style. Hope you will like it!
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Paris 2084

Alice Couderc - Paris 2084
This is the final project we did for our last year at New3dge. We, Morgan Pilat, Tom Joubert, Flavian Tatchi, Baya Benedetti, Morganne Lebel, Eva Lecocguen and Alice Couderc, are all happy to present you Paris 2084. Hope you'll enjoy!
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Metal Gear Solid II [Fan Art]

Léni Martin - Metal Gear Solid II [Fan Art]
This Metal Gear fan art is a school project made at New3dge during our 4th year.
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: S.P.L.I.C.E.D. - Student Game

Max van der Plas - S.P.L.I.C.E.D. - Student Game
S.P.L.I.C.E.D. is a 1-year long project created by Fishbait Studios. A group of more than 30 students working together at Breda University of Applied Sciences.
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: HoverBall Strikers

Mathieu Lim - HoverBall Strikers
Graduation Video Game School : ISART DIGITAL, the Video Game and 3D Animation / VFX School
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: HAN'YO

Leyre Fernández Arenas - HAN'YO
Han’yo is a 2D side scrolling combat game based in samurai combat and japanese traditional art. It was made in nine months by a group of second year students at Digipen Institute of Technology Bilbao. It follows the story of Hiroko, a young samurai girl and her journey to avenge her town from the powerful and evil Oni.
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: AQUA HEROES

Tiffany Le Thanh - AQUA HEROES
Aqua Heroes is a graduation student project for New3dge. We are composed of 8 team members (Romain Hologne, Mélanie Khau, Raphaël Banget-Mossaz, Tiffany Le Thanh, Marie Henry, Axel Daboineau, Kenza El Mhaia and Léo Zhang). We finished the project in 5 months. Hope you'll enjoy our game !
Game of the Year - Highly Commended

People's Choice: S.P.L.I.C.E.D. - Student Game

Max van der Plas - S.P.L.I.C.E.D. - Student Game
S.P.L.I.C.E.D. is a 1-year long project created by Fishbait Studios. A group of more than 30 students working together at Breda University of Applied Sciences.
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.