What the Car Wins at Gamescom Latam

Gamescom Latam 2024 Crowns "What the Car?" Best Mobile Game

Gamescom Latam, the inaugural gaming event held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, successfully showcased Latin America's burgeoning gaming scene and celebrated global industry achievements. A key highlight was the game awards, presented in partnership with the BIG Festival.

The awards ceremony featured 13 categories, with finalists selected by a panel of 49 judges. All nominees were playable on the show floor, a refreshing inclusion of mobile titles alongside PC games, highlighting the growing importance of mobile gaming.

The coveted "Best Mobile Game" award went to Triband ApS's "What the Car?". This win is well-deserved, as the game's unique qualities have already been highlighted in previous articles. Its increasing popularity might even necessitate updates to those earlier "hidden gem" lists!

While "What the Car?" took home the top prize, the other nominees also deserve recognition for their high-quality gameplay experiences:

• Junkworld – Ironhide Game Studio
• Bella Pelo Mundo – Plot Kids
• An Elmwood Trail – Techyonic
• Sibel's Journey – Food for Thought Media
• Residuum Tales of Coral – Iron Games
• SPHEX – VitalN

For the sake of completeness, here's a list of the winners in other categories:

• Game of the Year: Chants of Sennar - Rundisc
• Best Game from Latin America: Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure – Furniture & Mattress
• Best Brazilian Game: Momodora: Moonlit Farewell - Bombservice
• Best Casual Game: Station to Station – Galaxy Groove Studios
• Best Audio: Dordogne - UMANIMATION and UN JE NE SAIS QUOI
• Best Art: Harold Halibut – Slow Bros. UG.
• Best Multiplayer: Extremely Powerful Capybaras – Studio Bravarda and PM Studios
• Best Narrative: Once Upon A Jester – Bonte Avond
• Best XR/VR: Sky Climb - VRMonkey
• Best Gameplay: Pacific Drive – Ironwood Studios
• Best Pitch from Regional Game Development Associations: Dark Crown – Hyper Dive Game Studio

Ready to experience the award-winning "What the Car?"? It's available now on the App Store via Apple Arcade (a subscription service costing $6.99 or local equivalent per month).