Specific eligibility:
- Participating game must not be fully released during the Eligible Time Period, but must have some playable version available for players (Early Access, public Beta, demo, etc).
- Any Romanian games company (“indie studio” or otherwise) can submit projects for this category.
When evaluating this category, judges will consider the notoriety of the game, size and livelihood of the game’s existing community, and the expected level of quality of the game, based on publicly available materials of the game (store page, social media pages, community hubs), existing press coverage, and the actual available game build, as well as any additional information provided by the studio during the submission.
During the judging process, each jury member will decide on their own a shortlist of three titles for this category. Then, all jury members will meet and decide together on a winner. In certain situations (such as a very close call between two titles), the jury may decide to appoint a Runner-Up for the category.