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Gamescom LATAM 2025 has unveiled the finalists for its BIG Festival, selecting top projects from 962 entries across 71 countries.
For this year’s edition, 90 titles have been selected to compete for trophies and cash prizes. You can see the full list of finalists here.
The awards ceremony will be split into two parts: on April 30th, categories like Best Game, Best Game: Brazil, Best Game: Latin America, Best Art, and Best Narrative will be awarded.
Then on May 4th, public-voted categories such as Best Game: Popular Vote, Best Game by Platform, and Best Stand will be announced.
Latin America has 32 games in the competition, including 19 from Brazil, six from Argentina, four from Mexico, and one each from Colombia, Costa Rica, and Uruguay.
“Truly inspiring”
The selected games include titles from major indie publishers like Wanderstop (Annapurna Interactive), Neva and The Plucky Squire (Devolver Digital), Recall: Empty Wishes (DANGEN Entertainment), several from Critical Reflex, and Copycat (Nuuvem), among others.
“It is truly inspiring to see more than 960 games registered from over 70 countries for BIG Festival 2025,” said BIG Festival’s founder and Gamescom LATAM’s CEO, Gustavo Steinberg.
“This incredible participation reflects the continued growth of the independent video game industry all over the world, particularly in Latin America.
“By taking place in gamescom latam 2025, the event has consolidated its status as the most important meeting point for developers and innovation on a global level.”
Gamescom LATAM 2025 will take place from April 30th to May 4th at the Anhembi District Convention Center in São Paulo.
PocketGamer.biz will be in attendance, with flights and accommodation provided by the event organisers.
