What the Car? Wins Coveted Mobile Game Award at Gamescom Latam 2024

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

Gamescom Latam, the inaugural 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 ceremony, a collaboration with the BIG Festival, featuring a spectacular presentation of winners.

The awards featured 13 categories, with finalists selected by a 49-judge panel. All nominees were playable at a prominent booth within the Sao Paulo Expo, a refreshing inclusion of mobile games alongside their PC counterparts, highlighting the growing importance of the mobile gaming market.

The coveted "Best Mobile Game" award went to Triband ApS's "What the Car?", a well-deserved win. This title previously featured in Jupiter Hadley's article showcasing lesser-known gems, demonstrating its rising popularity.

While "What the Car?" took center stage, 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

To further celebrate the event's success, here's a list of the other award recipients:

• 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 priced at $6.99 (or local equivalent) per month.