What a season!

Some may already know that bragging is a concept alien to Finnish culture, which makes accepting awards a little bit of a conundrum, often seen at acceptance speeches: a mix between being thankful and excited, but timid at the same time.

As the award season is wrapping up, and with the great reception Returnal has received, we would like to use this space to thank all those of you who have believed we could do something at a scale we had never done before, and that we could do it well, Housemarque-style.

These awards belong not just to our colleagues at Housemarque, who have undeniably put all of their skills, talent, and some good old sweat and tears in this, but also:

  • To Sony PlayStation for their incredible support and belief in us to create something we had never attempted before

  • To the talents and  partner studios that have helped make Returnal a game we are so proud of

  • To our community for the constant love towards our game and our team

Returnal would have been a much different game and experience without all of you!

Awards:

  • Develop Star Awards 2021:

    • Game of the Year

    • Best Visual Art

  • The Game Awards 2021:

    • Best Action Game

  • DICE Awards 2022:

    • Outstanding achievement in Audio Design

    • Outstanding achievement in Original Music Composition

  • Nordic Game Awards: 2022

    • Nordic Game of the Year

    • Best Game Design

    • Best Technology

    • Best Audio

  • BAFTA Game Awards 2022:

    • Performer in a Leading Role (Jane Perry as Selene)

    • Music

    • Audio Achievement

    • Best Game

  • NAVGTR 2022:

    • Outstanding Sound Editing in a Game Cinema

    • Outstanding Use of Sound, New IP

  • Finnish Game Awards 2021:

    • Big Screen Game of the Year 2021

    • Finnish Game of the Year 2021

  • Clio Awards 2021:

    • Returnal - Announcement Trailer: Silver

    • Returnal - Brand Identity: Silver

    • Returnal - Breaking down the cycle: Silver

    • Returnal - Key Art: Bronze

  • The Telly Awards 2022:

    • Returnal - Announcement Trailer: Bronze

    • Returnal - Breaking down the cycle: Bronze

  • GANG Awards 2022:

    • Best New Original IP Audio

    • Creative and Technical Achievement in Music

    • Best Non-Humanoid Performance

    • Best Cinematic & Cutscene Audio

    • Best Game Audio Presentation Podcast or Broadcast

    • Sound Design of the Year

  • MCV Develop Awards 2022:

    • Audio Innovation of the Year

Written by: Noemi Cugudda

Noemi Cugudda