2026 Adult Game Awards Winners Announced

2026 Adult Game Awards Winners Announced

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Adult Game Fest has announced the winners of its inaugural awards during a live ceremony in Utherverse hosted by Ela Darling.

"There is an incredible amount of talent in adult gaming, but historically there haven’t been many opportunities to bring the entire community together and celebrate that work on this scale," said Adult Game Fest Executive VP Anna Lee. "Saturday’s winners show how far this category has come — from narrative craft and gameplay systems to VR, publishing, and the next wave of independent studios. These awards exist so that work finally has a stage of its own."

The list of winners follows:

Adult Game of the Year
Eternum — Caribdis

Excellence in Gameplay
Karryn’s Prison — Remtairy

Excellence in Storytelling
Once in a Lifetime — Caribdis

Excellence in Art and Design
!Ω Factorial Omega: My Dystopian Robot Girlfriend — Incontinent Cell

Best Voice Acting/Vocal Performance
House Party — Eek! Games

Innovation Award
Goblin Hole — Dot Stock Games

Immersive Experience Award
Virt-a-Mate/VaM2 — MeshedVR

Rising Star Developer
Zanith

Developer of the Year
DrPinkCake

Best Publisher
Nutaku

Industry Pioneer Award
Illusion

People’s Choice Award
Anaxverse — Anaximanes Entertainment

The Next Big Adult Game Award, presented by Nutaku

  • First Place: Deluded — SunRaysTeam
  • Second Place: Moving to the Free Use World — Dark Romance Interactive
  • Third Place: Wet Dreams Spa — Xlyph Bara

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