Less than two weeks before the 2023 installment of the Italian Video Game Awards, the folks behind the ceremony have revealed the nominees today.

Ubisoft Milan holds the lead with four nominations, including Best Italian Game and Outstanding Italian Company. The full list of finalists can be seen below.

Thalita Malagò, General Director at IIDEA said this about the list of nominees:

“It’s such an honor for us to host the Italian Video Game Awards each year and to be a part of putting a spotlight on the excellence within our industry. There is always such a huge amount of talent in the entries and this year was no exception. Our industry is growing and thriving each year and we are delighted to see it continue to flourish.”

This year’s Italian Video Game Awards will take place at the Nana Bianca in Florence, Italy on July 6 at 2 p.m. EST/11 a.m. PST, and it’ll stream to English-speaking audiences on First Playable’s Twitch channel. The ceremony will be hosted by Irish games host, critic and streamer Aoife Wilson.

Italian Video Game Awards 2023 finalists

Best Italian Game

Batora: Lost Haven (Stormind Games)

Freud's Bones - The Game (Axel Fox | Fortuna Imperatore)

Hell is Others (Strelka Games & Yonder)

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan)

MotoGP™22 (Milestone)

Ravenous Devils (Bad Vices Games)

Redout 2 (34BigThings)

Saturnalia (Santa Ragione)

Soulstice (Reply Game Studios)

tERRORbane (BitNine Studio)

The Rude Awakening (One O One Games)

Vajont (Artheria)

Best Italian Debut Game

Freud's Bones - The Game (Axel Fox | Fortuna Imperatore)

IMAGO: Beyond the Nightmares (BR-Digital)

tERRORbane (BitNine Studio)

Vajont (Artheria)

Venice 2089 (Safe Place Studio)

Best Innovation

Hell is Others (Strelka Games & Yonder)

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan)

Saturnalia (Santa Ragione)

tERRORbane (BitNine Studio)

Vajont (Artheria)

Outstanding Italian Company

Nacon Studio Milan

Reply Game Studios

Ubisoft Milan

Outstanding Individual Contribution

Antonio Cannata (Stormind Games)

Valerio Di Donato (34BigThings)

Cristina Nava (Ubisoft Milan)