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«FAR: Lone Sails» wins 2 prizes at Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2018

Good news from Cologne: Okomotive‘s «FAR: Lone Sails» won 2 prizes from the prestigious german Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, on 5 December 2018.

  • Bestes Deutsches Spiel
  • Bestes Game Design

After its recent launch on Microsoft and OSX in May 2018, wide international praises from the international press and various nominations and awards, this prize is another great recognition for the Zürich-based developers Okomotive. «FAR: Lone Sails» was supported by Pro Helvetia’s Interactive Media Call for Projects and took part to various international SwissGames delegations.

Find out all the category prizes and results of the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis here

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