ShoreTiles by Voxel Studios won Game of the Show at the Mobidictum Indie Awards 2026, the indie awards ceremony of Mobidictum Conference 2026 in Istanbul (October 7–8), presented by TARK. Seven awards were handed out across the 38 games in this year’s indie showcase.
ShoreTiles also took Gameplay Excellence, one of three games to collect two honours on the night. Weeny Wise won both Audio and Narrative Excellence, and Vending Machine Co. added second place in Game of the Show to its Visual Excellence award.
Game of the Show
ShoreTiles topped the night’s final award, which recognizes the standout overall experience among the games showcased at the conference. TARK co-founder İlker Ergen revealed the podium in reverse order.
- ShoreTiles by Voxel Studios, winner
- Vending Machine Co. by Rogue Duck Interactive, second place
- The Golden Caravan by Bigfoot Gaming, third place
All three teams receive hardware prizes from Izoly.
All winners
Awards are listed in ceremony order.
| Jestr’s Indie Choice | The Facility | Veinstone Studios |
| Audio Excellence | Weeny Wise | Unco Gamas |
| Visual Excellence | Vending Machine Co. | Rogue Duck Interactive |
| Narrative Excellence | Weeny Wise | Unco Gamas |
| Gameplay Excellence | ShoreTiles | Voxel Studios |
| Community Award | Echoes Within | FlamyFish Studios |
| Game of the Show | ShoreTiles | Voxel Studios |
What the winners receive
Every award winner receives three prizes from Mobidictum:
- a 1:1 publishing meetup
- one year of media support from Mobidictum
- a free executive ticket to next year’s conference
The Game of the Show top three also receive hardware prizes from Izoly.
The jury and presenters
Each of the four jury members presented one of the Excellence awards on stage. Marie Mejerwall hosted the ceremony.
| Jestr’s Indie Choice | Mahdeen Abrar, CEO of Jestr |
| Audio Excellence | Volkan Bozkaya, Head of Global Publishing, Devotion Interactive (jury) |
| Visual Excellence | Dilara Ozden Urkmez, Senior Illustrator, Ghost Story Games (jury) |
| Narrative Excellence | Oytun Kal, Game Design Lecturer, Bug Lab Tekmer and Arel University Digital Game Design (jury) |
| Gameplay Excellence | Olga Taranova, Technical Lead, Thrylox (jury) |
| Community Award | Marie Mejerwall, host |
| Game of the Show | İlker Ergen, co-founder of TARK |
Full list of nominees
| Jestr’s Indie Choice | Cinderia (MyACG Studio), No Visitors Allowed (Second Guess), Scalpers’ Spoils (Parodie Games), The Facility (Veinstone Studios), Weeny Wise (Unco Gamas) |
| Audio Excellence | Bug Alliance (Ent-Re Games), InOut (Bora Kara), ShoreTiles (Voxel Studios), Vending Machine Co. (Rogue Duck Interactive), Weeny Wise (Unco Gamas) |
| Visual Excellence | 1000 Deaths (Pariah Interactive), Bullet Ballet (Retro Zero Games), ShoreTiles (Voxel Studios), The Golden Caravan (Bigfoot Gaming), Vending Machine Co. (Rogue Duck Interactive) |
| Narrative Excellence | 1000 Deaths (Pariah Interactive), Elysium (Artifika Games), Plobania 47/B (Two Bites), The Golden Caravan (Bigfoot Gaming), Weeny Wise (Unco Gamas) |
| Gameplay Excellence | 1000 Deaths (Pariah Interactive), InOut (Bora Kara), ShoreTiles (Voxel Studios), The Golden Caravan (Bigfoot Gaming), Vending Machine Co. (Rogue Duck Interactive) |
| Community Award | Bullet Ballet (Retro Zero Games), Cardora (Night Badgers Studio), Echoes Within (FlamyFish Studios), Elysium (Artifika Games), The Facility (Veinstone Studios) |
