From June 10–12, Florence will once again serve as the meeting place for Italian video game developers, with three days dedicated to business meetings, networking, conferences, and awards ceremonies. The numbers from the eighth edition of First Playable:
- +50 international publishers and investors for one-on-one meetings;
- 1 opening conference with over 20 Italian and international speakers;
- 9 technical workshops;
- 9 1:1 roundtables;
- 6 awards presented during the Italian Video Game Awards ceremony.
Event venues: the conferences and the Italian Video Game Awards ceremony will take place at Cinema La Compagnia. Business meetings, technical workshops, and networking activities will be held at Palazzo degli Affari. First Playable is a unique opportunity to forge new connections and create new growth opportunities for the Italian video game industry. Check out the full program at https://firstplayable.it/schedule/.
Italian Video Game Awards
The Italian Video Game Awards recognize the best video games released during the year and promote the cultural and artistic value of this medium. This year marks the fourteenth edition of the awards, celebrating the best Italian-made video games, selected by an international jury of industry professionals.
The Artistic Director of the event is Davide Mancini, Developer Relations Manager at IIDEA. The Italian Video Game Awards 2026 ceremony will take place on June, 11th at Cinema La Compagnia (Florence) and will be streamed live on the Multiplayer.It Twitch Channel.
Here are the finalists:
Best Italian Game
- Bye Sweet Carole – Little Sewing Machine
- Dino Path Trail – Void Pointer
- HORSES – Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione
- Simon the Sorcerer Origins – Smallthing Studios
- The Lonesome Guild – Tiny Bull Studios
Best Italian Debut Game
- Bye Sweet Carole – Little Sewing Machine
- Dino Path Trail – Void Pointer
- Loan Shark – Studio Ortica
- Necrologium – Bob’s Cult Studio
- The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles – Fix-a-Bug
Outstanding Art
- Bye Sweet Carole – Little Sewing Machine
- Steel Seed – Storm in a Teacup
- The Lonesome Guild – Tiny Bull Studios
Outstanding Experience
- HORSES – Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione
- The Bench – Voxel Studios
- The Lonesome Guild – Tiny Bull Studios
Outstanding Audio
- Bye Sweet Carole – Little Sewing Machine
- Steel Seed – Storm in a Teacup
- The Lonesome Guild – Tiny Bull Studios
Community Spotlight Award
- Bye Sweet Carole – Little Sewing Machine
- HORSES – Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione
- The Lonesome Guild – Tiny Bull Studios
