Hades won the first Hugo Award for a videogame

Throughout 2020, Hades, the most recent work of Super giant Games, won several awards by several media. Now, a trophy more joins this list. During the weekend it was announced that the Roguelike captivated thousands of players, has been recognized as the first video game to win a statuette in the Hugo Awards.

The Hugo Awards is a ceremony that has been held since 1953, and is focused on recognizing the best science fiction and Sci-Fi jobs. After years of waiting, the 2021 edition finally had a category focused on video games. Here, animal Crossing: New Horizons, Spiritual, Final Fantasy Vii Remake, The Last of US: Part II, Baseball and Hades competed for the precious statuette, but only the indie inspired by Greek mythology managed to win. This was what Greg Kasai, writer and creative director of Super giant Games commented, in this regard:

We feel incredibly honored to be the first to receive a Hugo prize in the category of Best Video Game. We, including myself, grew up experiencing these classic science fiction and fantasy, from Ursula K. Le Guin to Philip K. Dick, and more. It was then when we find ourselves for the first time with the name of the Hugo prizes, of course, when we were children.

Having won this distinction all this time later, especially along with such an incredible list of nominees, games of all shapes and sizes, large and small equipment, it really means a lot. The narration of video games has traveled a great road over the years, and the games are unique as a means, as they are interactive, and you can really inhabit one of these fantastic worlds and see how it reacts to each of your movements.

In Super giant, we have tried to unite the traditions of fantasy, science fiction and literature with that unique interactive component and create these worlds that feel like they were alive as it sails them. We are very grateful that our work in Hades has highlighted in that way, and we hope that Hugo Awards continue to recognize the incredible work that is being done in this space.

It is important to mention that The category of Best Video Game was introduced only for the Edition of 2021. Although at the moment it is unknown whether this medium will be recognized in future editions, the organizers of this event have mentioned that they have explored the possibility of celebrating this form of entertainment permanently in the future.

On related topics, here you can learn more about all the prizes that has won Hades. Similarly, these are the winners of The Game Awards this year.

Editor's note:

Hades was my favorite 2020 game, and it is nice to see that the work of Super giant Games is still recognized for more than a year of its launch. Hopefully the study takes everything that worked with this title, and add it to your next great game.