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Lithuanian Game Developers Association
The Lithuanian Game Developers Association is an association which aims to unite video game developers from all fields. It was created on May 28th, 2013. Currently, it unites 22 companies working with game development, publishing, game services and technologies in Lithuania.

Goals
The objectives of the Lithuanian Game Developers Association are to unite Lithuanian game developers, to promote cooperation between them and to represent the interests of game developers. To promote game development in Lithuania, to encourage and support the continuous professional development of Lithuanian game developers. To initiate, promote, support and collaborate in the development of curriculum related to the games industry in Lithuanian schools and universities. To establish standards of ethics and professional conduct. To promote international cooperation between game developers, to maintain and expand contacts with related organisations abroad, and to disseminate knowledge about Lithuanian game developers abroad.

Lithuanian Games Industry
The Lithuanian gaming industry is constantly growing since 2013 until 2018 the revenues of the industry have grownd from 7.63 millions to 115 millions according to the Lithuanian Innovation Center. The video game development revenue keeps increasing in Lithuania due to the global industry constantly changing and the prices of both smartphones and internet connection decreasing. The Lithuanian game developers also see their playground getting bigger with new tools that allows to create new opportunities to develop other areas of public values such as education and rehabilitation.

Where does this growth come from?
The numbers of studios didn't change much since the last years, in fact the growth of the Lithuanian video game industry comes from the increasing of employee recruitment. In 2013 the amount of people working in the Lithuanian Game Industry was 197 compared to 2018 where the amount of them was 774. It represents a growth of 293% in 5 years.

What about the market?
The size of Lithuanian Game Dev market has been growing since few years, still according to the Lithuanian Innovation Center. 90% of the companies related to GameDev in Lithuania are Micro companies (companies with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover of up to two million euros). This shows that the country has high entrepreneurial people that rather choose to innovate and create their own studios than joining a larger capital companies.

LT Game Awards
Since 2015 the Lithuanian Game Development Association is organizing the Lithuanian Game Awards, where the best games are chosen by the dedicated commission in several categories. Winners of the past LT Game Awards include:

2021
Best Audio : Best Game Jam Game : Best Art Direction : Best Mobile Game : Best PC Game : Game of the Year :
 * Airplane Chefs by Nordcurrent
 * Craftlands Workshoppe by Arvydas Žemaitis
 * Garbage by Homebased
 * L.O.L. Surprise! Disco House by TutoTOONS
 * Ship it out! by Martynas
 * Time Loader by Flazm
 * Bricks Ahead by Weekend Warriors
 * Diggits by Team Goose!
 * Lone Moon by Martynas
 * Perekupai by Slightly Magic Games
 * QUEST FOR TRUTH by QFT Team
 * Remote Hero by Remote Hero Team
 * Asteroids: Recharged by SneakyBox
 * Card Hog by SnoutUp
 * Days of Doom by SneakyBox
 * Garbage by Homebased
 * Perekupai by Slightly Magic Games
 * Time Loader by Flazm
 * Airplane Chefs by Nordcurrent
 * Card Hog by SnoutUp
 * Days of Doom by SneakyBox
 * Squad Alpha by Estoty Vilnius
 * Tim's Adventure by Simonas Grigalaitis
 * 2048 levels by Raimundas Indriulis
 * Craftlands Workshoppe by Arvydas Žemaitis
 * Crystal Raiders VR by Nieko
 * Garbage by Homebased
 * No More Snow by Barzda
 * Time Loader by Flazm
 * Žandarai už durų by Tag of Joy
 * Card Hog by SnoutUp
 * Garbage by Homebased
 * Perekupai by Slightly Magic Games
 * Squad Alpha by Estoty Vilnius
 * Time Loader by Flazm
 * Žandarai už durų by Tag of Joy

2020
Lifetime Achievement : Gediminas Tarasevičius Best Audio : Rodent People Origins by Zen Republic Best Art Direction : Utility for the Soul by Weekend Warriors Best PC Game : Bloody Rally Show by Kodo Linija Best Mobile Game : The Final Riddle by Dmitrijus Babičius Best Game Jam Game : fitkit by Tomas Putanas Game of the Year : Johnny Trigger by Estoty

2019
Lifetime Achievement : Artūras Rumiancevas Best Audio : INMOST by Hidden Layer Games Best Art Direction : INMOST by Hidden Layer Games Best PC Game : Project Zero Deaths by Detis Best Mobile Game : House Paint by Estoty Best Game Jam Game : Cold Trail by Cold Trail Game of the Year : INMOST by Hidden Layer Games

2018
Lifetime Achievement : Renaldas Zioma Best Audio : Murder in the Alps by Nordcurrent Best Art Direction : Story Chest by Vienaragis.lt Best PC Game : Blazing Beaks by Applava Best Mobile Game : Murder in the Alps by Nordcurrent Best Game Jam Game : Binge Runner by Matas Kutka and Tom Tumosa Game of the Year : Murder in the Alps by Nordcurrent

2017
Lifetime Achievement : Viktorija, Michailas and Sergejus Trofimovai Best Audio : Red Cube VR by Gluk Media Best Art Direction : Scrap Garden by Egidijus Bachur Best PC Game : Heliborne by Jet Cat Games Best Mobile Game : Monster Buster: World Invasion by Tag of Joy Best Game Jam Game : Temple Groove by Weekend Warriors Game of the Year : Human Fall Flat by No Brakes Games

2016
Lifetime Achievement : Aras Pranckevičius Best Audio : Pepi Bath 2 by Pepi Play Best Art Direction : Catomic by On5 Best PC Game : Gremlins Inc by Charlie Oscar Lima Tango Interactive Entertainment Best Mobile Game : Catomic by On5 Best Game Jam Game : Animal Exorcist Game of the Year : Gremlins Inc by Charlie Oscar Lima Tango Interactive Entertainment

2015
Best debut : Shapecast Best Audio : Onion- Best Art Direction : The Machine Best Windows Game : The Machine Best Game by Independent Developer : Infinite Loop Best Game Jam Game : Bubblenator Game of the Year : Cooking Fever