The selection is made by our partner Canard PC, magazine and website dedicated to video games, and it is a very good selection, highlighting French talents. To compete, the game must be qualitative, remarkable, developed or created by a French studio and that it be released in 2021!
Our jury is testing the games in the first quarter of 2022: see you in April to announce the big winner!
“Humankind” by Amplitude Studios (Paris)
Humankind is a 4X, a new historical strategy game where you can rewrite the history of humanity, create your own civilization, in which culture, history and values converge. This game offers the possibility to become the leader of his people and to help them through the ages, from the Neolithic to today.
This game offers the possibility to become the leader of his people and to help them through the ages, from the Neolithic to today.
The goal: to earn as much fame as possible – the person who finishes the game with the most fame wins!
Humankind is an immersive and creative game offering a unique gaming experience!
“Road 96” by Digixart (Montpellier)
Road 96 puts you in the shoes of various adolescents who are trying to leave the country: all aim for the famous road that leads straight to the Wall, to the border, the last rampart before freedom. Your choices during your various journeys will guide your adventures and above all, the destiny of all of Petria.
Immerse yourself in a captivating, vast and powerful universe with magnificent landscapes and colorful characters. Live a gaming experience that is as immersive as it is realistic through a real crazy road trip. One goal: to flee the country. Road 96 is an atypical role-playing game in which you create your own story according to your choices, your encounters and your adventures.
Deathloop at Arkane (Lyon)
Deathloop is a deadly puzzle where you will play as Colt, an individual with a mysterious past, trapped in a time loop. Wake up in the latter’s shoes, on the shores of Blackreef, trapped in this infinite time loop which forces the Island and its inhabitants to repeat the same day over and over again.
One goal: to break this time loop by shooting down 8 targets before the end of the day. However, they will not let it go and you will be public enemy n ° 1.
Indeed, hang in there because the island of Blackreef is populated by hostile inhabitants who, unlike you, seem to be living a perpetual party. Everything is done to have fun in any way possible, including killing or dying. Whatever happens, they know that the next morning they will be able to do just about anything again and again, without any consequences.
Immerse yourself in a true countdown to freedom.
Solasta: Crown of the Magister from Tactical Adventures studio (Paris)
Solasta: Crow of the Magister is a CRPG (computer role-playing game) developed by the independent French studios Tactical Adventures. The game offers a unique team adventure, full character customization and guarantees hours of play inspired by the spirit of board games.
The dynamic and mysterious world includes elements of verticality, allowing players to strategically use their surroundings. Players may then prefer ranged attacks from a high point, or dig deep into wells and caves to find out what is hidden there. In Solasta: Crown of the Magister, light is a necessary tool for players to explore dungeons as well as a weapon against the creatures that inhabit them. But be careful, this same light can cause their downfall by betraying their position, leaving them vulnerable to these creatures of darkness.