DYO

The game concept for DYO impressed the expert jury with its successful blend of well-thought-out puzzle design, a fresh setting, and an appealing style. Through this high-quality concept, the studio clearly conveyed a vision for a fresh approach to the genre, dispelling any doubts regarding the final product’s feasibility and potential for fun. In DYO, players take on the roles of two Minotaur brothers and must work together to solve refreshingly designed puzzles in a two-dimensional labyrinth straight out of Greek mythology. In doing so, the game partially reinvents the genre while remaining true to the roots of platformers and introducing innovations in just the right places. In particular, the puzzle design—with its mergeable split screen, surprising camera scaling, and general “thinking outside the box” approach—challenges players to really put their thinking caps on and clearly focuses on delivering the best possible cooperative gaming experience. We therefore recommend awarding the DYO concept the Grand Prize for Best Emerging Concept at the 2017 German Computer Game Awards.

The DCP Jury 2017