We won the Swedish Game Awards 2024!

On August 20th, 2024, I got an email from the Swedish Game Awards (SGA) team saying that Sonder had been nominated in the categories Best Technology & Best Audio! I shared the news with the team who got very excited, and we started planning for the showcase event on September 5th where players could come and try out and vote for their favorite games.

The showcase event

That's us! Or rather, that's Sarah Abbas and Ludvig Burud from the team with the Sonder trailer playing in the background. I stood behind the camera.

Watching people play Sonder is always fun.

The awards ceremony

The gala took place at Nalen in Stockholm the day after the showcase, and started with the awards ceremony together with a three-course dinner. The first prize of the evening was the Gamers' Choice award, decided by the players who had visited the showcase the day before. And:

Standing on that stage with the team was an amazing experience. ❤️

A big thank you to everyone who voted for us, Dataspelsbranschen for hosting the event, and everyone who was involved in this journey! And a huge thank you to my friends at Finally Games: Carl Björkman, Carl Montgomerie, Emil Lundström, Hannes Lemberg, Isabel Diaz Johansson, Jonathan Rubensson, Ludvig Burud, Martin Cervell, Nora Gate, Sarah Abbas, and Tova Wesström! Developing Sonder together with you all has been an amazing experience ❤️