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The Pavs: NZ Game Awards 2025

Every year, NZGF runs The Pavs as a celebration of ANZ’s best and boldest game development achievements. From digital to tabletop, we aim to the put a spotlight on local games that have gone the extra mile to immerse, entertain and tantalise. The Pavs finalists go in the running for a coveted trophy and are featured in NZGF’s week-long games exhibition.

Of course, any event named after a dessert wouldn’t be complete without a selection of tongue-in-cheek award titles and a cheeky few at our official ceremony.

The Pavs have been running since 2016 – when they were known as the Play by Play awards. Throughout the years there’s been amazingly tight competition and fantastic entrants. We’d like to continue to showcase those games – click through below to see winners from previous years.