{
    "title": "Dev.Play 2022 \u2013 First Dwarf named the best game of the conference",
    "modified_at": "2026-10-06 15:36:01",
    "published_at": "2022-10-26 11:00:00",
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    "subtitle": "Dev.Play is a yearly celebration of indie games and their developers. Game creators from all over the world come to Bucharest to present their titles and experiences. The event ended on Tuesday with an award gala. First Dwarf, from the Polish studio StarDrifters, received 3 awards, including for the Best Game of the Show.",
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    "body": "<h4 id=\"devplay-is-a-yearly-celebration-of-indie-games-and-their-developers-game-creators-from-all-over-the-world-come-to-bucharest-to-present-their-titles-and-experiences-the-event-ended-on-tuesday-with-an-award-gala-first-dwarf-from-the-polish-studio-stardrifters-received-3-awards-including-for-the-best-game-of-the-show\" ><strong>Dev.Play</strong> is a yearly celebration of indie games and their developers. Game creators from all over the world come to Bucharest to present their titles and experiences. The event ended on Tuesday with an award gala. <strong>First</strong> <strong>Dwarf</strong>, from the Polish studio <strong>StarDrifters</strong>, received 3 awards, including for the Best Game of the Show.</h4><p><strong>First Dwarf</strong>, a 3D action RPG with base building elements, won prizes for Best Game of the Show, Best Visuals and Most Popular Game .The title is set in an open world that once was a whole planet, but a great war shattered it into drifting islands (the premise known from <strong>Star Drifters&rsquo; </strong>previous title &ndash; <strong>Driftland</strong>). Players will step into the shoes of Tru, a scouting engineer in a mech who is tasked to explore unknown lands in search of a new settlement for the fading dwarven civilization. Accompanied by his dear friend, female dragon Ragna, Tru will gather resources, collect mana to fuel and upgrade his mechanical armor, build bases, set up their defenses, and engage in close combat with local fauna to accomplish his mission.</p><div id=\"video-139f3e8d-e148-40d0-8604-30af56fef1c3\" class=\"release-content-video release-content-video--embed release-content-video--contained\">\n    <div><div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe data-iframely-url=\"https://iframely.net/api/iframe?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZKC-fx7Vl88%23_cb1791297359&key=8fe6cdec03482ac31f27a6ae8ea2fb3f\" data-img style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;\"></iframe></div></div><script async src=\"https://iframely.net/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n</div><p>See the full list of Dev.Play 2022 awards:</p><p>&middot; Best Game of the Show: First Dwarf / Star Drifters</p><p>&middot; Best Innovation: Liberte / Superstatic Studio</p><p>&middot; Best Visuals: First Dwarf / Star Drifters</p><p>&middot; Best Game Design: Bear and Breakfast / Gummy Cat Studio</p><p>&middot; Most Popular Game First Dwarf / Star Drifters</p><p>&middot; Outstanding Achievement for the Romanian Gamedev Industry: Mihai Pohon\u0163u/ Amber</p><p>You can find more about the event on <a href=\"https://dev-play.ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>its official website</u></a>.</p><hr /><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-803d495a-134e-4508-822b-f9d137a8825f\">\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__avatar\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/9e520789-7deb-480d-83e3-cc2cdc2904aa/-/scale_crop/128x128/center/-/format/auto/\" alt=\"Maciej Sosnowski\" class=\"release-content-contact__avatar-image\" /></div>\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Maciej Sosnowski</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Head of Public Relations</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:maciej.sosnowski@bettergaming.pro\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"maciej.sosnowski@bettergaming.pro\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>maciej.sosnowski@bettergaming.pro</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:+48 531 122 322\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"+48 531 122 322\"><svg class=\"icon icon-phone release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-phone\"></use>\n            </svg>+48 531 122 322</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciej-sosnowski-867136b2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"linkedin.com/in/maciej-sosnowski-867136b2\"><svg class=\"icon icon-browser release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-browser\"></use>\n            </svg>linkedin.com/in/maciej-sosnowski-867136b2</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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