Mixtape Has Won ‘Game of the Year’ at Australian Game Developer Awards 2026

Even though the year isn’t over yet, people are already starting to talk about the best games of 2026 in different categories. The Australian Game Developer Awards, which honor games made in the country, have just handed out their prizes, and one of the year’s most memorable indie games took the main award.

Mixtape by Beethoven & Dinosaur was named the best game of 2026 according to Australian Game Developer Awards. The game also won in the “Excellence in Visual Art” and “Excellence in Sound Design” categories. You can check out the full list of winners below:

• Game of the Year – Mixtape
• Excellence in Visual Art – Mixtape
• Excellence in Gameplay – Bits & Bops
• Excellence in Narrative – Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar
• Excellence in Sound Design – Mixtape
• Excellence in Music – Malys
• Excellence in Debut – Key Fairy
• Excellence in Accessibility – Bits & Bops
• Excellence in Impact – Bluey’s Happy Snaps
• Excellence in Extended Reality – Hyper Bullet
• Excellence in Ongoing – Static Shift Racing
• The Rising Star – Amy Potter-Jarman and Tyson Butler-Boschma
• The Adam Lancman – Paris Buttfield-Addison
• The GCAP Legacy Award – Tony Albrecht
• Studio of the Year – Uppercut Games

Recently, nominees for the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards, held in November, were unveiled: Mixtape is nominated for “Best Indie Game” and “Best Soundtrack.” You can also purchase the game on Eneba and get a 5% discount with the promo code EGW5.

Released this spring, Mixtape became one of the year’s most unexpected surprises. It has a Metacritic score of 86 and made Empire’s list of the top 5 games of 2026. Critics loved it, but players were less enthusiastic, complaining about the lack of real gameplay and the very short runtime.

The game is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2.