Intel Level Up

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{{Infobox award

| name = Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest

| status = Inactive

| country = United States

| former name = Intel Game Demo Contest

| year = 2006

| year2 = 2017

}}

The Intel Level Up was a series of annual video game competitions organised by Intel to support independent video game development, with winning games receiving monetary rewards in addition to the award.{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/intel-level-up-2010-game-demo-challenge|title=Intel Level Up 2010 Game Demo Challenge|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=16 March 2010 |last1=Co-Founder |first1=Jim Rossignol |last2=Rossignol |first2=Jim }} The first competition, titled the Intel Game Demo Contest, was held in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.techpowerup.com/9945/intel-game-demo-contest|title=Intel Game Demo Contest|website=techpowerup.com|date=21 March 2006 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/267273.htm|title=Intel Game Demo Creation Contest Official Rules|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409053402/http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/267273.htm|archive-date=2006-04-09|access-date=2024-01-14|url-status=live}} It was restarted in 2009 as the Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/intel-launches-2009-level-up-game-dev-competition|title=Intel Launches 2009 Level Up Game Dev Competition|website=Gamasutra}} The competition has not been held after 2017.{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/sites/campaigns/levelup2017/hall-of-glory/|title=Hall of Glory|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123418/https://software.intel.com/sites/campaigns/levelup2017/hall-of-glory/|archive-date=2018-08-26|access-date=2024-01-14|url-status=live}}

A distinctive feature of the contest was the participation of game-industry luminaries as judges. At different times, the judges were Sid Meier, Will Wright, Chris Avellone, Todd Howard, Tim Schafer, Chris Taylor, etc.{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2017-judges|title=Level Up 2017 Judges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506161715/https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2017-judges |archive-date=2017-05-06 }}{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2015-judges|title=Level Up 2015 Judges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127010032/https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2015-judges |archive-date=2015-11-27 }}{{cite web|url=http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2014-judges|title=Level Up 2014 Judges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410111256/http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2014-judges |archive-date=2014-04-10 }}{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2013-judges/|title=Level Up 2013 Judges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402192656/https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2013-judges/ |archive-date=2013-04-02 }}{{cite web|url=http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2011-judges/|title=Level Up 2011 Judges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010202247/http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2011-judges/ |archive-date=2011-10-10 }}{{cite web|url=http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2010-judges/|title=Level Up 2010 Judges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019181856/http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2010-judges/ |archive-date=2012-10-19 }}{{cite web|url=http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/levelup-judges/|title=Level Up 2009 Judges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618055057/http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/levelup-judges/ |archive-date=2009-06-18 }}

Winners

=2006=

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Award{{cite web\|url=http://www3.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/264351.htm\|title=2006 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017004842/http://www3.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/264351.htm \|archive-date=2006-10-17 }}	Category	Winner	Developer	Notes
rowspan="5" \| Best Threaded Game \| 1st Place \| Command: Operation Winter Storm \| Koios Works \|
2nd Place \| Gun Dragon \| Avocado Overboard \|
3rd Place \| Tiki Lounge Blackjack \| The Jelly Filled Games \|
Honorable Mention \| Insanipaint \| \|
Honorable Mention \| El Condor Pasa \| Sweet Mobility \|
rowspan="2" \| Best Game on the Go \| 1st Place \| Toblo \| Steve Chiavelli, John Jensen, Brad Rasmussen, Ben Smith, Zach Peterson \| DigiPen
2nd Place \| Insanipaint \| \|

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Award{{cite web|url=http://www3.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/264351.htm|title=2006 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017004842/http://www3.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/264351.htm |archive-date=2006-10-17 }}

Category

Winner

Developer

Notes

rowspan="5" | Best Threaded Game

| 1st Place

| Command: Operation Winter Storm

| Koios Works

2nd Place

| Gun Dragon

| Avocado Overboard

3rd Place

| Tiki Lounge Blackjack

| The Jelly Filled Games

Honorable Mention

| Insanipaint

Honorable Mention

| El Condor Pasa

| Sweet Mobility

rowspan="2" | Best Game on the Go

| 1st Place

| Toblo

| Steve Chiavelli, John Jensen, Brad Rasmussen, Ben Smith, Zach Peterson

| DigiPen

2nd Place

| Insanipaint

=2007=

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Award{{cite web\|url=http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1409.htm\|title=2007 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225040611/http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1409.htm \|archive-date=2007-12-25 }}	Category	Winner	Developer	Notes
rowspan="5" \| Best Threaded Game \| 1st Place \| Harmotion \| Erik Chan \| Bottomless Pit Games
2nd Place \| Burning Tires \| Rasmus Barringer \|
3rd Place \| AntiPlanet \| Lev Dymchenko \|
4th Place \| Synaesthete \| Zach Aikman, Andy Maneri, Will Towns, Joe Tkach \| DigiPen
5th Place \| Red Assault \| Andreas Papathanasis \|
rowspan="5" \| Best Game on the Go \| 1st Place \| Penguins Arena \| Cristophe Canon \| Frogames
2nd Place \| Empyreal Nocturne \| Reed Gonsalves, Chad Taylor \| Double Hawk Games
3rd Place \| Hexaxis XXI \| Tim Hackett \|
4th Place \| Othello³ \| Alain Labrie \| Ware-Wolf Games
5th Place \| Helicomaster \| Jean-Philippe Doiron, Simon Ampleman \|

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Award{{cite web|url=http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1409.htm|title=2007 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225040611/http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1409.htm |archive-date=2007-12-25 }}

Category

Winner

Developer

Notes

rowspan="5" | Best Threaded Game

| 1st Place

| Harmotion

| Erik Chan

| Bottomless Pit Games

2nd Place

| Burning Tires

| Rasmus Barringer

3rd Place

| AntiPlanet

| Lev Dymchenko

4th Place

| Synaesthete

| Zach Aikman, Andy Maneri, Will Towns, Joe Tkach

| DigiPen

5th Place

| Red Assault

| Andreas Papathanasis

rowspan="5" | Best Game on the Go

| 1st Place

| Penguins Arena

| Cristophe Canon

| Frogames

2nd Place

| Empyreal Nocturne

| Reed Gonsalves, Chad Taylor

| Double Hawk Games

3rd Place

| Hexaxis XXI

| Tim Hackett

4th Place

| Othello³

| Alain Labrie

| Ware-Wolf Games

5th Place

| Helicomaster

| Jean-Philippe Doiron, Simon Ampleman

=2008=

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Award{{cite web\|url=http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/3978.htm\|title=2008 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921131716/http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/3978.htm\|archive-date=2008-09-21\|access-date=2024-01-15\|url-status=live}}	Category	Winner	Developer	Notes
rowspan="5" \| Best Threaded Game \| 1st Place \| Goo! \| Tommy Refenes \| Pillowfort Games
2nd Place \| Xenus II: White Gold \| Sergey Zabaryansky \| Deep Shadows
3rd Place \| Winding Trail \| Elena Sagalaeva \|
4th Place \| Predtechi \| Sergey Zabaryansky \| Deep Shadows
5th Place \| Deadly Light \| Yakov Sumygin \|
rowspan="5" \| Best Game on the Go \| 1st Place \| Magic Worlds \| Dmitry Dobryak \|
2nd Place \| I’m Lulu King! \| Cheng Chen \|
3rd Place \| Sub0 \| Bradley Wesson \|
4th Place \| Army of Earth \| Tom Spencer-Smith \|
5th Place \| Protozoa \| Mauro Persano \|
rowspan="5" \| Best Game on Intel Graphics \| 1st Place \| Pixel and Vega in: Crunch Time! \| Aaron Murray \| Tandem Games
2nd Place \| Protozoa \| Mauro Persano \|
3rd Place \| Goo! \| Tommy Refenes \| Pillowfort Games
4th Place \| Winding Trail \| Elena Sagalaeva \|
5th Place \| Army of Earth \| Tom Spencer-Smith \|
rowspan="3" \| Judge's Choice \| 1st Place \| Deadly Light \| Yakov Sumygin \|
2nd Place \| Lens Flare Programming using 3D plains instead of sprites \| Alip Kumar Saha \|
3rd Place \| Army of Earth \| Tom Spencer-Smith \|

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Award{{cite web|url=http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/3978.htm|title=2008 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921131716/http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/3978.htm|archive-date=2008-09-21|access-date=2024-01-15|url-status=live}}

Category

Winner

Developer

Notes

rowspan="5" | Best Threaded Game

| 1st Place

| Goo!

| Tommy Refenes

| Pillowfort Games

2nd Place

| Xenus II: White Gold

| Sergey Zabaryansky

| Deep Shadows

3rd Place

| Winding Trail

| Elena Sagalaeva

4th Place

| Predtechi

| Sergey Zabaryansky

| Deep Shadows

5th Place

| Deadly Light

| Yakov Sumygin

rowspan="5" | Best Game on the Go

| 1st Place

| Magic Worlds

| Dmitry Dobryak

2nd Place

| I’m Lulu King!

| Cheng Chen

3rd Place

| Sub0

| Bradley Wesson

4th Place

| Army of Earth

| Tom Spencer-Smith

5th Place

| Protozoa

| Mauro Persano

rowspan="5" | Best Game on Intel Graphics

| 1st Place

| Pixel and Vega in: Crunch Time!

| Aaron Murray

| Tandem Games

2nd Place

| Protozoa

| Mauro Persano

3rd Place

| Goo!

| Tommy Refenes

| Pillowfort Games

4th Place

| Winding Trail

| Elena Sagalaeva

5th Place

| Army of Earth

| Tom Spencer-Smith

rowspan="3" | Judge's Choice

| 1st Place

| Deadly Light

| Yakov Sumygin

2nd Place

| Lens Flare Programming using 3D plains instead of sprites

| Alip Kumar Saha

3rd Place

| Army of Earth

| Tom Spencer-Smith

=2009=

Judges: Sid Meier, Will Wright, Rick Raymo, Brad Wardell, Christophe Canon, Mathieu Mazerolle, Mary Beth Haggerty, Dmitry Oganezov, Gina Bovara, Jeff LaFlam, Brad Werth, Steve Winburn.

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Award	Category	Winner	Developer
Judges' Choice \| \| Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War \| Albert Zhiltsov
rowspan="3" \| Best Game Optimized For Intel Graphics \| 1st Place \| I Know Your Deeds \| Yakov Sumygin
2nd Place \| Spin Tires \| Pavel Zagrebelnyy
3rd Place \| Infersus \| Infersus
rowspan="3" \| Best Threaded Game \| 1st Place \| Infersus \| Infersus
2nd Place \| I Know Your Deeds \| Yakov Sumygin
3rd Place \| The Ray Tracing Game \| Eugene Klyuchnikov
rowspan="3" \| Best Game on the Go \| 1st Place \| Spin Tires \| Pavel Zagrebelnyy
2nd Place \| Germination \| Bradley Wesson
3rd Place \| Rise Of Pirates \| Stefans Keiss

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Award

Category

Winner

Developer

Judges' Choice

| Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War

| Albert Zhiltsov

rowspan="3" | Best Game Optimized For Intel Graphics

| 1st Place

| I Know Your Deeds

| Yakov Sumygin

2nd Place

| Spin Tires

| Pavel Zagrebelnyy

3rd Place

| Infersus

| Infersus

rowspan="3" | Best Threaded Game

| 1st Place

| Infersus

| Infersus

2nd Place

| I Know Your Deeds

| Yakov Sumygin

3rd Place

| The Ray Tracing Game

| Eugene Klyuchnikov

rowspan="3" | Best Game on the Go

| 1st Place

| Spin Tires

| Pavel Zagrebelnyy

2nd Place

| Germination

| Bradley Wesson

3rd Place

| Rise Of Pirates

| Stefans Keiss

=2010=

Judges: Chris Avellone, Vic Davis, Todd Hollenshead, Todd Howard, Rod Humble, Raph Koster, Rick Raymo, Bill Roper, Tim Schafer, Adam Sessler, Jeff Vogel.{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/intel-level-up-2010-shiny-judges|title=Intel Level Up 2010: Shiny Judges!|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=21 June 2010 |last1=Co-Founder |first1=Jim Rossignol |last2=Rossignol |first2=Jim }}

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Award	Category	Winner
rowspan="5" \| Best Game on a Laptop \| 1st Place \| Purple
2nd Place \| Icebreakers
3rd Place \| Car Washer: Summer Of The Ninja
Honorable Mention \| Billichess
Honorable Mention \| Gladius
Best Game on a Desktop \| \| Have Time Will Travel
rowspan="6" \| Best Game on a Netbook \| 1st Place \| Cycle
2nd Place \| Mechanism III
3rd Place \| Karttoon Rally
Honorable Mention \| Bullzeye
Honorable Mention \| Heliride
Honorable Mention \| Spellbinder
rowspan="4" \| Judges Choice \| Best Art Design \| Mechanism III
Best Character Design \| Icebreakers
Best Graphics Performance \| Purple
Best Sound Design \| Have Time Will Travel

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Award

Category

Winner

rowspan="5" | Best Game on a Laptop

| 1st Place

| Purple

2nd Place

| Icebreakers

3rd Place

| Car Washer: Summer Of The Ninja

Honorable Mention

| Billichess

Honorable Mention

| Gladius

Best Game on a Desktop

| Have Time Will Travel

rowspan="6" | Best Game on a Netbook

| 1st Place

| Cycle

2nd Place

| Mechanism III

3rd Place

| Karttoon Rally

Honorable Mention

| Bullzeye

Honorable Mention

| Heliride

Honorable Mention

| Spellbinder

rowspan="4" | Judges Choice

| Best Art Design

| Mechanism III

Best Character Design

| Icebreakers

Best Graphics Performance

| Purple

Best Sound Design

| Have Time Will Travel

=2011=

Judges: Andy Schatz, Jeff Vogel, Wolfgang Engel, Chris Taylor, Jim Rossignol.

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Award	Category	Winner	Developer
Game of the Year \| \| Blackwell's Asylum \| Blackpipe
Best Adventure/Role Playing \| \| Blackwell's Asylum \| Blackpipe
Student Game Of The Year \| \| The White Laboratory \| Tao Xin
Best Strategy Game \| \| The White Laboratory \| Tao Xin
Best Casual Game \| \| Divo \| Logic Droids
Best Educational Game \| \| Atooms To Moolecules \| Bitsits Games
Best Puzzle Game \| \| Splice \| Cipher Prime Studios
Best Shooter Game \| \| MilitAnt \| Xibalba Studios
Best Simulation Game \| \| Imagine Earth \| Serious Brothers
Best Strategy Game (tie) \| \| Plutonic Repulse: A Tale Of Limerence \| Blackcow Studios
rowspan="10" \| Judges Choice \| Best 3D \| Thunderwheels \| G-Boot Games
Best Physics \| Thunderwheels \| G-Boot Games
Best Art \| Beatbuddy \| Threaks
Best Sound \| Beatbuddy \| Threaks
Best Character \| Trash TV \| Lawrence Russell

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Award

Category

Winner

Developer

Game of the Year

| Blackwell's Asylum

| Blackpipe

Best Adventure/Role Playing

| Blackwell's Asylum

| Blackpipe

Student Game Of The Year

| The White Laboratory

| Tao Xin

Best Strategy Game

| The White Laboratory

| Tao Xin

Best Casual Game

| Divo

| Logic Droids

Best Educational Game

| Atooms To Moolecules

| Bitsits Games

Best Puzzle Game

| Splice

| Cipher Prime Studios

Best Shooter Game

| MilitAnt

| Xibalba Studios

Best Simulation Game

| Imagine Earth

| Serious Brothers

Best Strategy Game (tie)

| Plutonic Repulse: A Tale Of Limerence

| Blackcow Studios

rowspan="10" | Judges Choice

| Best 3D

| Thunderwheels

| G-Boot Games

Best Physics

| Thunderwheels

| G-Boot Games

Best Art

| Beatbuddy

| Threaks

Best Sound

| Beatbuddy

| Threaks

Best Character

| Trash TV

| Lawrence Russell

=2013=

Judges: Andy Schatz, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Jordan Weisman.

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Award	Category	Winner	Developer
Game of the Year \| \| Perfection. \| Dumb and Fat Games
Best Puzzle/Physics Game \| \| Perfection. \| Dumb and Fat Games
Best Adventure/Role Playing \| \| Lilly Looking Through \| Geeta Games
Best Action Game \| \| Assault Android Cactus \| Witch Beam
Best Platformer Game \| \| Protocell \| Team Primordia
Best “Other” Game \| \| Cube & Star: A Love Story \| Doppler Interactive
rowspan="5" \| Skill and Craft \| Best Art Design \| Lilly Looking Through \| Geeta Games
Best Game Physics \| Torquel \| FullPowerSlideAttack.com
Best Sound \| Beatblasters III \| Chainsawesome Games
Best Character Design \| Life Goes On \| Infinite Monkeys
Best 3D Graphics \| Forced \| BetaDwarf Entertainment

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Award

Category

Winner

Developer

Game of the Year

| Perfection.

| Dumb and Fat Games

Best Puzzle/Physics Game

| Perfection.

| Dumb and Fat Games

Best Adventure/Role Playing

| Lilly Looking Through

| Geeta Games

Best Action Game

| Assault Android Cactus

| Witch Beam

Best Platformer Game

| Protocell

| Team Primordia

Best “Other” Game

| Cube & Star: A Love Story

| Doppler Interactive

rowspan="5" | Skill and Craft

| Best Art Design

| Lilly Looking Through

| Geeta Games

Best Game Physics

| Torquel

| FullPowerSlideAttack.com

Best Sound

| Beatblasters III

| Chainsawesome Games

Best Character Design

| Life Goes On

| Infinite Monkeys

Best 3D Graphics

| Forced

| BetaDwarf Entertainment

=2014=

Judges: Chris Avellone, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Marc Saltzman, Tim Schafer, Chris Taylor, Nathan Vella, Tyrone Rodriguez.

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Award	Category	Winner	Developer
Game of the Year \| \| Duet \| Kumobius and Tim Shiel
Best Action Game \| \| Duet \| Kumobius and Tim Shiel
Best Adventure/Role Playing \| \| Bravada \| Interbellum Team
Best Platformer Game \| \| Biglands: A Game Made By Kids \| Diego Acevedo
Best Puzzle Game \| \| Framed \| Loveshack
Best “Other” Game \| \| OTTTD \| Smg Studio
rowspan="5" \| Skill and Craft \| Best Art Design \| Toast Time \| Force Of Habit
Best Use Of Game Physics \| Airscape: The Fall Of Gravity \| Cross-product
Best Sound \| Duet \| Kumobius and Tim Shiel
Best Character Design \| A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build \| Alan Hazelden, Benjamin Davis, Ryan Roth
Best 3D Graphics \| Forced 2: The Rush! \| BetaDwarf Entertainment

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Award

Category

Winner

Developer

Game of the Year

| Duet

| Kumobius and Tim Shiel

Best Action Game

| Duet

| Kumobius and Tim Shiel

Best Adventure/Role Playing

| Bravada

| Interbellum Team

Best Platformer Game

| Biglands: A Game Made By Kids

| Diego Acevedo

Best Puzzle Game

| Framed

| Loveshack

Best “Other” Game

| OTTTD

| Smg Studio

rowspan="5" | Skill and Craft

| Best Art Design

| Toast Time

| Force Of Habit

Best Use Of Game Physics

| Airscape: The Fall Of Gravity

| Cross-product

Best Sound

| Duet

| Kumobius and Tim Shiel

Best Character Design

| A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build

| Alan Hazelden, Benjamin Davis, Ryan Roth

Best 3D Graphics

| Forced 2: The Rush!

| BetaDwarf Entertainment

=2015=

Judges: Chris Avellone, Kate Edwards, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Tim Schafer, Chris Taylor, Tyrone Rodriguez.

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Award{{cite web\|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-level-up-contest-winners-feature-kafka-reincarnation/\|title=Intel Level Up contest winners feature Kafka, reincarnation\|website=PC Gamer\|date=20 August 2015 \|last1=Webber \|first1=Jordan Erica }}	Category	Winner	Developer
Game of the Year \| \| The Franz Kafka Videogame \| Denis Galanin
Best Adventure/Role Playing \| \| The Franz Kafka Videogame \| Denis Galanin
Best Action Game \| \| Synchrom \| Morphiks
Best Linux Game \| \| Spacejacked \| Rotten Mage
Best Platformer Game \| \| Bean Dreams \| Kumobius
Best Puzzle Game \| \| Tumblestone \| The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Best “Other” Game \| \| Galactic Missile Defense \| Blacksheep Games
rowspan="5" \| Skill and Craft \| Best Art Design \| Karma, Incarnation 1 \| AuraLab
Best Sound \| Karma, Incarnation 1 \| AuraLab
Best 3D Graphics \| Steamfarer \| Igor Rashkuev
Best Character Design \| Bulb Boy \| Bulb Boy Team
Best Game Physics \| Super Adventure Pals 2 \| Massive Monster

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Award{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-level-up-contest-winners-feature-kafka-reincarnation/|title=Intel Level Up contest winners feature Kafka, reincarnation|website=PC Gamer|date=20 August 2015 |last1=Webber |first1=Jordan Erica }}

Category

Winner

Developer

Game of the Year

| The Franz Kafka Videogame

| Denis Galanin

Best Adventure/Role Playing

| The Franz Kafka Videogame

| Denis Galanin

Best Action Game

| Synchrom

| Morphiks

Best Linux Game

| Spacejacked

| Rotten Mage

Best Platformer Game

| Bean Dreams

| Kumobius

Best Puzzle Game

| Tumblestone

| The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild

Best “Other” Game

| Galactic Missile Defense

| Blacksheep Games

rowspan="5" | Skill and Craft

| Best Art Design

| Karma, Incarnation 1

| AuraLab

Best Sound

| Karma, Incarnation 1

| AuraLab

Best 3D Graphics

| Steamfarer

| Igor Rashkuev

Best Character Design

| Bulb Boy

| Bulb Boy Team

Best Game Physics

| Super Adventure Pals 2

| Massive Monster

=2016=

Judges: Chris Avellone, Kate Edwards, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Tim Schafer, Tyrone Rodriguez, Anne Toole.{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/level-up-2016-judges|title=Level Up 2016 Judges}}{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/groups/IndieGameDevs/permalink/10153320516141573/|title=Indie Game Developers IGD|website=Facebook}}

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Award	Category	Winner	Developer
Game of the Year \| \| Ellipsis \| Salmi Games
Best Action Game \| \| Ellipsis \| Salmi Games
Best Adventure/Role Playing \| \| Elsinore \| Golden Glitch Studios
Best Platformer Game \| \| Little Bug \| Buddy System
Best Puzzle Game \| \| She Remembered Caterpillars \| Jumpsuit Entertainment Ug (haftungsbeschränkt)
Best “Other” Game \| \| Duskers \| Misfits Attic
rowspan="5" \| Skill and Craft \| Best Art Design \| Overland \| Finji
Best 3D Graphics \| Guns Of Icarus Alliance \| Muse Games
Best Character Design \| Tooth and Tail \| Pocketwatch Games
Best Game Physics \| Goatpunks \| Studio Canvas
Best Sound \| Animated Puzzles Star \| Mexond Games

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Award

Category

Winner

Developer

Game of the Year

| Ellipsis

| Salmi Games

Best Action Game

| Ellipsis

| Salmi Games

Best Adventure/Role Playing

| Elsinore

| Golden Glitch Studios

Best Platformer Game

| Little Bug

| Buddy System

Best Puzzle Game

| She Remembered Caterpillars

| Jumpsuit Entertainment Ug (haftungsbeschränkt)

Best “Other” Game

| Duskers

| Misfits Attic

rowspan="5" | Skill and Craft

| Best Art Design

| Overland

| Finji

Best 3D Graphics

| Guns Of Icarus Alliance

| Muse Games

Best Character Design

| Tooth and Tail

| Pocketwatch Games

Best Game Physics

| Goatpunks

| Studio Canvas

Best Sound

| Animated Puzzles Star

| Mexond Games

=2017=

Judges: Chris Avellone, Kate Edwards, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Tim Schafer, Gary Rowe, Tyrone Rodriguez, Laila Shabir.

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Award	Category	Winner	Developer
Game of the Year \| \| Resynth \| Polyphonic LP
Best Puzzle/Physics Game \| \| Resynth \| Polyphonic LP
Best Adventure/Role Playing \| \| Cat Quest \| The Gentelbros
Best Platformer Game \| \| Pepper Grinder \| Riv Hester
Best Action Game \| \| Megaton Rainfall \| Pentadimensional Games
Best Open-Genre Game \| \| Paperbark \| Paperhouse Games
rowspan="5" \| Skill and Craft \| Best Art Design \| Cat Quest \| The Gentelbros
Best 3D Graphics \| Stardrop \| Joure Visser
Best Character Design \| The Adventure Pals \| Massive Monster
Best Game Physics \| Pepper Grinder \| Riv Hester
Best Sound \| Yankai’s Peak \| Kenny Sun

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Award

Category

Winner

Developer

Game of the Year

| Resynth

| Polyphonic LP

Best Puzzle/Physics Game

| Resynth

| Polyphonic LP

Best Adventure/Role Playing