Student Achievements

DigiPen students distinguish themselves in the classroom and around the world. Student games, films, and academic research papers have garnered international recognition at festivals, competitions, and conferences.

In all, DigiPen students have earned more than 800 awards and honors for games, films, and academic papers.

Student Animations

Student short films have won numerous accolades, from the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award to the “Best of Student Award” at the Blue Plum Animation Festival. DigiPen animated films have been screened and selected for film festival audiences around the world and are consistently recognized for their combination of technical excellence, captivating music and sound design, and impactful storytelling.

Adija

Adija, a young girl from the Bronx, finds escape from an unhappy family life through her graffiti art.

A girl facing a brick wall spray-painted with two figures, one pink, one green, holding hands around a bright sun

Tall Order

An unorthodox detective takes the mafia head-on during the height of the Prohibition.

A detective awkwardly runs from an explosion whilst strapped to a chair.

Flap

A young girl comes to understand how her hand flapping is seen in the eyes of others.

PrePAWsterous

Two rival pup scouts must learn to work together to solve the mystery of the missing dog treats.

A dog pushes another away while setting a snare trap.

Etude

A story about a chance encounter between a young woman and young girl at a ballet studio and the dreams that are reawakened afterwards.

A young woman in glasses stands in the rain in front of a white brick wall with ivy growing on it.

Galaxy Girl

An aspiring comic book artist, stuck in her job at a pizza shop, receives unexpected inspiration for her comic during an unusual delivery.

A young girl working at a pizza parlor counter puts a pencil to her chin as she thinks of what to draw in her notebook.

Student Games

Student games from DigiPen have long stood out for their technical sophistication, design innovations, and artistic excellence - winning awards and nominations from major competitions such as IndieCade, The Game Awards, E3 College Game Competition, and more. Since 2001, the Independent Games Festival has recognized more student games from DigiPen than from any other school in the world. In many instances, our students have won recognition in categories competing against professional developers.

Nitronic Rush

Racing

Your futuristic car will boost, jump, and fly its way through treacherous cybernetic courses in this arcade-style racing game.

A glowing car with jet-boosters races through a futuristic roadway.

Guardian of the Gears

Adventure

As the intrepid robot guardian of a tick-tocking world, wield your wrench to maintain intricately linked gear systems in this puzzle-platformer.

A red robot guardian wields a blocky red wrench in a stone tunnel covered with large gears.

Penny Blue Finds a Clue

Adventure

Can famed tween detective Penny Blue (with the help from you, her babysitter) solve a murder mystery in this 2.5D adventure?

A woman in formal attire daintily holds a champagne glass as the player asks her questions.

RumbleTV

Multiplayer

In this MOBA/FPS hybrid, choose from three unique convicts and work as a team to fight for freedom from a prison planet.

A boxy gun's reticle hovers near a yellow explosion in the distance, surrounded by levitating robots.

Somnus

Adventure

In this 3D adventure, use your enchanted camera to solve perspective-based puzzles and lead your stuffed animals back from a magical dream world.

Melanie stands on a circular path full of purple foliage and glowing mushrooms. A snail crawls behind her.

SubRay

Adventure

Pilot your underwater exploration pod through the dark depths of the ocean, reckoning with fierce aquatic life along the way.

A disc-shaped vessel illuminates a glowing undersea world full of kelp and mushrooms.

Game Narrative Review Competition

DigiPen students have won 92 Gold and Platinum awards in the Game Narrative Review Competition, a part of the Game Narrative Summit at the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.