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"What the Car?" Wins Best Mobile Game at Gamescom Latam 2024

Apr 04,2025 Author: Owen

Last week, the inaugural Gamescom Latam event took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, aiming to highlight Latin America's growing presence in the gaming industry while celebrating global achievements. The event featured game awards in partnership with the BIG Festival, with winners announced during a glamorous presentation.

The awards spanned 13 categories, with finalists selected by a panel of 49 judges. Attendees at the Sao Paulo Expo had the chance to play all the nominees at a prominent booth, where mobile games were seamlessly integrated with PC titles, reflecting the importance of mobile gaming in today's market.

The "Best Mobile Game" award, a category of particular interest, was won by Triband ApS' What the Car? This game, previously highlighted by Jupiter Hadley in an article featuring ten lesser-known gems, is now gaining well-deserved recognition. Its win at Gamescom Latam 2024 could signal its rise to mainstream popularity.

What the Car? at its showcase booth at Gamescom Latam

While What the Car? took home the top prize, the other nominees in the "Best Mobile Game" category also deserve recognition for their quality:

  • Junkworld – Ironhide Game Studio
  • Bella Pelo Mundo – Plot Kids
  • An Elmwood Trail – Techyonic
  • Sibel's Journey – Food for Thought Media
  • Residuum Tales of Coral – Iron Games
  • SPHEX – VitalN

Residuum at Gamescom Latam 2024

The other winners across various categories were:

  • Game of the Year – Chants of Sennar - Rundisc
  • Best Game from Latin America – Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure – Furniture & Mattress
  • Best Brazilian Game – Momodora: Moonlit Farewell - Bombservice
  • Best Casual Game – Station to Station – Galaxy Groove Studios
  • Best Audio – Dordogne - UMANIMATION and UN JE NE SAIS QUOI
  • Best Art – Harold Halibut – Slow Bros. UG.
  • Best Multiplayer – Extremely Powerful Capybaras – Studio Bravarda and PM Studios
  • Best Narrative – Once Upon A Jester – Bonte Avond
  • Best XR/VR – Sky Climb - VRMonkey
  • Best Gameplay – Pacific Drive – Ironwood Studios
  • Best Pitch from Regional Game Development Associations – Dark Crown – Hyper Dive Game Studio

If you're eager to experience the award-winning What the Car?, it's available on the App Store through Apple Arcade, a subscription service priced at $6.99 per month (or your local equivalent). You can start playing by downloading it with the button below.

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