Megabonk Dev Officially Withdraws It From The Game Awards

One of the yr’s largest shock hits on Steam, the Vampire Survivors-like Megabonk, was nominated on the Sport Awards within the “Finest Debut Indie Sport” class. However the recreation’s developer has now formally withdrawn Megabonk from the ceremony since, because it seems, it’s not truly their debut indie recreation.

On November 18, a day after The Game Awards announced all of the 2025 nominees, the official Megabonk account on Twitter posted a message from the game’s creator, who’s listed humorously as “John Megabonk.” Within the social media message, the developer, who’s listed as Vedinad on Steam, defined that whereas it was an “honor” to be nominated, they don’t assume Megabonk ought to qualify for the class as they’ve launched different video games earlier than.

“I’m withdrawing from The Sport Awards,” stated the creator. “It’s an honor and a dream for Megabonk to be nominated for TGA, however sadly, I don’t assume it qualifies for the class ‘Debut Indie Sport’. I’ve made video games prior to now beneath completely different studio names, so Megabonk shouldn’t be my debut recreation.”

In a follow-up reply, the developer behind Megabonk added: “I actually admire the nomination, assist, and votes, but it surely doesn’t really feel proper on this class.” They then recommended folks ought to vote for “one other one of many superb debut titles” that had been nominated for a similar award, and ended the publish with: “They’re all superb video games! Thanks once more! new Megabonk replace coming quickly.”

Kotaku has contacted the Sport Awards and Geoff Keighley about Megabonk withdrawing from the present like this and what’s going to occur now. Will it’s changed or will the class simply be one recreation brief this yr? As of November 18 at 3:20 pm EST, you can still find and even vote for Megabonk on the official Sport Awards web site, although the sport’s creator would relatively you not do this.