Awaken 8 : Fragments left behind

Entrant

Linda Heartily Nguyen/ Heartily studio

Category

BEST Game Categories - Best Solo-Development (NEW)

Client's Name

-

Country / Region

United States

Awaken 8 was created by a solo developer over an eight-month period, during which the creator independently learned and handled every aspect of development: worldbuilding, narrative design, character and mask design, visual art direction, cinematic trailer editing, music video direction, branding, and campaign strategy. She built a custom art visual pipeline using advanced heavy compositing, paintovers, lighting control, color grading, and design iteration to maintain strong visual consistency across characters, worlds, and promotional materials. The creator also taught herself cinematic editing and music video production to bring the world to life through trailers, character reveals, and virtual idol performances tied directly to the game’s narrative. All creative direction, storytelling, symbolism, emotional themes, marketing presentation, and production decisions were handled solely by one creator

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Credits

Solo developer, Creative Director / Heartily studios
Linda Heartily Nguyen
music producer
Huy tran
kpop group vocalist
Valkyria
music producer
Thai
2026
NYX Game Awards - Echoes of Mystralia
silver
winner

Entrant

Borealys Games

Category

PC Game - Best Music

Country / Region

Canada

2026
NYX Game Awards - Forgotlings
silver
winner

Entrant

Throughline Games

Category

PC Game - Best Storytelling

Country / Region

Denmark

2026
NYX Game Awards - Awaken 8 : Fragments left behind
silver
winner

Entrant

Linda Heartily Nguyen/ Heartily studio

Category

BEST Game Categories - Best Visual Art & Design Team

Country / Region

United States

2026
NYX Game Awards - Among the Trolls
silver
winner
505 Pulse

Entrant

505 Pulse

Category

PC Game - Best Music

Country / Region

Italy