With Media Molecule's Dreams approaching the end of its first year being fully released, the developer is ready to present its second-annual Impy Awards to outstanding creators. The first set of these awards for incredible player creations in Dreams had gone out to Early Access players who got their hands on the game before the full release in 2020.
Considering how many Dreams creators participated, and the level of quality that players released over the course of the last year, the competition is likely steep going into the Awards. While many of the awards will be chosen by Media Molecule, there are a handful of categories that fans can vote on themselves to give their favorite creators a boost.
There are twenty-three different awards going out to Dreams players and their creations, from Creator of the Year to Best VR Experience, rewarding every type of player for great achievements throughout the year. Creations like the VR Haunted Mansion could cross over between two different categories for both using horror genre as well as Virtual Reality. The full list of nominees aren't likely to surprise members of the Dreams community, but newer fans might want to look out for some of the best that the game has to offer among the list.
The categories that players can vote on include six of the twenty-three total, including Best Curator, Hidden Gem Creator, and Community Star. These are likely the categories best lent to a community vote, as there's only so much that the data Media Molecule has collected and its limited vision on star players can determine. Either way, there are some incredible Dreams creations that have been nominated for some of these awards, and they each deserve at least some recognition.
Voting for the community winners ends on February 4, and the full Awards will be presented on the game's first anniversary, February 14. Both new and longtime Dreams players may want to tune in, especially for the two Hidden Gem categories, as there may be a number of creations some fans haven't seen on display. Considering the level that some players have gone, recreating games like Halo within Dreams or even their own original content, there will likely be plenty worth tuning in for.
The full list of nominees are as follows:
Funniest Creation
Pig Detective 3 – Death on Detox Island – Team Pig Detective
Push to Open – ParsleyGuy_Alex
“This Halloween” – Music Video – TheRedProphett
Throwing a New Year’s Eve Party With Barry Blobfish – Zach-inator6
Opposite Day 8: It Ain’t Great! – MrCaseyJones
Scare of the Year
The Twilight Shift – RurouniDan
Left to Rot [HORROR] – Denjo92
Vestige – AVNDR_found
Trauma – NauticalSquatch
THE INVOCATION – TheBlightBeast
Best Art Direction
The Snowgardens – HalfUp
Where leaves fall from Serenity – Sparten__X53
Bon Appétit ! [WIP] – Elfiooh
THEOGONY – ZIIQ
Untitled Space Opera. – ORD6
Best Sculpture
Pumpkin Spice – SootyPinions
Cheetah Head – SuperCatchyName
A Greasy Meal – VitaminG_90
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove – BADROBO82
Silver Elder Dragon Head Sculpt – palscage
Best Animation
The Snowball – byvsen
NOGUCHI’S BELL – Episode 1 Trailer – Cyber_Sheep_Film
Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! – patekkah
Go Hiking! – arseny3d
Nine Tails Story / DEMO – Esuki
Best Character
8-Bit – Zypher755
*lash – FeyzPS
Alfie (Alfred Elephant) – PuddyDoke
A very Plane character – icecreamcheese
Mrs Meek – Andymationb
Best Narrative
Pig Detective 3 – Death on Detox Island – Team Pig Detective
The Snowball – byvsen
Pollen – TRIX9
The Hermit – Lidlig
The Snowgardens – HalfUp
Best Gameplay
Tiamatan – girlfromcroydon
Octane – Azure_Kn1ght
Press X to Puzzle – Pixel_Gorilla
STEAMBOUND – donut_mutt
Alpine Dream (Snowboarding) – TheOtterbon
Best Music
Pig Detective 3 – Official Soundtrack – ReddishBoat
Grey Song a Day Album – SaucelessOne
MasherButtons – For The Dreams I Can’t Remember (venwave Remix) – Venwave
Morgonblues – byvsen
Splatty’s Adventure – NiloFranck
Best Audio Design
The Snowball – byvsen
Disappearance at Birch Hollow – Mandelbo
Left to Rot [HORROR] – Denjo92
GL/TCH-R [WIP] – Elca_Gaming
Vineland – ZIIQ
Best Innovation
Moldable Maze Testing Levels (WIP) – TannicAlloy
IMPCEPTION – cgCody
Community Events TV – Bella_Iris
The Entropy Games – Entropy-Tamed
Musicalia – Glitch_Me_Up
Best VR Experience
Tectonic – sanderobros
ESCAPE – A minimalist Escape Room – SlurmMackenzie
Please Press the Button – Aecert
Jungle Bill VR – Nbeyeler
ME – Wargarble
Best Voice Acting
KeldBjones in LOCK
Bella_Iris in The Widow
Zodira in The Twilight Shift
xMightyViciousx in Deeno Teaser Trailer: In-Dreams Cut
SKINNYCHAD in Shuffleboard
Favorite Video Creator
SakkusMind
UglySofaGaming
LadyLexUK
VinceKully
byvsen
Favorite Streamer
KeldBjones
Elca_Gaming
MickYayger
cutaia_net
ApesOnFire
Hidden Gem Dream
Binary Bash – danikaka
RElax unWIND – der_timme
A Crime on Floor 99 – Frostadoodle
Musicalia – Glitch_Me_Up
Grey Song a Day Album – SaucelessOne
Hidden Gem Creator
Zypher755
stevie128k
Lidlig
beanbob101
Helekosi
Best Curator
LadyLexUK
Pookachoo
OcularFixation
Nephrendil
Lucid_Stew
Most Improved Dreamer
Yledbetter10
HeyitsmeDG
NotreDamin
girlfromcroydon
JechtaPlays
Most Helpful Dreamer
TAPgiles
Aecert
VinceKully
SakkusMind
MrCaseyJones
Community Star
leadnail
KeldBjones
Phreaky
Bella_Iris
venwave
Creator of the Year
Pixel_Gorilla
RbdJellyfish
Prinz_Laser
HalfUp
Entropy-Tamed
SebastianTeamPD + Team Pig Detective
girlfromcroydon
Creation of the Year
LOCK – Pixel_Gorilla
The Snowgardens – HalfUp
Alpine Dream (Snowboarding) – TheOtterbon
A Little Perspective – RbdJellyfish
INFINITY JUMP – the_burgervan
TEMPORAL FUSE – DancingEmber
Pig Detective 3 – Death on Detox Island – Team Pig Detective
Dreams is available now for PS4.
Source: PlayStation Blog