Studio Drydock’s Wylde Flowers has won the Inclusivity Award at the 2022 Apple Design Awards, which celebrate excellence across the
‘Powered by a refreshingly diverse storyline and cast of LGBTQIA+ representative characters, Wylde Flowers is all about identity, accepting others, and supporting your community,’ the award listing reads.
‘As the game begins, your character – fresh off a breakup in the city – relocates to your grandma’s farm to reset, recalibrate, and maybe meet some new people. But as the narrative evolves to represent all ages, cultures, and sexualities, the game ultimately tells a much larger story.’
Fellow Inclusivity winner Procreate was recognised for its accessibility features, which now include tremor and motion filtering, and an assistive touch menu.
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Wylde Flowers has also been recognised as a Finalist in the Social Impact category, which celebrates games that improve lives in meaningful ways.
Here’s the full list of Apple Design Award winners for 2022:
Apple Design Awards 2022: Inclusivity Winners
- Procreate (Savage Interactive)
- Wylde Flowers (Studio Drydock)
Finalists
- Letter Rooms (Klemens Strasser)
- Navi (Good Snooze)
- Noted. (Digital Workroom)
- tint. (Lykkegaard Europe)
Apple Design Awards 2022: Delight and Fun Winners
- (Not Boring) Habits (Andy Works LLC)
- Overboard! (inkle)
Finalists
- Chineasy (Chineasy)
- Moncage (Optillusion)
- Please, Touch The Artwork (Studio Waterzooi)
- Water Llama (Vitalii Mogylevets)
Apple Design Awards 2022: Interaction Winners
- A Musical Story (Glee-Cheese Studio)
- Slopes (Breakpoint Studio LLC)
Finalists
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (Broken Rules)
- Transit (Transit, Inc.)
- Vectornator: Vector Design (Linearity GmbH)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow)
Apple Design Awards 2022: Social Impact Winners
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (Broken Rules)
- Rebel Girls (Rebel Girls Inc.)
Finalists
- Active Arcade (Nex)
- Empathy (The Empathy Project)
- Headspace (Headspace Health)
- Wylde Flowers (Studio Drydock)
Apple Design Awards 2022: Visuals and Graphics Winners
- Halide Mark II (Lux Optics)
- Lego Star Wars: Castaways (Gameloft)
Finalists
- Alien: Isolation (Feral Interactive)
- Behind the Frame (Silver Lining Studio under Akatsuki Taiwan)
- MD Clock (Hangzhou Midi Technology Co., Ltd.)
- (Not Boring) Habits (Andy Works LLC)
Apple Design Awards 2022: Innovation Winners
- Marvel Future Revolution (Netmarble Corp.)
- Odio (Volst)
Finalists
- Active Arcade (Nex)
- Focus Noodles (ideaTiny Co., Ltd.)
- Procreate (Savage Interactive)
- Townscaper (Oksar Stålberg)
