Two iCivics Games are finalists in the 2025 GEE! Learning Game Awards. Uncovering Loyalties and the yet-to-be-released game, Investigation Declaration, have both been recognized as finalists in the Formal Learning category.
“We are honored to be a finalist in the GEE! Awards again,” said game creator and iCivics’ Senior Director of Digital Learning Carrie Ray-Hill. “This organization really champions educational video games, and we are grateful to be among such innovative competitors.”
Uncovering Loyalties helps young learners in grades 3–5 understand the tensions of pre-revolutionary Williamsburg and encourages them to learn how people from different backgrounds brought unique perspectives to American history.
Investigation Declaration challenges middle and high school students to track how Enlightenment ideas and themes from the Declaration of Independence influenced rights and freedoms for a century. Investigation Declaration will be released in August!
“It’s exciting to see our two newest games get recognized for excellence in game design,” Ray-Hill said. “We always put students at the forefront of our designs, and we challenged ourselves to find new, engaging ways to immerse them in the games.”
The GEE! Awards recognize excellence in educational game design. Finalists showcase their games during the Play Make Learn conference, which “is a place for collaboration and discovery in the design, research and practice of playful learning, games for learning and positive social impact, making and makerspaces, STEAM education, and arts in education.”
Both games are also in the running for the People’s Choice Award, which recognizes the game people are most excited about. Voting is open now and ends at midnight on August 21.
GEE! winners will be announced live at Play Make Learn on August 21.
