Congratulations to Riverboat Games! The team were announced as the winners of DARE Academy 2025 at the recent awards event at the CoSTAR Realtime Lab, Water’s Edge in Dundee.
Riverboat Games won with their game, ‘Galactic Postal Servitude’, which is a distinctive simulation puzzle game set in an intergalactic post office, where players manage packages for a wide range of alien customers, each with their own unique requirements.
Photo: Riverboat Games, DARE Academy 2025 winners
The awards ceremony marked the culmination of the annual summer-long competition, which brings together student teams from across Abertay’s video games degree programmes. Supported by industry mentors, the teams developed a diverse array of prototype games that demonstrated strong technical execution and thoughtful design across various genres and gameplay styles.
Lindsays has been a sponsor of DARE Academy since 2017.
Alastair Smith, Partner in our Corporate team, commented: “We were really pleased to be part of competition and to continue our support to DARE Academy.
"It’s important that these young inventors are equipped with the legal knowledge they’ll need to succeed in the video games sector and creative industries.”
Photo: Alastair Smith, Partner in our Corporate team, speaking at the awards ceremony
Dr Dayna Galloway, Head of the Department of Games and Arts, said: “We’re incredibly proud of our brilliant DARE Academy students, whose imaginative and engaging games showcase outstanding technical ability and creative vision. We say it every year—but the level of talent continues to rise, and this year is no exception.
"A sincere thank you to our sponsors and partners for their invaluable support. Their time, mentorship, and expertise have played a key role in helping our teams develop professionally and gain insights that will stay with them throughout their careers.”
For more information on DARE Academy visit the Abertay University website.
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Published 7 October 2025
