Stupid Chimp Slop Is a TIGA Awards 2026 Finalist!
It’s official – Stupid Chimp Slop is a TIGA Games Industry Awards 2026 finalist!
XORWIRE Games has plenty to celebrate after Stupid Chimp Slop secured a place on the shortlist for the VR/SR/AR/MR Game category.
It’s a fantastic achievement for the independent UK VR studio. It also marks another exciting milestone in XORWIRE Games’ journey.
XORWIRE has already built a growing community of VR players and achieved more than 1.5 million installs across its games. Now, Stupid Chimp Slop is gaining recognition on an even bigger stage.
Stupid Chimp Slop Makes the TIGA Shortlist
The TIGA Games Industry Awards celebrate talent and achievement from across the UK games industry. Therefore, earning a place on the shortlist gives XORWIRE another big reason to celebrate.
For Stupid Chimp Slop, becoming a finalist in the VR/SR/AR/MR Game category marks an exciting moment.
The game throws players into a sprawling collection of extreme environments. Around every corner, there’s something new to discover or interact with.
Players can barricade areas, smash windows, open doors and steal traffic cones. They can also eat bananas. Lots and lots of bananas. That freedom and chaos sit right at the heart of the experience.
XORWIRE created Stupid Chimp Slop as an experimental project that explores modern VR culture and the standards players expect from VR games.
The result is something deliberately unusual, unpredictable and packed with personality.
A VR Game Shaped by Its Community
Community involvement also plays a huge part in Stupid Chimp Slop.
XORWIRE actively invites its players to help shape the future of the game. Community polls give players a say in what the team should do next and where the project should go.
As a result, players can become part of the development journey rather than simply playing the finished experience.
This approach also reflects XORWIRE’s wider attitude towards VR development. The studio listens closely to its players and uses their feedback to help improve its games.
Stupid Chimp Slop embraces that approach completely.
Its environments encourage players to explore and experiment. There are interactive objects, strange details and plenty of ridiculous moments to discover.
It might call itself “slop”, but there’s clearly more going on beneath the surface.
A Huge Milestone for XORWIRE Games
The TIGA nomination adds another achievement to XORWIRE Games’ growing list of milestones.
Founded by young developer Evan, the independent studio has already achieved more than 1.5 million installs across its games.
Its games include Breakout VR, Chemp Physics, Munkie All-Stars and Stupid Chimp Slop. Breakout VR alone has achieved more than 500,000 installs.
Now, XORWIRE can add TIGA Games Industry Awards finalist to its growing list of achievements.
And there is still plenty more to come.
XORWIRE Games Is Just Getting Started
While Stupid Chimp Slop enjoys its moment in the spotlight, XORWIRE is already looking towards what comes next.
High Horns is a multiplayer VR climbing game that brings players together for an adventure with their goat friends. Players climb, explore and tackle challenges as they make their way through the game.
XORWIRE showcased High Horns at AWE USA 2026 in Long Beach, where the game made its first public playable appearance. It marked an exciting milestone for the studio and gave a new audience the chance to experience the game.
And there’s more on the horizon.
XORWIRE is also preparing for DreamHack Stockholm this winter, giving the studio another opportunity to showcase its work and connect with the wider gaming community.
With High Horns moving forward, DreamHack Stockholm in the pipeline and Stupid Chimp Slop earning TIGA recognition, 2026 is shaping up to be a huge year for XORWIRE Games.
Congratulations, XORWIRE Games!
Whatever happens when TIGA announces the winners, becoming a finalist is an achievement worth celebrating.
For XORWIRE, the nomination represents another exciting step forward. It also puts Stupid Chimp Slop firmly in the spotlight.
A game filled with chaos, experimentation, community ideas and a frankly unreasonable number of bananas is now a TIGA Games Industry Awards 2026 finalist.
That’s quite an achievement. So, from everyone at HYPD, a huge congratulations to Evan and XORWIRE Games.
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