Final 12 months’s definitive indie blockbuster, Baratro? was not nominated for the IGF Grand Prix. Animals So, has it changed into an obsession that just about each gaming journalist is fed up with? not nominated for one thing. UFO 50, the spectacular and necessary achievements of the greats, have been they omitted from our personal checklist of 2024? that did Win a Grand Prix nomination.
I do not agree with both the nominees or the absentees at this 12 months’s Unbiased Video games Pageant Awards, so I will not point out any of the above to trigger hassle. As a substitute, I have a look at this checklist and suppose, “Wow! Wow, video video games are extra various than ever, and even throughout the particular area of interest of indie video games, there is no longer a dominant cultural narrative.
For individuals who do not know, the IGF Awards have been working for 26 years and the winners are introduced throughout GDC. Nominees and winners will likely be chosen by a set of builders and journalists. This is without doubt one of the few online game awards that does not really feel like a easy reputation contest.
Jenny Zhaoxia’s Eat Me leads the pack with 5 nominations, whereas the soccer novel Desperoto is true behind with 4 nominations, and The Nun Indica is nominated for 3. Animals Nicely, to be truthful, it did win a number of honorable mentions. Right here is the entire checklist:
Seamus McNally Award
- Cave of Kudo (Freehold Video games / Kitfox Video games)
- Eat Me (Jenny Zhao Xia, AP Thomson, Jian Li, Violet WP, Ken “Coda” Snyder)
- Desperote (Julian Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena / Panic)
- INDIKA (odd meter / 11 bit studio)
- Thanks, you’re right here! (Name Supper / Panic)
- UFO 50 (Mosmus)
Honorable point out: Animal Nicely (Billy Basso / Bigmode), Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack), Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Uncooked Fury), Mouthwash (Flawed Organ / CRITICAL REFLEX), 9 Sols (RedCandleGames), Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments)
wonderful design
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Uncooked Fury)
- Cave of Kudo (Freehold Video games / Kitfox Video games)
- Eat Me (Jenny Zhao Xia, AP Thomson, Jian Li, Violet WP, Ken “Coda” Snyder)
- Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios/Kepler Interactive)
- Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Growth)
Honorable point out: Animal Nicely (Billy Basso / Bigmode), No Case Ought to Stay Unsolved (Somi), UFO 50 (Mossmouth), LOK Digital (Letibus Design, Icedrop Video games / Draknek and Associates), Eigengrau (Martin Mauersics), The Rise of the Golden Idol (Colour Grey Recreation / Playstack)
wonderful storytelling
- Cave of Kudo (Freehold Video games / Kitfox Video games)
- Nearer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Video games)
- Eat Me (Jenny Zhao Xia, AP Thomson, Jian Li, Violet WP, Ken “Coda” Snyder)
- Desperote (Julian Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena / Panic)
- INDIKA (odd meter / 11 bit studio)
- Do not let the case go unsolved (Somi)
Honorable point out: Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Uncooked Fury), Miniatures (Different Tales Interactive), Mothwashing (Flawed Organ / CRITICAL REFLEX), Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments), Thank You Right here! (Coal Supper / Panic), The Thaumaturge ( Idiot’s Idea / 11 bit studios)
nice visible artwork
- Kids of the Solar (René Rother / Devolver Digital)
- Eat Me (Jenny Zhao Xia, AP Thomson, Jian Li, Violet WP, Ken “Coda” Snyder)
- Hauntii (Moonloop Video games / Firestoke)
- Judero (Talja and Jack Coe, J. Kingspooner, Talha Kaya)
- 9 Sols (RedCandleGames)
- Thanks, you’re right here! (Name Supper / Panic)
Honorable point out: Crow Nation (SFB Video games), Demise of the Reprobate (Joe Richardson), Miniatures (Different Tales Interactive), Tiny Glade (Pounce Mild), Ultros (Hadoque / Kepler Interactive)
new award
- Eat Me (Jenny Zhao Xia, AP Thomson, Jian Li, Violet WP, Ken “Coda” Snyder)
- Desperote (Julian Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena / Panic)
- Excessive Evolution: Drive to Divinity (Sam Atlas)
- Ginger (Kevin Doe/Liz Cutup)
- Individualism within the Lifeless Web Age: Anti-Large Tech Asset Flip Shovelware Rant Manifesto (Alien Melon)
- Starship Dwelling (Creature)
- Tapeçaria (mut/moochi (with assist from the plunderludics working group))
- The Exit 8 (Kotake Create / Energetic Gaming Media Co., Ltd.)
Honorable point out: Arctic Eggs (The Water Museum, cockydoody, abmarnie, Cameron Ginex / CRITICAL REFLEX), Judero (Talha and Jack Co, J. King-Spooner, Talha Kaya), Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity (Kas Ghobadi, Julián Palacios Gechtman / Kasrah Ghobadi) , Airline ticket costs (WATERBOX), Mission Y (Project_Y) Manufacturing Committee), Refind Self: The Character TestGame (Lizardry / PLAYISM)
finest pupil video games
- A Twin Ascent (Mountain Toad Leisure / Rubika Supinfogame)
- DisplaceMen (Eversea Membership / Leaf Leaves)
- Progress Spurt: A tortuous break within the aftermath of a miscalculation (laptop sport)
- Slot Waste (Vinny Roca / Pickpan Pack Productions)
- The WereCleaner (Howlin’ Hugs / USC Recreation)
- Unknown 12 months (Julian Heuser)
Honorable point out: Playing cards of Coronary heart (GoodMind Video games), Duck Paradox (Magic Video games / Midwest Video games), Misplaced Backyard (Ori Shany, Yoni Pushett, Ramon Zerem), Good World (Michael Overton Brown), Timeworks (Starworks Studios)
Excellence in audio
- Anger Foot (Free Lives / Devolver Digital)
- Desperote (Julian Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena / Panic)
- INDIKA (odd meter / 11 bit studio)
- Odada (Sven Ahlgrim, Mathilde Hoffmann, Bastian Clausdorf)
- Thanks, you’re right here! (Name Supper / Panic)
- Utopia Should Fall (Pixel Jam)
Honorable point out: Animal Nicely (Billy Basso / Bigmode), Mothwashing (Flawed Organ / CRITICAL REFLEX), Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive), Rise of the Golden Idol (Colour Grey Video games / Playstack), UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
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