Table of Contents Best Student Game Excellence in Audio Excellence in Design Excellence in Narrative Excellence in Visual Arts Nuovo Award Seamus McNally Grand Prize The nominees for the 27th Annual Independent Games Festival have been revealed.
UFO 50, Thank Goodness You’re Here, and more will compete for this year’s top honors, the Seamus McNally Grade Prize, but there’s one shocker that didn’t make the final cut: Balatro.
The Independent Games Festival awards ceremony takes place every year at Game Developers Conference, with this year’s set to take place March 17-21.
The show celebrates independent games, often nominating unexpected deep cuts and upcoming games that go on to become critical darlings.
Last year’s ceremony, for instance, featured multiple nominations for 1000xResist ahead of its official release. That would go on to become one of 2024’s best-reviewed games.