Independent Games Festival Awards 2022: Inscryption dominates list as nominations for all categories announced
The Independent Games Festival is one of the most prestigious events in the video game industry. The event celebrates independent game developers' imagination, innovation, and effort. It is part of the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry.
The most significant award of the IGF is the Seumas McNally Grand Prize - named after the game programmer Seumas McNally. The award also accompanies a prize of $30,000. Previous winners of this prestigious award include the likes of Outer Wilds, Papers, Please, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Night in the Woods.
The nominees for this year have finally been revealed. Titles from different genres and popularity feature across all the categories. Inscryption and Unpacking bag the highest number of nominations with four each.
Independent games this year have provided players with experiences that range from - finding your own identity out in the world, a card-based odyssey, unpacking your belongings, or timeless loops. Inscryption and Unpacking were a delight to play during the year and deserve their multiple nominations.
The festival has a total prize pool of $50,000. Various categories celebrate and award the contributions and achievements of the developers. The awards are given on the recommendation of juries selected by an IGF committee.
The IGF will be hosted during GDC 2022, which will be held in San Francisco from March 21-25. Fans of the indie gaming scene should tune in to find out which titles make it big.
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