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13th Annual IGF Finalists Announced
The finalists for the 2011 Independent Games Festival have been announced. As per the past few years, the contenders are broken down into several categories that give accolades for art, design, audio, and more. Additionally, honorable mentions have been named this year, as an added means of recognizing the effort of independent developers. Take a gander at the finalists below, and check back February 28 – March 4 for the return of our Indie Week coverage.
Seumas McNally Grand Prize:
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Desktop Dungeons
- Minecraft
- Nidhogg
- SpyParty
Honorable mentions: Neptune's Pride (Iron Helmet Games); Super Crate Box (Vlambeer); Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (Carpe Fulgur); Bit.Trip Runner (Gaijin Games); Retro City Rampage (Vblank Entertainment)
Excellence In Visual Art:
- Bastion
- Bit.Trip Runner
- Cave Story (2010 Edition)
- The Dream Machine
- Hohokum
Honorable mentions: Retro City Rampage (Vblank Entertainment); Cobalt (Oxeye Game Studio); Faraway (Steph Thirion); Helsing's Fire (Ratloop); Flotilla (Blendo Games).
Technical Excellence:
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Confetti Carnival
- Miegakure
- Minecraft
- Neverdaunt:8Bit
Honorable mentions: Cobalt (Oxeye Game Studio); Achron (Hazardous Software); Hazard: The Journey Of Life (Demruth); Overgrowth (Wolfire Games); Swimming Under Clouds (Piece Of Pie Studios)
Excellence In Design:
- Desktop Dungeons
- Faraway
- Minecraft
- Nidhogg
- Super Crate Box
Honorable mentions: Helsing's Fire (Ratloop); Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (Carpe Fulgur); Flotilla (Blendo Games); Bo (Mahdi Bahrami); Brutally Unfair Tactics Totally OK Now [B.U.T.T.O.N.] (Copenhagen Game Collective)
Excellence in Audio:
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Bastion
- Bit.Trip Beat
- Cobalt
- Retro City Rampage
Honorable mentions: Bit.Trip Runner (Gaijin Games); Cave Story (2010 Edition) (Nicalis); Jamestown (Final Form Games); NightSky (Nicalis); Planck (Shadegrown Games)
Best Mobile Game:
- Colorblind
- Halcyon
- Helsing's Fire
- Shot Shot Shoot
- Solipskier
Honorable mentions: Flick Kick Football (PikPok); Shibuya (Nevercenter); Spirits (Spaces Of Play); Tentacles (Press Play); Trainyard (Matt Rix)
Nuovo Award Finalists:
- Bohm
- Brutally Unfair Tactics Totally OK Now (B.U.T.T.O.N.)
- The Cat and the Coup
- Dinner Date
- Hazard: The Journey Of Life
- A House in California
- Loop Raccord
- Nidhogg
Honorable Mentions: Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Frictional Games); Choice Of Broadsides (Choice Of Games); Faraway (Steph Thirion); Feign (Ian Snyder); Spy Party (Chris Hecker)
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