Sono stati svelati i giochi candidati nelle diverse categorie della 28ª edizione degli Independent Games Festival Awards, meglio conosciuti come IGF Awards. Ci fa piacere segnalare la presenza dell'avventura narrativa italiana Horses, di Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione, tra i candidati a gioco dell'anno (chiamato Seumas McNally Grand Prize all'IGF). L'evento sarà parte GDC Festival of Gaming al Moscone Convention Center di San Francisco, che si svolgerà dal 9 al 13 marzo. I vincitori saranno incoronati durante una cerimonia mercoledì 11 marzo 2026.
I nominati
Vediamo ora l'elenco completo di tutti i giochi candidati nelle varie categorie e delle menzioni d'onore delle stesse.
| Categoria | Nominati | Menzioni d'onore |
|---|---|---|
| Best Student Game |
BubbleBeast DigiDungeon (EchoLane) Kiloton (Jack Morehart) Poco (Whalefall, Micah Boursier) Prší (Herdek) Sip Fisher (Syphon Software) SPRKLS.exe (PesiiDom) |
Myth of Lumi (Luminara Games, USC Games) Candellum (ISART DIGITAL) Summit Drive (Luke Kim) Grindset T.V. (Michael Overton Brown) |
| Excellence in Audio |
Baby Steps (Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy, Devolver Digital) BALL x PIT (Kenny Sun & Friends, Devolver Digital) Blippo+ (YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, Panic) Eclipsium (Housefire, CRITICAL REFLEX) Morsels (Furcula, Annapurna Interactive) Wheel World (Messhof, Annapurna Interactive) |
The Drifter (Powerhoof) Angeline Era (Analgesic Productions) Skate Story (Sam Eng, Devolver Digital) Demonschool (Necrosoft Games, Ysbryd Games) Skin Deep (Blendo Games, Annapurna Interactive) |
| Excellence in Design |
Angeline Era (Analgesic Productions) Baby Steps (Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy, Devolver Digital) Öoo (NamaTakahashi, tiny cactus, NamaTakahashi) Skin Deep (Blendo Games, Annapurna Interactive) Titanium Court (AP Thomson, Fellow Traveler) Time Flies (Playables, Time Flies) |
Strange Jigsaws (FLEB) Below The Crown (Misfits Attic, Shochiku) Is This Seat Taken? (Poti Poti Studio, Wholesome Games Presents) Henry Halfhead (Lululu Entertainment, popagenda) Type Help (William Rous) |
| Excellence in Narrative |
Baby Steps (Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy, Devolver Digital) Perfect Tides: Station to Station (Three Bees) Promise Mascot Agency (Kaizen Game Works) Titanium Court (AP Thomson, Fellow Traveler) Type Help (William Rous) Wednesdays (The Pixel Hunt, ARTE France) |
Blippo+ (YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, Panic) HORSES (Andrea Lucco Borlera, Santa Ragione) The Roottrees Are Dead (Evil Trout Inc.) Sorry We're Closed (à la mode games, Akupara Games) |
| Excellence in Visual Arts |
Blippo+ (YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, Panic) CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs (Bastinus Rex, CRITICAL REFLEX) Eclipsium (Housefire, CRITICAL REFLEX) Loco Motive (Robust Games, Chucklefish) Morsels (Furcula, Annapurna Interactive) Skate Story (Sam Eng, Devolver Digital) |
Sol Cesto (Antoine Druaux, Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale, Goblinz Publishing) Is This Seat Taken? (Poti Poti Studio, Wholesome Games Presents) The Drifter (Powerhoof) Demonschool (Necrosoft Games, Ysbryd Games) Henry Halfhead (Lululu Entertainment, popagenda) PBJ - The Musical (kamibox) |
| Nuovo Award |
Baby Steps (Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy, Devolver Digital) Blippo+ (YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, Panic) HORSES (Andrea Lucco Borlera, Santa Ragione) Mini Mini Golf Golf (Three More Years) Plum Road Tea Dream (Reveal Game Studio) Titanium Court (AP Thomson, Fellow Traveler) kevin's PLAYING in berlin (Kevin Du) Wednesdays (The Pixel Hunt, ARTE France) |
The End of Gameplay (droqen) No Players Online (Beeswax Games, Black Lantern Collective) The House Dreams Along With Them (Jeffrey Nordin) Type Help (William Rous) _ΩMEGA_POINT (cathroon) Dreamcore (Montraluz, Tlön Industries) Threshold (Julien Eveillé, CRITICAL REFLEX) |
| Seumas McNally Grand Prize |
Baby Steps (Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy, Devolver Digital) Angeline Era (Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka, Analgesic Productions) Blippo+ (YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, Panic) HORSES (Andrea Lucco Borlera, Santa Ragione) Titanium Court (AP Thomson) Perfect Tides: Station to Station (Three Bees) |
Eclipsium (Housefire, CRITICAL REFLEX) Time Flies (Playables, Time Flies) Skate Story (Sam Eng, Devolver Digital) Skin Deep (Blendo Games, Annapurna Interactive) BALL X PIT (Kenny Sun & Friends, Devolver Digital) Demonschool (Necrosoft Games, Ysbryd Games) The Drifter (Powerhoof) |
