The visionary collective at Six One Indie returned last night for the second annual Indie Game Awards, a dedicated showcase celebrating the peak of independent development. Having served on the jury this year, we had a front-row seat to the incredible breadth of talent within the scene. Following a ceremony brimming with passion and creativity, the results are finally in.
Without further delay, here is the full roster of victors from The Indie Game Awards 2025.
Complete Winners List: The Indie Game Awards 2025
Below are the nominees for each category, with the final winners highlighted in bold.
Achievement in Accessibility
- Abiotic Factor
- Barista
- Calm the Storm
- Peak
- Spray Paint Simulator
- Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
African Indie Game Award
- Bru & Boegie Get Da Milk!
- Finding Father
- Flibbius McDoogle and The Mysterious Flying Machine
- IKEELYA
- Metavoidal
- Stick It To The Stickman
ANZ Indie Game Award (Australia & New Zealand)
- Abiotic Factor
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Mars First Logistics
- PROXIMATE
- Tempopo
- The Drifter
Bite-Sized Game
- CARIMARA – Beneath the Forlorn Limbs
- FlyKnight
- Many Nights a Whisper
- The Dark Queen of Mortholme
- this game will end in 205 clicks.
- Time Flies
Black Voices in Gaming Award
- Advent Neon
- Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi
- Sorry We’re Closed
- Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
- Sunken Stones
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical
Community Management
- Consume Me
- Date Everything!
- IKEELYA
- Peak
- Soulstone Survivors
- Strange Scaffold
Debut Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Discounty
- Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson
- ILA: A Frosty Glide
- Sorry We’re Closed
- Tyrant’s Realm
Emotional Impact
- Afterlove EP
- and Roger
- Don’t Get Your Hopes Up
- Henry Halfhead
- Wanderstop
- Wednesdays
Gameplay Design
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Dawnfolk
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Keep Driving
- Look Outside
- Öoo
- Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
- The King is Watching
Innovation Award
- Blue Prince
- FREERIDE
- Gas Station Story
- PBJ The Musical
- Ruffy and the Riverside
- Taria & Como
Latin American Indie Game Award
- Adventure of Samsara
- despelote
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
- Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
- Taria & Como
- Tormented Souls 2
Music & Sound Design
- Everhood 2
- Herdling
- Rift of the NecroDancer
- SONOKUNI
- Sword of the Sea
- Wheel World
Narrative Excellence
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Consume Me
- Promise Mascot Agency
- The Drifter
- The Roottrees are Dead
- The Séance of Blake Manor
Solo Development Achievement
- Lushfoil Photography Sim
- Megabonk
- NAIAD
- Spilled!
- Tall Trails
- Vile: Exhumed
Southeast Asian Indie Game Award
- Afterlove EP
- Artis Impact
- Glyphica: Typing Survival
- SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure
- Urban Jungle
- Whisper Mountain Outbreak
Visual Design
- 30 Birds
- Artis Impact
- Cat Detective Albert Wilde
- Eclipsium
- Mashina
- Slime Rancher 2
Women-Led Indie Game Award
- Cabernet
- Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
- Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
- Spilled!
- Urban Myth Dissolution Center
- White Knuckle
Game of the Year
- Absolum
- and Roger
- Blue Prince
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Consume Me
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Keep Driving
- Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Community Picks
The community has spoken. Here are the fan-voted favorites across the major genres:
- Best Action Game: Hades II
- Best Adventure Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Horror Game: R.E.P.O.
- Best Interactive Fiction: Date Everything!
- Best Multiplayer Game: Peak
- Best Puzzle Game: Blue Prince
- Best Role Playing Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Simulation Game: Schedule 1
- Best Strategy Game: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
- Best Survival Game: Abiotic Factor
- Community Game of the Year: Hollow Knight: Silksong
Signature Honors
In addition to the competitive categories, several honorary awards were presented to recognize long-term impact and burgeoning talent.
Indie Vanguard Class of 2025
- Chantey (Gortyn Code)
- Neon Knives (Cookiecrayon)
- Seasonala Cemetry (Gabby DaRienzo, Kait Tremblay, Jen Costa, Nina Wong, halina heron, Mobeen Fiktree, Jacqueline de Leon)
- HYPERBEAT (Alice Bottino, Chancellor Wallin)
- Wildwood Down (Crashable Studios)
The Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award
- Maddy Thorson (Extremely OK Games, Ltd) — Recognised for work on Celeste and TowerFall Ascension.
Industry Impact Award
- Game Devs of Color — Represented by Catt Small, Brian S. Chung, and Joshy Boykin.
That concludes the full list of winners for The Indie Game Awards 2025! Did your favorite indie title take home a trophy? Share your thoughts on the winners in the comments section below.
