Rad trash mammal simulator Night In The Woods scooped this 12 months’s Grand Prize through the 2018 Independent Games Festival Awards on the Game Developers Conference final evening, additionally lifting the award for Excellence In Narrative. Baba Is You, an upcoming puzzle sport about shifting words to change how parts of the levels and game work, additionally picked up two awards. Looking throughout all the winners, ah sure, there actually are good video video games going round.
Excellence in Visual Art ($3,000)
Chuchel (Amanita Design) – see John’s review for extra reward.
Excellence in Audio ($3,000)
Uurnog Uurnlimited (Nifflas Games)
Excellence in Design ($3,000)
Baba Is You (Hempuli)
Excellence in Narrative ($3,000)
Night within the Woods (Infinite Fall) – see John’s review, and it was one among our favourites of 2017
Nuovo Award ($3,000)
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy (Bennett Foddy) – one other of our 2017 faves
Best Student Game ($3,000)
Baba Is You (Hempuli)
Audience Award ($3,000)
Celeste (Celeste Team) – learn Adam’s review for additional reward.
ID@Xbox Gaming for Everyone Award
SpecialEffect – the charity
alt.ctrl.GDC Award ($3,000)
Puppet Pandemonium – oh god I’m barely afraid of these puppets
Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($30,000)
Night within the Woods (Infinite Fall)
For references, all of the nominees are over here. I’ve grumbled earlier than that the IGF Awards hardly ever flip up many surprises and infrequently appear to play it secure, however hell, this additionally speaks to how rather more identified and accepted ‘indie’ video games (regardless of the hell that even means today) are today – which is nice. But additionally the alternatives is usually a bit secure. But they’re actual good video games too! Some smashing video video games.
If you fancy a go your self, various the winners and nominees are going low cost in a special sale on Steam proper now.
Last evening’s awards ceremony was livestreamed, and is preserved right here:
