Play Jazzpunk though
Papers, Please took the $30,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize at this year’s IGF awards, joining last year’s Cart Life.
The other winners include Gorogoa (Excellence in Visual Art), Papers, Please (Excellence in Narrative), Papers, Please (Excellence in Design), Device 6 (Excellence in Audio), Risk of Rain (Best Student Game), The Stanley Parable (Audience Award), and Luxeria Superbia (Nuovo Award).
I’d have been cool with some more Samurai Gunn love, but I’m jazzed that Jazzpunk got nomination love. The full list of nominees and and honorable mentions is below. What was your favorite indie game of the last year?
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
- The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
- Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)
- Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games)
- Papers, Please (Lucas Pope) — Winner
- DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
- Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
Honorable mentions: Crypt Of The NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games), TowerFall Ascension (Matt Thorson), Kerbal Space Program (Squad), 868-HACK (Michael Brough), and The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll).
Excellence In Visual Art
- DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts) — Winner
- The Banner Saga (Stoic)
- Perfect Stride (Arcane Kids)
- Samorost3 (Amanita Design)
- Drei (Etter)
Honorable mentions: Shelter (Might & Delight), Galak-Z (17-BIT), The Swapper (Facepalm Games), The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll), Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)
Excellence In Narrative
- The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll)
- Paralect (Paralect Team)
- DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
- Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
- The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
- Papers, Please (Lucas Pope) — Winner
Honorable mentions: Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Games), Gorogoa (Jason Roberts), Redshirt (The Tiniest Shark), Detective Grimoire (SFB Games), Monster Loves You! (Radial Games Corp. & Dejobaan Games)
Excellence In Design
- TowerFall Ascension (Matt Thorson)
- 868-HACK (Michael Brough)
- Mushroom 11 (Untame)
- Papers, Please (Lucas Pope) — Winner
- Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)
- Crypt of The NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)
Honorable mentions: The Banner Saga (Stoic), Perfect Stride (Arcane Kids), Threes (Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend & Jimmy Hinson), DEVICE 6 (Simogo), Gorogoa (Jason Roberts)
Excellence In Audio
- Samorost3 (Amanita Design)
- Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
- The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
- Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)
- DEVICE 6 (Simogo) — Winner
- The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll)
Honorable mentions: Sokobond (Alan Hazelden, Harry Lee & Ryan Roth), The Banner Saga (Stoic), Potatoman Seeks the Troof (Pixeljam), Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games), Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)
Nuovo Award
- Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
- Luxuria Superbia (Tale of Tales) — Winner
- Extrasolar (Lazy 8 Studios)
- Perfect Woman (Peter Lu and Lea Schönfelder)
- SoundSelf (Robin Arnott)
- Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
- Save the Date (Paper Dino Software)
- Corrypt(Michael Brough)
Honorable mentions: Shelter (Might & Delight), DEVICE 6 (Simogo), Elegy for a Dead World (Dejobaan Games with Popcannibal), SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT team), 18 Cadence (Aaron A. Reed)
