Winners of Indie Game Award 2024
Winner List
Award Category | Country Area | Game Title | Developer/Team |
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Best Narrative | Taiwan | Nine Sols | Red Candle Games |
Best Audio | South Korea | Blue Wednesday | Buff Studio |
Best Visual Art | Serbia | Scorn | Ebb Software |
Best Design | Poland | Against the Storm | Eremite Games |
Best Innovation | United Kingdom | Not For Broadcast | NotGames Ltd. |
Best Mobile Game | China | Relieve | Salt Game Studio |
Best Student Game | Taiwan | mossasis | Futile Games |
Grand Prix | United Kingdom | Viewfinder | Sad Owl Studios |
Best Narrative
Game Title: Nine Sols
Developer/Team: Red Candle Games (Taiwan)
Website: https://redcandlegames.com/
Game Intro:
Developer/Team: Red Candle Games (Taiwan)
Website: https://redcandlegames.com/
Game Intro:
Nine Sols is a lore-rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection-focused combat. Embark on a journey of Asian fantasy, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Best Audio
Game Title: Blue Wednesday
Developer/Team: Buff Studio (South Korea)
Website: https://www.buffstudio.com
Game Intro:
Developer/Team: Buff Studio (South Korea)
Website: https://www.buffstudio.com
Game Intro:
BLUE WEDNESDAY is a narrative adventure cozy game about jazz and love, and about failure. Explore Evans City, chat with various people, and enjoy unique mini-games that connect naturally.
Best Visual Art
Game Title: Scorn
Developer/Team: Ebb Software (Serbia)
Website: https://scorn-game.com/
Game Intro:
Developer/Team: Ebb Software (Serbia)
Website: https://scorn-game.com/
Game Intro:
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Best Design
Game Title: Against the Storm
Developer/Team: Eremite Games (Poland)
Website: https://www.eremitegames.com
Game Intro:
Developer/Team: Eremite Games (Poland)
Website: https://www.eremitegames.com
Game Intro:
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Best Innovation
Game Title: Not For Broadcast
Developer/Team: NotGames Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Website: https://notgames.co.uk/
Game Intro:
Developer/Team: NotGames Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Website: https://notgames.co.uk/
Game Intro:
Dark comedy game where you edit a live broadcast. Cut between multiple camera feeds, tweak the headlines, bleep the foul language - each of those decisions will have an impact on what happens next on air, but more importantly, will shape the future of the entire nation.
Best Mobile Game
Game Title: Relieve
Developer/Team: Salt Game Studio (China)
Website: https://www.saltgamestudio.com/
Game Intro:
Developer/Team: Salt Game Studio (China)
Website: https://www.saltgamestudio.com/
Game Intro:
Relieve is a 2D narrative puzzle game. A story filled with escape, compromise, and silent resistance in the pursuit of one's own distant place.
The game presents the coming together and breaking apart of a young couple in a unique black and white comic style.
Best VR Game
Game Title: mossasis
Developer/Team: Futile Games (Taiwan)
Website: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2410460/_/
Game Intro:
Developer/Team: Futile Games (Taiwan)
Website: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2410460/_/
Game Intro:
Mossasis is a 3D side-scrolling puzzle game where players explore a vast unknown world from the microscopic perspective of moss. Along the way, they must navigate through dark corners while avoiding the sunlight, and be cautious when passing by giant creatures to avoid drawing attention.
Grand Prix
Game Title: Viewfinder
Developer/Team: Sad Owl Studios (United Kingdom)
Website: https://www.sos.games/viewfinder
Game Intro:
Developer/Team: Sad Owl Studios (United Kingdom)
Website: https://www.sos.games/viewfinder
Game Intro:
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Jury Panel
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Coolerist
- 狐狸牧場 赤狐
- Akinari Ito