On December 19, the inaugural Indie Game Awards presented by Six One Indie honored developers and video games across twenty categories. Each of the categories had 6 nominees with the biggest category of the show, Game of the Year, having 10 nominees.
As the name suggests, the Indie Game Awards are handed to developers or games made by indie studios. An indie studio makes games without the financial or technical support of major publishers. Indie studios can have anywhere from one to 10 members.
Full list of nominees and winners at the Indie Game Awards 2024
Balatro continued its impressive run, winning both Game of the Year and Gameplay Design. Our darling game Neva, won the Emotional Impact, similar to the award it scooped at The Game Awards. Here is the list of all the nominees and winners in the different categories of the inaugural Indie Game Awards.
Game of the Year
- 1000xRESIST
- Animal Well
- ARCO
- Balatro – WINNER
- Crypt Custodian
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Mouthwashing
- Neva
- Nine Sols
- UFO 50
The Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award
Industry Impact – Four Winners
- Outersloth
- New Blood
- Day of the Devs
- Strange Scaffold
Debut Game
- Arranger
- Lil’ Guardsman
- Little Kitty, Big City – WINNER
- Loddlenaut
- MULLET MADJACK
- Worldless
Notable Achievement in Accessibility
- Another Crab’s Treasure – WINNER
- Elsie
- Periphery Synthetic
- Pine Hearts
- SteamWorld Heist II
- Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure
Able To Play Introduction
Music
- Core Keeper
- Flock
- Pacific Drive – WINNER
- The Cub
- Thrasher
- Wild Bastards
Visual Design
- Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus
- Crow Country
- Harold Halibut – WINNER
- Hauntii
- The Plucky Squire
- Ultros
Bite-Sized Game
- Buckshot Roulette
- Clickholding
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
- Minami Lane
- Please Touch the Artwork 2
- Thank Goodness You’re Here – WINNER
Innovation
- Cryptmaster – WINNER
- KarmaZoo
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- ODDADA
- Rusty’s Retirement
- UFO 50
Emotional Impact
- In Stars and Time
- Kind Words 2
- Neva – WINNER
- Selfloss
- Thirsty Suitors
- Until Then
Gameplay Design
- Balatro – WINNER
- Grunn
- Minishoot Adventures
- Nine Sols
- Tiny Glade
- Victory Heat Rally
Community Management
- Aggro Crab – WINNER
- Black Tabby Games
- LocalThunk
- Massive Monster
- NPC Studio
- Pounce Light
Narrative
- 1000xRESIST – WINNER
- ARCO
- Caravan SandWitch
- Fear The Spotlight
- Last Time I Saw You
- Mouthwashing
Women-Led Game
- Gourdlets
- Keylocker
- Love, Ghostie
- Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber. – WINNER
- Nightmare Kart
- The Crimson Diamond
Solo Development
- Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield
- Animal Well – WINNER
- Children of the Sun
- Crypt Custodian
- Knuckle Sandwich
- Magical Delicacy
Which of the winners at the Indie Game Awards 2024 surprised you the most? GameBaba Universe would love to hear your thoughts.
