A fox is on a journey through a vast and snowy landscape. Wrapped in a warm coat you may follow him and become a part of his quest. Close is a poetic and atmospheric exploration game about yourself and the other one, about being alone and being together.
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Earlier this week, the Independent Games Festival announced the finalists for the 19th annual award show. This year, over 650 entries were narrowed down to the 30 finalists below, covering categories such as Best Student Game, Best Audio, Excellence in Design, Excellence in Narrative, Excellence in Visual Art, the Nuovo Award, and the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
The IGF awards will take place on the evening March 1 this year, during GDC. The prize pool totals US$50,000, with the winner of the Seumas McNally Grand Prize receiving US$30,000. So, without further ado, we’d like to congratulate each of the finalists and wish them the best of luck in March. Here are the games that made the cut.
Best Student Game
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Sundae Month
Lily, Colors of Santa Luz
Isart Digital
Un Pas Fragile
PAF Team
FAR: Lone Sails
Mr Whale's Game Service
Frog Climbers
TeamCrew
Bamboo Heart
Sokpop Collective
Excellence in Audio
The Flame in the Flood
The Molasses Flood
GoNNER
Art in Heart
Virginia
Variable State
Hyper Light Drifter
Heart Machine
Everything
David O’Reilly
Inside
Playdead
Excellence in Design
Imbroglio
Michael Brough
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Clever Endeavour Games
Duskers
Misfits Attic
Overcooked
Ghost Town Games
Event[0]
Ocelot Society
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Blendo Games
Excellence in Narrative
Ladykiller in a Bind
Love Conquers All Games
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
iNK Stories
Virginia
Variable State
Orwell
Osmotic Studios
Event[0]
Ocelot Society
One Night Stand
Kinmoku
Excellence in Visual Art
The Flame in the Flood
The Molasses Flood
Inside
Playdead
Virginia
Variable State
Old Man's Journey
Broken Rules
Hyper Light Drifter
Heart Machine
She Remembered Caterpillars
Jumpsuit Entertainment
Nuovo Award
Islands: Non-Places
Carl Burton
Close
Tobias Zarges
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Sundae Month
Oiκοςpiel
David Kanaga
Everything
David O’Reilly
Virginia
Variable State
Mu Cartographer
Titouan Millet
Lieve Oma
Florian Veltman
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
Inside
Playdead
Stardew Valley
ConcernedApe
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Blendo Games
Event[0]
Ocelot Society
Hyper Light Drifter
Heart Machine
Overcooked
Ghost Town Games
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