{"id":1038635,"date":"2026-01-16T11:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=481133"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:51:22","slug":"the-indie-game-awards-announces-its-nominees-for-game-of-the-year-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-indie-game-awards-announces-its-nominees-for-game-of-the-year-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indie Game Awards announces its nominees for Game of the Year 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"From UFO 50.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-indie-game-awards-announces-its-nominees-for-game-of-the-year-2024.jpg\" \/><figcaption>From UFO 50.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In a livestream Tuesday, the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegameawards.gg\/\">Indie Game Awards<\/a> \u2014 a new awards show focused on \u201ccreativity, innovation, and passion\u201d in the independent games space \u2014 announced its 2024 nominees for a slate of awards including Debut Game, Bite-Sized Game, Solo Development, and of course, Game of the Year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The show is presented by collective Six One Indie, which also puts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixoneindie.com\/showcase\">Six One Indie Showcase<\/a> that highlights upcoming indie games. According to the website, The Indie Game Awards nominees are selected by a \u201cpanel of indie-focused games industry professionals and media outlets,\u201d though it says open submissions will be available for the second installment of the show in 2025. The winners are selected by \u201ca diverse jury of judges\u201d that includes influencers and experts, as well as journalists and industry pros.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Naturally, indie games feature in The Indie Game Awards nominations, many of which address titles some felt were missing from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/awards\/450737\/goty-watch-2024\">The Game Awards nominations<\/a> that were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/480312\/game-awards-2024-nominees-list-game-of-the-year\">announced Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Here are all of the 2024 nominees for The Indie Game Awards, which take place on Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game of the Year<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2024\/6\/11\/24173823\/1000xresist-impressions\">1000xResist<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/24156522\/animal-well-metroidvania-not\">Animal Well<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/e\/475119\">Arco<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/24084564\/balatro-review-poker-game-deck-building-roguelite\">Balatro<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Crypt Custodian<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/24156442\/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes-review-steam-pc-nintendo-switch\">Lorelei and the Laser Eyes<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/impressions\/460243\/mouthwashing-horror-game-steam-itchio-narrative\">Mouthwashing<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/review\/465091\/neva-review-nomada-devolver-digital\">Neva<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nine Sols<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/review\/452079\/ufo-50-review-pc\">UFO 50<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Debut Game<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24205237\/arranger-a-role-puzzling-adventure-impressions-pc-steam\">Arranger<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lil\u2019 Guardsman<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Little Kitty, Big City<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Loddlenaut<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mullet Madjack<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Worldless<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bite-Sized Game<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Buckshot Roulette<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Clickholding<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Duck Detective: The Secret Salami<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Minami Lane<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Please Touch the Artwork 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Narrative<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>1000xResist<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Arco<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Caravan Sandwitch<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fear the Spotlight<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Last Time I Saw You<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mouthwashing<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Solo Development<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Aerial_Knight\u2019s We Never Yield<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Animal Well<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Children of the Sun<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Crypt Custodian<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Knuckle Sandwich<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Magical Delicacy<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Emotional Impact<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>In Stars and Time<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Kind Words 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Neva<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Selfloss<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Thirsty Suitors<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Until Then<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Music<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Core Keeper<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Flock<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Pacific Drive<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Cub<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Thrasher<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Wild Bastards<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Visual Design<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Crow Country<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Harold Halibut<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hauntii<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Plucky Squire<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ultros<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Innovation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Cryptmaster<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Karmazoo<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lorelei and the Laser Eyes<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Oddada<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Rusty\u2019s Retirement<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>UFO 50<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Gameplay Design<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Balatro<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Grunn<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Minishoot Adventures<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nine Sols<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tiny Glade<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Victory Heat Rally<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Women-Led Game<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Gourdlets<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Keylocker<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Love, Ghostie<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nightmare Kart<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Crimson Diamond<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Notable Achievement in Accessibility<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Another Crab\u2019s Treasure<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Elsie<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Periphery Synthetic<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Pine Hearts<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Steamworld Heist 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Community Management<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Aggro Crab<\/li>\n<li>Black Tabby Games<\/li>\n<li>LocalThunk<\/li>\n<li>Massive Monster<\/li>\n<li>NPC Studio<\/li>\n<li>Pounce Light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/481133\/indie-game-awards-2024-game-year-nominees\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From UFO 50. In a livestream Tuesday, the inaugural Indie Game Awards \u2014 a new awards show focused on \u201ccreativity, innovation, and passion\u201d in the independent games space \u2014 announced its 2024 nominees for a slate of awards including Debut Game, Bite-Sized Game, Solo Development, and of course, Game of the Year. The show is presented by collective Six One Indie, which also puts on the Six One Indie Showcase that highlights upcoming indie games. According to the website, The Indie Game Awards nominees are selected by a \u201cpanel of indie-focused games industry professionals and media outlets,\u201d though it says open submissions will be available for the second installment of the show in 2025. The winners are selected by \u201ca diverse jury of judges\u201d that&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-indie-game-awards-announces-its-nominees-for-game-of-the-year-2024\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1038636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1038635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Indie Game Awards announces its nominees for Game of the Year 2024 | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From UFO 50. 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