A Week in the Life of Asocial Giraffe
Nominated for Impact
Description: A Week in the Life of Asocial Giraffe is a point-and-click adventure game about a Giraffe attempting to live his day-to-day life while not talking to anyone.
Single Player
Platform: PC
Status: No release date yet
Comedy, Point & Click, Puzzle, Funny, 2D, Cartoon, Cute, Adventure, Wholesome, Hand-drawn, Story Rich, Casual, Linear, Family Friendly, Stealth
Am I Nima
Nominated for Narrative
Description: Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game about combining words in your brain and using them to talk. Convince your mom that you really are her daughter.
Single Player
Platform: PC
Status: No release date yet
Horror, Visual Novel, Choose-your-own-adventure
Bird
Nominated for Impact
Description: Bird is an interactive documentary where players encounter memories and artwork of Darrell Fair, an artist and activist wrongfully incarcerated in 1998 and fighting for his freedom after 30 years.
Single Player
Platforms: PC
Status: No release date yet
Documentary, Story-driven
Bits & Bops
Nominated for Audio Design
Description: Bits & Bops is a collection of over 20 rhythm mini-games. It features simple controls that anyone can learn; catchy, upbeat original tunes; gorgeous hand-drawn 2D animation; and a custom game engine with lightning fast response times.
Single Player
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck
Status: Releases 01/01/2026
Rhythm
Cairn
Nominated for Systemic Design
Description: Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami.
Single Player
Platforms: PC, PS5
Status: No release date yet
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Action-Adventure, Walking Simulator, Inventory Management, Female Protagonist, Resource Management, Sci-fi, Immersive, Exploration, Story Rich, Unforgiving, Third Person, Open World, Survival
Casting Call: The Game
Nominated for Tabletop Design
Description: You’re an actor clawing for your big break. From dramatic monologues to wild auditions, you’ll need to outshine the competition to land the starring role. It’s lights, camera… outrageous fun
Multiplayer
Format: Card Game
Status: Released
Party, Hollywood, Improvisation
Children of Saturn
Nominated for Impact
Description: A found footage coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers growing up under an orange sky.
Single Player
Platforms: PC, Steam Deck, Switch, Playstation, Xbox
Status: No release date yet
Coming-of-Age, Found-Footage, 90s, Narrative, Female Protagonist, Retro, PS1
Desktop Explorer
Nominated for Systemic Design
Description: Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Single Player
Platforms: PC and MacOS
Status: Releases Q2 2026
Point & Click, Adventure, Investigation, Psychological Horror, Simulation, Interactive Fiction, Puzzle, Detective, 1990’s
Farewell North
Nominated for Performance
Description: Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland.
Single Player
Platform: Steam, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch
Status: Released
Dog, Exploration, Emotional, Indie, Narrative
Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson
Nominated for Audio Design
Description: Fretless is a turn based Guit-RPG where Instead of collecting swords and shields, you battle with guitars, synthesizers, and riffs! Upgrade your pedal board, collect instrument mods, and explore a vibrant world full of music!
Single Player
Platforms: PC, Mobile, Switch
Status: Released
RPG, Turn-Based, Rhythm, Deck Building
Ghosts in the Machine: The Old Zoo
Nominated for Live Action
Description: Ghosts in the Machine: The Old Zoo combines Augmented Reality (AR), mobile gaming, and storytelling to take users on a unique journey to The Otherside.
Single Player
Platform: Mobile
Status: Released
AR, Horror, Mystery, Mobile, Scavenger hunt, Site-specific, Dance
Goodnight Universe
Nominated for Live Action
Description: Play as Isaac, a 6-month-old baby navigating family dynamics, a corrupt tech corporation, and burgeoning psychic powers.
Single Player
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox X|S, Switch 2, Switch 1
Status: Released
Narrative Game, Emotional, Cinematic, Story Rich, Stylized
KUU
Nominated for Visual Design
Description: KUU is an atmospheric moonbase manager where your only choices are impossible ones.
Single Player Campaign / 2-6 Player Deathmatch
Platform: PC, Mac
Status: No release date yet
Atmospheric, Story Rich, Resource Management, Sci-Fi, Singleplayer, Choices Matter, Simulation, Interactive Fiction, Survival, Multiple Endings, Narrative, Futuristic, Female Protagonist, High Concept
labRats
Nominated for Live Action
Description: labRats is a remote live performance, where audiences play as rats in a mysterious lab. Whether they choose to escape, revolt, or deconstruct their reality is entirely their choice.
Multiplayer
Format: Live Performance
Status: Released
Live Performance, Co-op, Emotional, Puzzle
Mini MIni Golf Golf
Nominated for Visual Design
Description: Destabilize the present and plunge into a neon psychohistory of a bizarre entity in distress. This is not a game about minigolf.
Single Player
Platforms: PC, macOS, Steam Deck
Status: Released
Narrative, Interactive Fiction, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Psychroma
Nominated for Narrative
Description: Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color…
Single Player
Platforms: PC, Linux, Steam Deck
Status: Released
Psychological Horror, Side-scroller
Rockin’ Derby
Nominated for Live Action
Description: Rockin’ Derby is a wacky 4-player kart racer set in a cartoon Rubber Hose-styled world. Players compete against each other by rocking back and forth on real-life rocking horses.
Multiplayer
Format: Alt Control
Status: Not intended for release
Alt Ctrl, Alternate Controller, Kart Racing, Co-op, Multiplayer
Sushi Ben
Nominated for Performance
Description: An interactive anime story! Save a beloved local sushi bar from dastardly landsharks, get distracted in countless mini games and make unforgettable friends in this larger-than-life narrative adventure.
Single Player
Platform: PC, Meta Quest, Consoles
Status: Released
Adventure, Cozy, Story-Rich, Comedy
The Cabin Factory
Nominated for Visual Design
Description: Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Single Player
Platforms: PC, PS5/PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 1/2
Status: Released
Horror, Psychological Horror, Anomaly-hunting
The Sentient Severed Arm
Nominated for Live Action and Tabletop Design
Description: In The Sentient Severed Arm, alchemists and necromancers interrogate a sentient severed arm, which is played by someone sticking their arm out from under a table or blanket.
Multiplayer
Format: Tabletop
Status: Released
Tabletop, Horror, Investigation, Live Action, LARP, Party Games, Theater Games
Uncanny Alley: A New Day
Nominated for Performance
Description: Uncanny Alley: A New Day is a live VR theatrical experience by Ferryman Collective and Virtual Worlds Company, immersing audiences in a cyberpunk world where their choices shape the narrative.
Multiplayer
Format: VRChat Performance
Status: Released
CyberPunk, Digital Theatre, Interactive Theatre, Immersive Theatre, VR, VRChat
Wednesdays
Nominated for Impact and Narrative
Description: “The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard.” Wednesdays raises awareness on the issue of sexual abuse of minors, while offering a surprisingly light-hearted narrative.
Single Player
Platform: PC and Mac
Status: Released
Visual Novel, Story-based, Narrative, Comic Book, Hand Drawn
