2014 Independent Games Festival finalists named

DEVICE 6, Jazzpunk, The Stanely Parable, and more nominated

The Main Competition finalists for the 16th annual have been announced ahead of the awards ceremony on March 19, 2014 in San Francisco. For this year’s Seumas McNally Grand Prize, it’s between:

• (Galactic Cafe)
• (Klei Entertainment)
• (Necrophone Games)
• (Lucas Pope)
• (Simogo)
• (Deirdra Kiai Productions)

Tell me I’m not the only one who had to look up that last game. Honorable mentions for the $30,000 grand prize include (Brace Yourself Games), (Matt Thorson),🍬 (Squad), (Michael Brough), and (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll).

🐠The full list of category finalist💃s and honorable mentions can be found below.

Excellence In Visual Art

• (Simogo)
• (Jason Roberts)
• (Stoic)
• (Arcane Kids)
• (Amanita Design)
• (Etter)

Honorable mentions: (Might & Delight),🐻 (17-BIT), (Facepalm Games), (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll), (Klei Entertainment)

Excellence In Narrative

• (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll)
• (Paralect Team)
• (Simogo)
• (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
• (Galactic Cafe)
• (Lucas Pope)

Honorable mentions: (Blendo Games), (Jason Roberts), (The Tiniest Shark), (SFB Games), (Radial Games Corp. & Dejobaan🌜 Games)

Excellence In Design

• (Matt Thorson)
• (Michael Brough)
• (Untame)
• (Lucas Pope)
• (Klei Entertainment)
• (Brace Yourself Games)

Honorable mentions: (Stoic), (Arcane Kids), (Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend & Jimmy Hinson), 🅺(Simogo), (Jason Roberts)

Excellence In Audio

• (Amanita Design)
• (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
• (Galactic Cafe)
• (Brace Yourself Games)
• (Simogo)
• (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll)

Honorable mentions: (Aꦇlan Hazel✱den, Harry Lee & Ryan Roth), (Stoic), (Pixeljam), (Necrophone Games), (Klei Entertainment)

Nuovo Award

• (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
• (Tale of Tales)
• (Lazy 8 Studios)
• (Peter Lu and Lea Schönfelder)
• (Robin Arnott)
• (Lucas Pope)
• (Paper Dino Software)
• (Michael Brough)

Hon༒orable mentions: (Might & Delight), (Simogo), (Dejobaan Games with Popcannibal), (SUPERHOT team), (Aaron A. Reed)

Seumas McNally Grand Prize

• (Galactic Cafe)
• (Klei Entertainment)
• (Necrophone Games)
• (Lucas Pope)
• (Simogo)
• (Deirdra Kiai Productions)

Honorable mentions: (Brace Yourself Games), (Matt Thorson), (🐻Squad), (Michael Brough), (Damian Sommerꦉ & Emily Carroll)