2014 Independent Games Festival finalists named

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

The Main Competition finalists for the 16th annual Independent Games Festival 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:

• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
• Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)
• Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
• DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
• Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (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 Crypt Of The NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games), TowerFall Ascension (Matt Thorson), Kerbal Space Program (Squad), 868-HACK (Michael Brough), and The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll).

The full list of category finalists and honorable mentions can be found below.

Excellence In Visual Art

• DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
• Gorogoa (Jason Roberts)
• The Banner Saga (Stoic)
• Perfect Stride (Arcane Kids)
• Samorost3 (Amanita Design)
• Drei (Etter)

Honorable mentions: Shelter (Might & Delight), Galak-Z (17-BIT), The Swapper (Facepalm Games), The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll), Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)

Excellence In Narrative

• The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll)
• Paralect (Paralect Team)
• DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
• Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)

Honorable mentions: Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Games), Gorogoa (Jason Roberts), Redshirt (The Tiniest Shark), Detective Grimoire (SFB Games), Monster Loves You! (Radial Games Corp. & Dejobaan Games)

Excellence In Design

• TowerFall Ascension (Matt Thorson)
• 868-HACK (Michael Brough)
• Mushroom 11 (Untame)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
• Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)
• Crypt of The NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)

Honorable mentions: The Banner Saga (Stoic), Perfect Stride (Arcane Kids), Threes (Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend & Jimmy Hinson), DEVICE 6 (Simogo), Gorogoa (Jason Roberts)

Excellence In Audio

• Samorost3 (Amanita Design)
• Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
• Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)
• DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
• The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll)

Honorable mentions: Sokobond (Alan Hazelden, Harry Lee & Ryan Roth), The Banner Saga (Stoic), Potatoman Seeks the Troof (Pixeljam), Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games), Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)

Nuovo Award

• Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
• Luxuria Superbia (Tale of Tales)
• Extrasolar (Lazy 8 Studios)
• Perfect Woman (Peter Lu and Lea Schönfelder)
• SoundSelf (Robin Arnott)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
• Save the Date (Paper Dino Software)
• Corrypt(Michael Brough)

Honorable mentions: Shelter (Might & Delight), DEVICE 6 (Simogo), Elegy for a Dead World (Dejobaan Games with Popcannibal), SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT team), 18 Cadence (Aaron A. Reed)

Seumas McNally Grand Prize

• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
• Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)
• Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
• DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
• Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!” (Deirdra Kiai Productions)

Honorable mentions: Crypt Of The NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games), TowerFall Ascension (Matt Thorson), Kerbal Space Program (Squad), 868-HACK (Michael Brough), The Yawhg (Damian Sommer & Emily Carroll)