With the digital showcase that is INDIE Live Expo Winter 2022 drawing ever closer, more and more is revealed… and since it’s right around the corner now, how about a glance at its many award show nominees?
Since the event kicks off on December 3, it makes sense that voting is going to close on the 2nd, and hey – everyone’s invited to both! So by all means, check out the games below, get to voting, and don’t forget to tune in on the 3rd next month.
The show will feature world premieres and exclusive new reveals from some of the most-anticipated upcoming indie games.
Oh right, nominated games are also eligible to win the prestigious “INDIE Live Expo’s Indie Game of the Year” award. Groovy.
- Most Stream-Friendly Game Award
- Needy Streamer Overload (WWS playground, xemono)
- Poppy Playtime (MOB Games)
- The Complex: Found Footage (IsarL)
- Trombone Champ (Holy Wow)
- Best New Characters Award
- Needy Streamer Overload (WWS playground, xemono)
- STRAY (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
- Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster, Devolver Digital)
- DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game (Gibier Gamer, PLAYISM)
- Best Game Feel Award
- Have a Nice Death (Magic Design Studios, Gearbox Publishing)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix, Annapurna Interactive)
- Rogue Legacy 2 (Cellar Door Games)
- F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (TiGames, bilibili)
- Theme of the Year Award
- Fashion Police Squad (Mopeful Games, No More Robots)
- Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk (Nikita Kryukov)
- Needy Streamer Overload (WWS playground, xemono)
- OMORI (OMOCAT, LLC)
- Rules of Play Award
- 7 Days to End with You (Lizardry)
- A=B (Artless Games)
- Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (PUNKCAKE Delicieux)
- Who’s Lila (Garage Heathen, IndieArk)
- Local Cultural Representation Award
- RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DeskWorks, Aniplex)
- The Witch Of The Ihanashi (Fragaria, Seikei Production)
- A Perfect Day (Perfect Day Studio)
- Paper Bride (HeartBeat Plus)
- Trailer of the Year Award
- Fashion Police Squad – Launch Trailer (Mopeful Games, No More Robots)
- Kenny Washmore – PowerWash Simulator Informecial (FuturLab, Square Enix)
- STRAY – Launch Trailer (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
- Trek to Yomi – Launch Trailer (Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog, Devolver Digital)
- Best Short Game Award
- Unpacking (Witch Beam, Humble Games), Vampire Survivors (poncle)
- Open the Door: A Short Story About Life (Tatsuya Koyama)
- Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect ☆ Girl
- Rediscovery Award
- ElecHead (NamaTakahashi, Tsuyomi)
- Happy Game (Amanita Design)
- Songs of Conquest (Lavapotion, Coffee Stain Publishing)
- Potato Flowers in Full Bloom (Pon Pon Games, PLAYISM)
- Late Bloom Award
- ANNO: Mutationem (ThinkingStars, Lightning Games)
- Raft (Redbeet Interactive, Axolot Games)
- RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DeskWorks, Aniplex)
- Yumeiri (Affility)
- Most Addictive Game Award
- Farthest Frontier (Crate Entertainment)
- Raft (Redbeet Interactive, Axolot Games)
- Vampire Survivors (poncle)
- Yugo Puzzle (QRostar)
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