2024-01-25 06:16:45
Qin Zeyu2024-01-25 14:16:45
Asia’s largest independent game award, the Indie Game Award, was officially announced this morning at the 2024 Taipei International Game Show (TGS). Among them, “Viewfinder” developed by Sad Owl Studios in the UK won the award from 43 participating countries. 267 team stood out, with innovative gameplay, excellent art and smooth problem solving, and excellent performance in almost all aspects. It won unanimous praise from the judges and won the annual award “Best Game” in one fell swoop.
Since this year’s competition is the most fierce in history, the development team couldn’t hide the happy smiles on their faces when they learned that they had won the award. This ceremony once again invited Mr. Shuhei Yoshida, the independent game project director of Sony Interactive Entertainment, to present the award in person. The four teams that received the award on the spot were very excited when they received the trophy from Mr. Yoshida, who continues to promote independent games. They seized the opportunity to take precious photos. In order to give developers more motivation to move forward, TGS also set up an Indie event on site. Game Award 2024 winning works exhibition area, players can try it out for themselves and experience the unique charm of the winning works.
Gathering diverse professional judges, the winning works of the Indie Game Award demonstrate high maturity
This is the 9th IGA. This time, industry professionals, teachers from relevant departments, game media and community leaders and other experts in the field are invited to serve as judges to provide the most comprehensive and industry-trend views. The jury also specially mentioned It turns out that there are many games this year that are quite mature, giving people higher expectations for the future of independent game developers.
Among them, “Nine Days” won the “Best Story”, which was produced by the well-known local team Red Candle Games. The unique Dopunk worldview that combines religion and technology is fascinating. The exquisite animation and comic-like dialogue made the judges praise it as if it were real. Pulled into the plot, the team’s debut “Moss Oasis”, a student team also from Taiwan, is simple and easy to play. Although there are still many areas worth polishing, there are still many impressive scenes, and won the “Best “Student Game” affirmed, and “Best Art” was undoubtedly won by “Scorn”, a Cthulhu-like dark aesthetic developed by Serbian Ebb Software. The judges praised that the art style and atmosphere creation are really impeccable, and it received almost full marks. super high rating.
“Not Broadcast” created by NotGames Ltd. in the UK combines media recognition that has attracted more public attention in the era of information explosion into the studio scene in a joking way. Although the process seems simple, the operation in the game is small. Small changes can lead to completely different results. “Storm City” won “Best Innovation”, and “Best Game Design” was created by Poland’s Eremite Games by integrating Roguelite and city construction simulation. The judges laughed and said It has the potential to become a spiritual time house.
In addition, South Korea’s Buff Studio boldly used blues and jazz music as the theme to create a unique adventure game “Blue Wednesday”. The soundtrack that complemented the game plot won the “Best Sound Effect”, and China’s Jar of Salt·Game Studio’s “Go to the Distance” , which beautifully presents a journey of memories in a hand-drawn comic style, was recognized as the “Best Mobile Game”.
Indie Game Award 2024 winners listAward namecountry / regionTeam Namegame nameBest Game UK Sad Owl Studios Viewfinder Best Plot Taiwan Red Candle Game Nine Days Best Sound Effects Korea Buff StudioBlue Wednesday Best Art Serbia Ebb SoftwareScorn Best Game Design Poland Eremite Games Storm City Best Innovation UK NotGames Ltd. Not to be broadcast Best Mobile Games China Jar of Salt·Game Studio Go Away Best Student Games Taiwan Floating Moss Moss Oasis
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