Independent Games Festival Finalists Revealed

Posted by Morakoth Tang on 12.05.2007

Props to the Indie Games!

It's that time again, the Independent Games Festival (IGF) has revealed its competition's finalists for this year. The finalists will compete for more than $50,000 in prizes, including a $2,500 Audience Award determined by fan votes online at IGF.com. The Winner will be announced at the IGF Awards Ceremony on February 20th at the Game Developer's conference at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. The nominated games will also be exhibited at the IGF Pavilion on February 20-22.

The finalists for the 2007 Independent Games Festival are:

Seumas McNally Grand Prize:

* Audiosurf, by Invisible Handlebar, LLC
* Crayon Physics Deluxe, by Kloonigames
* Hammerfall, by GKosh
* Noitu Love 2: Devolution, by Konjak
* World of Goo, by 2D Boy, LLC

Best Web Browser Game:

* Globulos.com, by GlobZ
* Iron Dukes, by One Ton Ghost
* Tri-Achnid, by TriAchnid Inc

Design Innovation Award:

* Battleships Forever, by WYRDSYM Games
* Fez , by Kokoromi
* Fret Nice, by Bits & Pieces Interactive
* Snapshot Adventures: Secret Of Bird Island , by Large Animal Games
* World Of Goo, by 2D Boy, LLC

Excellence in Visual Art:

* Clean Asia !, by Cactus?
* Fez , by Kokoromi
* Hammerfall, by GKosh
* Synaesthete, by DigiPen Institute of Technology
* The Path, by Tale of Tales

Excellence in Audio:

* Cinnamon Beats, by Secret Exit
* Fret Nice, by Bits & Pieces Interactive
* Audiosurf, by Invisible Handlebar, LLC
* Clean Asia !, by Cactus?
* OokiBloks, by Studio Work3 / Hermit Games

Technical Excellence:

* World of Goo, by 2D Boy, LLC
* Audiosurf, by Invisible Handlebar, LLC
* Goo!, by PillowFort
* Axiom: Overdrive, by Reflexive Entertainment
* Gumboy Tournament, by CINEMAX, s.r.o.