Data tells many stories. @bethelderkin.bsky.social of @officialgdc.bsky.social explains how different segments of the game industry are reporting different sentiments in the latest State of the Industry Report Hear more on the Game Developer Podcast: gamedeveloper.podbean.com/e/63-analyzi...

Baby Steps, Blippo+, and Titanium Court received the most nominations. The winners will be revealed on March 11, 2026 at the IGF Awards Ceremony at @officialgdc.bsky.social. We'll be there in person to cheer on all the nominees—but you can watch at home on twitch.tv/GDC

Baby Steps, Blippo+, and Titanium Court received the most nominations. The winners will be revealed on March 11, 2026 at the IGF Awards Ceremony at @officialgdc.bsky.social. We'll be there in person to cheer on all the nominees—but you can watch at home on twitch.tv/GDC

Finally, the Seumas McNally Grand Prize nominees are: Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, & Bennett Foddy's Baby Steps Analgesic Productions's Angeline Era YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot's Blippo+ Santa Ragione's HORSES AP Thompson's Titanium Court Three Bees' Perfect Tides: Station to Station

The second group of Nuovo Award nominees are: @pepijnwillekens.bsky.social's Plum Road Tea Dream @apthomson.bsky.social's Titanium Court Kevin Du's kevin's PLAYING in Berlin @thepixelhunt.bsky.social's Wednesdays

The first group of Nuovo Award nominees are: @gcuzzillo.bsky.social, @maxiboch.bsky.social, & @foddy.net's Baby Steps YACHT, @telefantasytv.bsky.social, & @noblerobot.bsky.social's Blippo+ @santaragione.com's HORSES @threemoreyears.bsky.social's Mini Mini Golf Golf

For Excellence in Visual Arts, we have: YACHT, @telefantasytv.bsky.social, @noblerobot.bsky.social's Blippo+ @bastinusrex.bsky.social's CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs @housefiregames.com' Eclipsium @robustgames.bsky.social's Loco Motive Furcula's Morsels @bysameng.com's Skate Story

Excellence in Narrative: Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch & Bennett Foddy's Baby Steps @meredithgran.com's Perfect Tides: Station to Station @kaizengameworks.com's Promise Mascot Agency @apthomson.bsky.social's Titanium Court William Rous' Type Help @thepixelhunt.bsky.social's Wednesdays

For Excellence in Design: @hantani.bsky.social & @even-kei.bsky.social's Angeline Era Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch & Bennett Foddy's Baby Steps @namataka.bsky.social's Öoo Blendo Games' Skin Deep AP Thompson's Titanium Court @michaelfrei.io, @raphael-munoz.bsky.social & @playables.net's Time Flies

For Excellence in Audio, we have: @gcuzzillo.bsky.social, @maxiboch.bsky.social, & @foddy.net's Baby Steps @ballxpit.com YACHT, @telefantasytv.bsky.social, & @noblerobot.bsky.social's Blippo+ @housefiregames.com & CRITICAL REFLEX's Eclipsium Furcula's Morsels @messhof.bsky.social's Wheel World

These games have been nominated for Best Student Game: @echolane.bsky.social’s BubbleBeast DigiDungeon @jackmorehart.bsky.social’s Kiloton Micah Boursier and Whalefall’s Poco @herdek.bsky.social’s Prší Syphon Software’s Sip Fisher @pesiidom.bsky.social’s SPRKLS.exe

The time is now: we're thrilled to announce the finalists and honorable mentions for this year's Independent Games Festival Awards!

This year, we're working directly with @officialgdc.bsky.social and announcing the finalists for the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards! Join us tomorrow at 12:00pm sharp (ET) for a live reveal of the finalists in each category.

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