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Ahead of the award involve place next week , the Independent Games Festival has announce the finalsts for the Wings Award

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TheIndependentGamesFestival(IGF ) dropped one last set of finalist for their awards ceremony next workweek , as the Wings Award has been append to the mix . key out after Wings Interactive , the award assist as special recognition that " highlights undischarged games where cleaning lady and other sexuality - marginalized developers hold key position . " We have all five finalists for you here , along with the rest of the awards to be given out on March 19 at GDC 2025 .

Wings Award Finalists

Consume Me(Jenny Jiao Hsia , AP Thomson , Jie En Lee , Violet W - P , Ken " finale " Snyder )

waste Meis a darkly humourous personal plot about Almighty Jenny Jiao Hsia ’s relationship with food , drawing from her preceding experience with dieting and perturb run through .

Caravan SandWitch(Plane Toast / Dear Villagers )

Caravan SandWitchis a relaxing sci - fi mystery game go down in Provence where players will look for their overlook sister .

The Crush House(Nerial / Devolver Digital )

The Crush Houseis a darkly risible LGBTQ+ simulation escapade where players produce a world tv set show set in the year 1999 .

Tavern Talk(Gentle Troll Entertainment / Gentle Troll Entertainment )

Tavern Talkis a cozy visual novel about bleed a tavern in a Dungeon & Dragon - instigate fantasy world .

Urban Myth Dissolution Center(Hakababunko / SHUEISHA GAMES )

Urban Myth Dissolution Centeris an occult mystery story adventure secret plan where player solve cases involving cursed token .

27th Annual Independent Games Festival – Award Finalists

Best StudentGame

Honorable Mentions : Cards of Heart(GoodMindGames),Duck Paradox(MagicGames/ MidwestGames),Lost Garden(Ori Shany , Yoni Pushett , Ramon Zerem),Perfect World(Michael Overton Brown),Timeworks(Starworks Studios )

Excellence in Audio

good credit : Animal Well(Billy Basso / Bigmode ) , Mouthwashing(Wrong Organ / CRITICAL REFLEX),Pacific Drive(Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive),Rise of the Golden Idol(Color GrayGames/ Playstack),UFO 50(Mossmouth )

Excellence in Design

Honorable Mentions : Animal Well(Billy Basso / Bigmode ) , No vitrine Should Remain Unsolved(Somi),UFO 50(Mossmouth),LOK Digital(Letibus Design , IcedropGames/ Draknek and Friends),Eigengrau(Martin Mauersics),The climb of the Golden Idol(Color GrayGames/ Playstack )

Excellence in Narrative

Honorable Mentions : Blue Prince(Dogubomb / Raw Fury ) , Miniatures(Other Tales Interactive),Mouthwashing(Wrong Organ / CRITICAL REFLEX),Tactical Breach Wizards(Suspicious Developments),Thank Goodness You ’re Here!(Coal Supper / Panic),The Thaumaturge(Fool ’s Theory / 11 piece studios )

Excellence in Visual Arts

honourable reference : Crow Country(SFBGames),Death of the Reprobate(Joe Richardson),Miniatures(Other Tales Interactive),Tiny Glade(Pounce Light),Ultros(Hadoque / Kepler Interactive )

Nuovo Award

honourable Mentions : Arctic Eggs(The Water Museum , cockydoody , abmarnie , Cameron Ginex / CRITICAL REFLEX ) , Judero(Talha and Jack Co , J. King - Spooner , Talha Kaya),Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity(Kas Ghobadi , Julián Palacios Gechtman / Kasrah Ghobadi),Price of Flight(WATERBOX ) , Project Y ( Project_Y Production Committee),Refind Self : The Personality TestGame(Lizardry / PLAYISM )

Seumas McNally Grand Prize

honourable acknowledgment : Animal Well(Billy Basso / Bigmode),Balatro(LocalThunk / Playstack),Blue Prince(Dogubomb / Raw Fury),Mouthwashing(Wrong Organ / CRITICAL REFLEX),Nine Sols(RedCandleGames ) ,   Tactical Breach Wizards(Suspicious Developments )

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