Soon, there will be a glorious deathmatch to decide the cream of the crop from 2013's independently developed video games. That's because the Independent Games Festival just announced its nominees for the awards that they give out annually to the most accomplished indie titles. Some of them aren't out yet. But others are. Here's how you can play the games vying to be the best of the best.
Maybe you've heard the buzz about Jazzpunk, The Stanley Parable or Papers, Please. Maybe all of those names are totally new to you. But, chances are, if a game's made its way to the nominee list for the IGF's Seumas McNally Grand Prize, it's a pretty special experience that you should try. (Check out what Kotaku has written about The Stanley Parable, Don't Starve, Jazzpunk, Papers, Please and Device 6.)
Most of the Grand Prize nominees can be played right now. Here's where you can find them:
- The Stanley Parable(available on Steam)
- Don't Starve (available on Steam)
- Jazzpunk (out this month, pre-order it here)
- Papers, Please (available on Steam, GOG and the Humble Store)
- Device 6 (available on iOS)
- Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!" (free online demo here; available for Windows, Mac and iPad)