Best Audio Design
The Indie Game Award for Best Audio Design recognizes the achievement for audio design in a game. Judges will be looking at its coherence with the title/brand, its immersion, quality of integration and of composition.
Best Technology
The Indie Game Award for Best Technology/Innovation recognizes the developments and implementation of new technology, graphics programming, AI, and networking. Must be an advancement developed in-house, or use of individual aspects built by the developer if using third-party graphics and physics engines and tools.
Best Narrative
The Indie Game Award for Best Narrative recognizes the achievement for a game narrative. It will be awarded based on the story and vision, as well as the dialogues (if applicable) and the emotional impact of the story on the player.
Best Score / Soundtrack
The Indie Game Award for Best Score/Soundtrack recognizes the achievement for a game soundtrack. It has to be an original composition, made for the game itself, and has to present a high quality of integration within the game as well as its impact on the game experience
Best Animation
The Indie Game Awards for Best Animation recognizes the best overall in-game animation with a focus of originality, emotion, and creativity.
Best Game Design
The Indie Game Award for Best Game Design recognizes the achievement for game design in a video game. It looks at its innovative side, its features depending on the platform, the experience it offers as well as its level of engagement in a genre, or if it defines a new genre/new standards.
Best Art Direction
The Indie Game Awards for Best Art Direction recognizes the achievement for an art direction in games. Judges will be looking at the quality of the visual and its consistency across all aspects of game production. They will look at the visual signature, its uniqueness, the animation, rendering and impact on storytelling, as well as […]