Outer Wilds, the first-person space exploration game from Team Outer Wilds, took home the “Seumas McNally Grand Prize” during last night’s Independent Games Festival Awards presentation. The game also won the “Excellence In Design” award.
Other winners last night include Patrick Smith’s Metamorphabet (“Excellence In Visual Art”), Inkle Studios’ 80 Days (“Excellence In Narrative”), SuperChop Games’ Ephemerid: A Musical Adventure (“Excellence In Audio”), and Nathalie Lawhead’s Tetrageddon Games (the “Nuovo Award”). 11 Bit Studios’ This War of Mine was given the “Audience Award” while a team from the University of Southern California won the “Student Showcase” with Close Your.
You can find the complete list of winners in handy list format after the break.
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
- Outer Wilds (Team Outer Wilds)
Excellence In Visual Art
- Metamorphabet (Patrick Smith)
Excellence In Narrative
- 80 Days (Inkle Studios)
Excellence In Design
- Outer Wilds (Team Outer Wilds)
Excellence In Audio
- Ephemerid: A Musical Adventure (SuperChop Games)
Nuovo Award
- Tetrageddon Games (Nathalie Lawhead)
Student Showcase
- Close Your (University of Southern California)
Audience Award
- This War of Mine (11 Bit Studios)
