The winners of theIndie Game Awards 2024have been announced, and they include a mix of genres, styles, and backgrounds. The Indie Game Awards is an annual event hosted by Six One Indie that celebrates independent creators and places a spotlight on smaller games that are often overlooked in a game industry full of giants.
This year’s nominees included games released by small game developers and voted on by a panel of diverse judges. The event was streamed on December 19 on theIndie Game Awardswebsite, where the winners were officially announced. The awards selected stellar indie titles across 14 categories, including indie game of the year. Fans of indie games can nowget every single game nominated at the event for a discount onSteamin a special Indie Game Awards salethat will last through August 07, 2025.
Balatro Wins Indie Game Of The Year At The Indie Game Awards 2024
The Game Also Won Several Categories At The Game Awards
Balatrois the biggest surprise of 2024. Created by a single developer and released in February, the small game made a huge splash in gaming when it launched. The title is adeceptively simple card game with stellar visuals and an addictive gameplay loopthat has captivated fans since it crashed headfirst onto the scene.Balatrowon both Game of the Year and the Gameplay Design awards at The Indie Game Awards 2024.
There’s Already No Point In The Game Awards 2025
With one of the most anticipated games of all time coming out in 2025, it is practically guaranteed to win almost everything at The Game Awards.
Despite being an indie game,Balatroactually won several awards at the bigger Game Awards earlier this month,which included titles across all categories and budgets. The game snagged the “Best Independent Game,” “Best Mobile Game,” and “Best Debut Indie Game"awards at The Game Awardsand went up against giants likeElden Ring, Final Fantasy VII,andWukongfor the title of the best game of the year before losing out to theofficial winnerAstro Bot.
All The Winners At The Indie Game Awards 2024
The Indie Game Awards Celebrates Small Creators
Balatrojoins an impressive list of diverse indie games across many different genres. While all the nominees had their own merits, the winners provided a great cross-section of what smaller developers are capable of.From adorable animal adventures to incredibly intricate storytelling,here is the complete list of winners from the Indie Game Awards 2024:
The event also commemorated the late Mohammad Fahmi, the creator of the hit indie gameCoffee Talk,by awarding his parents withThe Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award.
All the indie games highlighted at this year’s event show what smaller developers can accomplish, despite not having the reach and funds of bigger development studios. All the winners, as well as the nominated games that didn’t win, are on sale on Steam right now thanks to theIndie Game Awardssale.
