28th Annual IGF Award Winners Revealed

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Produced and hosted by the GDC Festival of Gaming, the 28th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Award winners have been revealed.

This award ceremony sets out to honor the most innovative and excellent independent games of the past year, along with the creators behind them.

The full list of the 28th Annual IGF Award winners can be found below:

Best Student Game

Winner for Best Student Game – Poco | Developer – Whalefall | Publisher – Michael Boursier #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/UaaA7hhOLN

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Poco (Whalefall, Micah Boursier)

Excellence in Design

Winner for Excellence in Design – Titanium Court | Developer – AP Thomson | Publisher – Fellow Traveller #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/jVxNeefGLd

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Titanium Court (AP Thomson, Fellow Traveller)

Excellence in Visual Art

Winner for Excellence in Visual Art – Eclipsium | Developer – Housefire | Publisher – CRITICAL REFLEX #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/k4Vm7oJz7q

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Eclipsium (Housefire, CRITICAL REFLEX)

Excellence in Audio

Winner for Excellence in Audio – Baby Steps | Developer – Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy | Publisher – Devolver Digital #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/GAuWrIzPQ1

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Baby Steps (Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy, Devolver Digital)

Audience Award

Winner of the Audience Award – Wednesdays | Developer – The Pixel Hunt | Publisher – ARTE France #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/YbyMnTiFTE

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Wednesdays (Pierre Corbinais, The Pixel Hunt, exaheva, Christophe Galati, ARTE France) 

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ProyectoEXO (Todo Normal)

WINGS Award

Winner of the WINGS Award – 13Z: The Zodiac Trials | Developer – Mixed Realms Pte Ltd | Publisher – Mixed Realms Pte Ltd #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/9SGjb1hlEC

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13Z: The Zodiac Trials (Mixed Realms Pte Ltd)

Excellence in Narrative

Winner for Excellence in Narrative – Perfect Tides: Station to Station | Developer – Three Bees | Publisher – Three Bees #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/KCbexJcmjC

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Perfect Tides: Station to Station (Three Bees)

Nuovo Award

Winner of the Nuovo Award – HORSES | Developer – Andrea Lucco Borlera | Publisher – Santa Ragione #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/5ev2xzyjn6

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HORSES (Andrea Lucco Borlera, Santa Ragione)

Seumas McNally Grand Prize

Winner of the Seumas McNally Grand Prize – Titanium Court | Developer – AP Thomson | Publisher – Fellow Traveller #IGF2026 pic.twitter.com/dJDegMmydz

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Titanium Court (AP Thomson, Fellow Traveller)


Learn more via the official IGF website.

Congratulations to @RedMountain_VGs on their GDC Day 1 Win! Check out their space in GDC Play on the Festival Hall! https://t.co/xI1HDeDJx1

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 12, 2026

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