IGF Mobile announces mobile game awards nominees
More than 50 entries whittled down to the best
IGF Mobile has announced the finalists for its first Independent Games Festival Mobile Awards, which will be presented at the GDC conference next February.
They're a mixture of solid gameplay and technical innovation, rated by an independent panel of judges.
The nominations are:
Best Game
Ego by Punch Entertainment
Nom 3 by Gamevil
Backflow by Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab
Critter Crunch by Capybara Games
Steam Iron: The Fallen by Mikoishi
Innovation in Mobile Game Design
Ego by Punch Entertainment
Nom 3 by Gamevil
Backflow by Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab
Innovation in Augmented Design
3D Lawn Darts by Concrete Software
Anna's Secret by Jan Ulrich Schmidt
PhoneTag Elite by KnowledgeWhere
Achievement in Art
Critter Crunch by Capybara Games
Drawn To Life by 5TH Cell Media
Kodo by Jadestone Group
Technical Achievement
Kodo by Jadestone Group
Hell Striker by Dingoo Games
Steam Iron: The Fallen by Mikoishi
Audio Achievement
Critter Crunch by Capybara Games
Drawn To Life by 5TH Cell Media
Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles by Yuan Works
"We're genuinely excited to see the wide range of independent games and innovation in the mobile games industry represented in the list of finalists," said Mathew Kumar, IGF mobile content director. "We congratulate all of our nominees and hope that their work and these games inspire more and more developers to join the independent mobile game community."
