The winners of the inaugural Indie Game Awards were revealed last night.

The ceremony celebrated all things indie games with titles such as Balatro, Animal Well, and Little Kitty, Big City earning awards. The award ceremony is available on view on YouTube here.

The Indie Game Awards will make its return in 2025. More information about the awards can be found here. A special Indie Game Awards Steam sale is live right now here.

Indie Game Awards 2024 nominees

Debut Game: Little Kitty, Big City - Double Dagger Studio

Notable Achievement in Accessibility: Another Crab's Treasure - Aggro Crab

Visual Design: Harold Halibut - Slow Bros.

Music: Pacific Drive - Ironwood Studios

Industry Impact: Strange Scaffold, New Blood, Outersloth, and Day of the Devs

Bite-Sized Game: Thank Goodness You're Here - Coal Supper / Panic Inc

Solo Development: Animal Well - Billy Basso / Bigmode

Innovation: Cryptmaster - Paul Hart & Lee Williams / Akupara Games

Emotional Impact: Neva - Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital

Gameplay Design: Balatro - LocalThunk / Playstack

Community Management: Aggro Crab

Women-Led Game: Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber. - Mácula Interactive

Narrative: 1000xRESIST - sunset visitor 斜陽過客 / Fellow Traveller Games

The Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award: Parents of the late Mohammad Fahmi

Game of the Year: Balatro - LocalThunk / Playstack