The list of nominees from this year’s INDIE Live Expo has been announced, celebrating the best indie games have to offer.
This exciting two-day event will take place on Saturday, December 3rd and Sunday, December 4th at 1:00 AM PST / 4:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM CET / 6:00 PM JST in English on Youtube and Twitch with separate Chinese and Japanese broadcasts.
The Indie Live Expo (ILE) event splits festivities into two days!
Day 1:
- Let’s Play will focus on titles that viewers can play right now, including new content for released games, major updates to Early Access titles, and showcases of hidden gems for new audiences to discover
- INDIE Waves will feature short-form, rapid-fire presentations from more than 200 titles
- Notable personalities from the indie game world will provide recommendations on some of their favourite titles
Day 2:
- Awards will focus on showcasing upcoming games and honouring the best current games.
- INDIE Live Premieres, with new title debuts and fresh reveals
- Quick hit INDIE Waves for unreleased games
- A new INDIE Studios Around the World segment highlighting games and studios from a particular country will debut
- The reveals of the INDIE Live Expo Awards winners, honouring the best in independent games from Oct. 2021 to Sept. 2022
- A panel of experts from the worldwide media and games industry
Twitter shares some excitement with numerous gaming publishers being thrilled to be nominated and a part of this year’s INDIE Live Expo awards.
This year’s INDIE Live Expo awards will feature upcoming world premieres, the showcase of upcoming games from all over the world, and the reveal of the INDIE Live Expo Award winners. The voting is open to the public here until December 2nd with the nominees including STRAY, Unpacking, Vampire Survivors, Cult of the Lamb, DEEEER Simulator, and more.
Here are the INDIE Live Expo Award 2022 Nominees
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Most Stream-Friendly Game Award
- Needy Streamer Overload (WWS playground, xemono)
- Poppy Playtime (MOB Games)
- The Complex: Found Footage (IsarL)
- Trombone Champ (Holy Wow)
Best Game Feel Award
- Have a Nice Death (Magic Design Studios, Gearbox Publishing)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix, Annapurna Interactive)
- Rogue Legacy 2 (Cellar Door Games)
- F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (TiGames, bilibili)
Rules of Play Award
- 7 Days to End with You (Lizardry)
- A=B (Artless Games)
- Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (PUNKCAKE Delicieux)
- Who’s Lila (Garage Heathen, IndieArk)
Trailer of the Year Award
- Fashion Police Squad – Launch Trailer (Mopeful Games, No More Robots)
- Kenny Washmore – PowerWash Simulator Informecial (FuturLab, Square Enix)
- STRAY – Launch Trailer (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
- Trek to Yomi – Launch Trailer (Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog, Devolver Digital)
Rediscovery Award
- ElecHead (NamaTakahashi, Tsuyomi)
- Happy Game (Amanita Design)
- Songs of Conquest (Lavapotion, Coffee Stain Publishing)
- Potato Flowers in Full Bloom (Pon Pon Games, PLAYISM)
Most Addictive Game Award
- Farthest Frontier (Crate Entertainment)
- Raft (Redbeet Interactive, Axolot Games)
- Vampire Survivors (poncle)
- Yugo Puzzle (QRostar)
Best New Character Award
- Needy Streamer Overload (WWS playground, xemono)
- STRAY (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
- Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster, Devolver Digital)
- DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game (Gibier Gamer, PLAYISM)
Theme of the Year Award
- Fashion Police Squad (Mopeful Games, No More Robots)
- Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk (Nikita Kryukov)
- Needy Streamer Overload (WWS playground, xemono)
- OMORI (OMOCAT, LLC)
Local Cultural Representation Award
- RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DeskWorks, Aniplex)
- The Witch Of The Ihanashi (Fragaria, Seikei Production)
- A Perfect Day (Perfect Day Studio)
- Paper Bride (HeartBeat Plus)
Best Short Game Award
- Unpacking (Witch Beam, Humble Games), Vampire Survivors (poncle)
- Open the Door: A Short Story About Life (Tatsuya Koyama)
- Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect ☆ Girl
Late Bloom Award
- ANNO: Mutationem (ThinkingStars, Lightning Games)
- Raft (Redbeet Interactive, Axolot Games)
- RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DeskWorks, Aniplex)
- Yumeiri (Affility)
The gaming community is ready to stream this year’s INDIE Live Expo event across the world and is even more eager to vote on all these gaming categories. Don’t forget to watch it live Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4, with the broadcast starting at 1:00 AM PST / 4:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM CET / 6:00 PM JST.
