Finalists for DIGY (Dope Indie Games of the Year) Awards Annouced

The DIGY (Dope Indie Games of the Year) Awards annouced it winners, which include amazing 2024 standouts like UFO 50, Animal Well, Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure, Thank Goodness You’re Here, Balatro and many more. Organized by a team of seasoned game industry and event production veterans, this new awards show focuses on indies, celebrating the games and the talented people behind the craft of game development for games released between January and December, 2024.

Without further ado, the DIGY Award finalists!

Dope Indie Game of the Year: Balatro

Most Innovative: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Best Hidden Gem: Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure

Best Character: INDIKA

Best Action: Nine Sols

Most Challenging:  Nine Sols

Best Tactical: Shogun Showdown

Most Cozy:  Little Kitty, Big City

Best Horror: Mouthwashing

Best Retro: UFO 50

Play with Friends: UFO 50

Best Game with a Message: 1000xRESIST

Best Laughs: Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Most Beautiful:  Neva

Most Replayable: Balatro

Best Early Access: Hades II

Micro Indie: Rusty’s Retirement

Best Soundtrack: Another Crab’s Treasure

Cultural Impact: ,Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Most Poppin! Animal Well

The DIGYS have also established an Indie Hero category as well as a Hall of Fame for special contributions in this part of the industry.

DIGY Awards Production Team and Judges

With decades of industry and indie category expertise, the team organizing the DIGYS brings experience from The MIX (Media Indie Exchange), South by Southwest, DreamHack, Devolver, IGN Plus, Good Shepherd, Saber Interactive, 3D Realms, DICE Summit, Black Voices in Gaming, LucasArts and Telltale Games to the DIGYS.

The DIGY Awards judging panel includes a variety of representatives from the industry and indie community – developers, publishers, channel partners and more.

Additional details are posted at digyawards.com.

About the DIGY Awards

The DIGY Awards (Dope Indie Game of the Year Awards) focuses on indies, celebrating the games and the talented folks behind the craft of game development.

Thanks to partners and sponsors at Xbox, Wilson Sonsini, The MIX and Loadout Entertainment that have helped to make this first DIGY Awards possible.

Learn more at digyawards.com and @digyawards on X / Twitter.