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Armello and Her Story are two of this year's 36 IndieCade nominees

Ahead of the October festival, IndieCade organizers have nominated 36 games for awards from developers like Mary Flanagan, Sam Barlow and Ben Esposito as well as indie studios like Failbetter Games.

Alex Wawro, Contributor

September 16, 2015

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It's that time again: The organizers of IndieCade have announced the finalists for their expanding festival this year, which will be held in Culver City, California from October 23rd through the 25th.

Many developers submitted their work to IndieCade this year, which was founded in 2005 and in the decade since grown to become an important annual showcase for the indie game developer community.

Past IndieCade finalists have included The Tiniest Shark's Redshirt, Hack n' Slash from Double Fine, The Fullbright Company's Gone Home, Metanet Software's N++ and Niddhog from Messhof.

This year, conference organizers selected 36 games as finalists for IndieCade awards, spanning everything from console and PC games to mobile titles and tabletop games. We've taken the liberty of reprinting that list here:

  • &MAYBETHEYWON’TKILLYOU [LIVE ACTION ROLE-PLAYING] by Rain Bros.

  • 60 Seconds! [PC] by Robot Gentleman Studios.

  • Aboard the Lookinglass [OCULUS, LEAP MOTION] by Henry Hoffman

  • Armello [PC] by League of Geeks

  • Codex Bash [PC] by Alistair Aitcheson

  • Consentacle [TABLETOP/CARD GAME] by Naomi Clark

  • Darknet [PC, OCULUS RIFT] by E McNeill

  • Donut County [PC] by Ben Esposito

  • Eleanor of Ayer [ALTERNATE REALITY GAME] by Gelly Bomb Studio

  • Engare [PC] by Mahdi Bahrami

  • Fabulous Beasts [AUGMENTED REALITY] by Sensible Object

  • Find Maria Rivera [INSTALLATION] by Niki Selken

  • Her Story [PC/IOS ] by Sam Barlow

  • Home Improvisation [PC] by The Stork Burnt Down

  • Kerbal Space Program [PC] by Squad

  • Kwaan [PC] by Ankama Canada

  • Line Wobbler [UNIQUE HARDWARE] by Robin Baumgarten

  • Memory of a Broken Dimension [PC] by XRA: 

  • Monarch [BOARD GAME] by Tilt Factor

  • Museum of Simulation Technology [PC] by Pillow Castle

  • Myriad [PC] by Bifrost Entertainment

  • Nevermind [PC/MAC, IOMPE BIOFEEDBACK SENSOR] by Flying Mollusk

  • Plug & Play [PC, IOS, ANDROID] by Etter Studio

  • Prune [IOS] by Joel McDonald

  • Puzzlets [AUGMENTED REALITY] by Digital Dream Labs

  • Red & Pleasant Land [TABLETOP RPG/BOARD GAME] by Zak S

  • Scale [PC] by Cubeheart

  • Seltani [PC] by Zarfhome Software

  • Sentree [IOS] by Glitchnap

  • Seven Day Band [PC] by Jeff Lait

  • Story Warriors: Fairy Tales [IOS] by Below The Game

  • The Meadow [INSTALLATION, VIRTUAL REALITY] by The Meadow Group

  • Throw Trucks With Your Mind [PC W/NEUROSKY MINDSET] by Crooked Tree Studios

  • Tribal & Error [PC] by Grotman Games

  • Walden, A Game [PC] by USC's Game Innovation Lab

  • Wonderland: A Solvitur Ambulando Mystery [IOS] by No Media Kings 

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