TOKYO – October 21, 2021 – INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021, the digital showcase connecting indie game fans globally which has highlighted more than 800 titles and gained more than 29 million views across three shows, will show off more than 500 upcoming games from across the world on Saturday, Nov. 6, 00:00 AM PDT on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Bilibili in English, Japanese, and Chinese languages.
Chosen by a grand jury composed of game media from all around the world, the public INDIE Live Expo Game Award voting starts today until Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The nominees include:
Most Stream-Friendly Game Award
- Valheim (Iron Gate Studio,Coffee Stain Publishing)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight, EA)
- Among Us (Innersloth)
- NKODICE (KSYM)
Best New Characters Award
- Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon – (Type-Moon, Aniplex)
- Death’s Door (Acid Nerve, Devolver Digital)
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (A Shell in the Pit, Finji)
- Haven (The Game Bakers)
Best Game Feel Award
- The Artful Escape (Beethoven and Dinosaur,vAnnapurna Interactive)
- Death’s Door (Acid Nerve, Devolver Digital)
- Jupiter Hell (ChaosForge,vHyperstrange)
- Teardown (Tuxedo Labs)
Theme of the Year Award
- Two-Dimensional Code (Eternal Dream)
- Road 96 (Digixart, Ravenscourt)
- Say No! More (Studio Fizbin, Thunderful Publishing)
- Golf Club Wasteland (Demagog Studio, Untold Tales)
Rules of Play Award
- SNKRX (a327ex)
- Mini Motorways (Dinosaur Polo Club)
- Cookie Clicker（Steam version) (Orteil, DashNet, Playsaurus)
- Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games, Skybound Games)
Local Cultural Representation Award
- Last Stop (Variable State, Annapurna Interactive)
- Word Game: Episode 0 (Team9)
- Amaho’s Sakunahime (Edelweiss, XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc.)
- Hot Pot For One (Rachel Li, Qin Yin)
All nominated games are also eligible to win the “INDIE Live Expo’s Indie Game of the Year” award.
Everyone is encouraged to visit the INDIE Live Expo Awards official website and vote for their favorite indie games.
This year’s Winter showcase will feature presentations from prominent companies sponsoring the event such as Cygames Inc, Freedom Games, and Kodansha Co., Ltd, with more set to be added in the coming weeks.
Further information about INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021 participating guests, show segments, and sponsors will be added to the INDIE Live Expo website in the following weeks. Please make sure to also follow @INDIELiveExpoEN on Twitter, and search for #INDIELiveExpo on social media for more details and the latest information.
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