Baby Steps could win five awards at the IGF Awards indie ceremony.
Baby Steps Could Win Five Awards at the IGF Awards
The Independent Games Festival (IGF) organizers have revealed the list of indie projects vying for the IGF Awards in 2026. The top nominee is the amusing walking simulator Baby Steps, appearing in five categories.
Close contenders are the unusual TV-watching simulator Blippo+ and the upcoming surreal strategy game Titanium Court, each with four nominations.
The IGF Awards winners will be announced at the ceremony starting on March 12 at 04:30 MSK.
Best Student Game
- BubbleBeast DigiDungeon
- Kiloton
- Poco
- Prší
- Sip Fisher
- SPRKLS.exe
Honorable Mentions — Myth of Lumi, Candellum, Summit Drive, Grindset T.V.
Excellence in Audio
- Baby Steps
- BALL x PIT
- Blippo+
- Eclipsium
- Morsels
- Wheel World
Honorable Mentions — The Drifter, Angeline Era, Skate Story, Demonschool, Skin Deep.
Excellence in Design
- Angeline Era
- Baby Steps
- Öoo
- Skin Deep
- Titanium Court
- Time Flies
Honorable Mentions — Strange Jigsaws, Below The Crown, Henry Halfhead, Type Help, Is This Seat Taken?
Excellence in Narrative
- Baby Steps
- Perfect Tides: Station to Station
- Promise Mascot Agency
- Titanium Court
- Type Help
- Wednesdays
Honorable Mentions — Blippo+, HORSES, The Roottrees are Dead, Sorry We’re Closed.
Excellence in Visual Art
- Blippo+
- CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
- Eclipsium
- Loco Motive
- Morsels
- Skate Story
Honorable Mentions — Sol Cesto, The Drifter, Demonschool, Henry Halfhead, PBJ — The Musical, Is This Seat Taken?
Nuovo Award
This prize is awarded to exceptional projects that expand the understanding of games and evolve this medium of entertainment.
- Baby Steps
- Blippo+
- HORSES
- Mini Mini Golf Golf
- Plum Road Tea Dream
- Titanium Court
- kevin’s PLAYING in berlin
- Wednesdays
Honorable Mentions — The End of Gameplay, No Players Online, The House Dreams Along With Them, Type Help, _ΩMEGA_POINT, Dreamcore, THRESHOLD.
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
The festival's main award. Seumas McNally — indie developer who won the IGF Grand Prize in 2000 with the tank action game Tread Marks. Shortly after his win, McNally passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma, leading the award's creators to immortalize his name in the prize title.
- Baby Steps
- Angeline Era
- Blippo+
- HORSES
- Titanium Court
- Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Honorable Mentions — Eclipsium, Time Flies, Skate Story, Skin Deep, BALL x PIT, Demonschool, The Drifter.