Indie Game Awards

Indie Game Awards @debugawards.com · Dec 30

We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award! And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉 *one nomination per account* *game must have released in 2025* *nominations close 31 Jan 2026*

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Replies

Justinian/Noxus · Jan 12

UNBEATABLE

Emmett Watkins Jr · Dec 30

Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion!!!!!

Volnutty · Dec 30

Rift of the Necrodancer

@redfury.bsky.social · Dec 30

The Seance of Blake Manor

Zero Boemker · Dec 30

Seance of Blake Manor!

randomizer dad · Dec 30

Type Help

I, GOT bills to pay · Dec 30

store.steampowered.com/app/1782460/...

Celestial Witch 🏳️‍⚧️ · Dec 30

Advent NEON

@ironinja5.bsky.social · Dec 31

Unbeatable

@sleepyd.bsky.social · Jan 3

Seance of Blake Manor!

0aiir0 · Jan 30

UNBEATABLE!

Crumbles · Dec 30

Promise Mascot Agency

low poly walnuts · Dec 30

Look Outside

🏳️‍⚧️ Sad Girl Gaming Inc. 🏳️‍⚧️ · Dec 30

Expedition 33

Corvi 💜✨ · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE! 💜

Bloxxy System | use #tags · Dec 30

@summitsphere.com

Mistress Dove · Dec 31

Unbeatable

DPS · Dec 30

Idk if I can nominate a game I worked on, but @beatblock.bsky.social

Gabby HC · Dec 30

Date Everything

Smeeb · Dec 31

UNBEATABLE

Nobody Interesting · Dec 31

Old Skies

Ollie · Dec 30

playdwg.com

Tyler Berger · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE

josh · Dec 30

Unbeatable!

Sasha Lewis · Jan 12

The Knightling! 🛡️

Brawlatron · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE

Warm · Dec 31

UNBEATABLE

GamertechAU - Variety Streamer · Dec 31

Dispatch

vaporbabe 🍞🛢️ · Jan 4

The Séance of Blake Manor, 1000%

Eric Kolb · Dec 31

Old Skies, please

Staticy TV Head · Feb 1

UNBEATABLE. Haven't played a game with so much heart in a while.

Carole Nguyen Vo · Jan 15

The Seance of Blake Manor :)

Arryn Troche (They/Them) · Dec 30

Unbeatable

🌙 CamronJK 🐰 • Enby Bnuuy Vtuber • 🏳️‍⚧️ · Dec 30

I think it's been forgotten about since it came out early in the year but Wanderstop emotionally devastated me and deserves the vote.

Phil Cheesman · Dec 30

Expelled by @inkle.co !

Fan-imator · Dec 30

Deltarune chapters 3 and 4 its classified as a full game on Steam now it counts

Coastline! · Feb 1

UNBEATABLE

🐇🎀 Dre HELL Summer :((( Season☀️🔥🏜️ · Dec 30

Winter Burrow !

Will · Dec 30

Dave's Word Game

Beatrice · Dec 30

Unbeatable

Nic McConnell · Dec 31

Sektori!

Treasa McCabe · Jan 13

The Séance of Blake Manor

Nerd · Jan 13

Unbeatable

Dichoro · Dec 31

The Shadow Over Cyberspace

Charlotte · Jan 1

D*Fuzed 💜

PAUL CONWAY · Dec 30

The Seance of Blake Manor

Maddy · Dec 31

Rhythm Doctor

Santiago Ortega · Dec 30

Old Skies

NO GODS, NO MASTERS, BISEXUAL DISASTERS 🇵🇸 🇺🇦🔞 · Dec 30

Deltarune. ...Apologies to all the other amazing indie games this year (and also probably next) but I have to be honest with myself here.

Samantha Fry · Dec 30

HAS to be Little rocket lab from @kyleschmitz.bsky.social! It was defo GOTY for me at least 😊

Kapsaicin🍉 · Dec 30

Unbeatable

Mark Andrus · Dec 31

Old Skies

TehEpicDuckeh · Jan 1

unbeatable

Drone637 · Dec 31

Unbeatable!

Peter Shillito 🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧ · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE!

Halcyon, Certified Vibesologist · Dec 31

of the Devil.

@dogwiz.bsky.social · Jan 12

The Séance of Blake Manor

Adam Hepton (Prox) · Dec 30

The Roottrees are Dead @roottrees.com

@jonbjohns.blacksky.app · Dec 30

Demonschool

mudkirbie! | beach volleyburr!! · Dec 30

Bits & Bops

Neosprites · Jan 1

D*Fuzed

ari · Jan 30

UNBEATABLE is art incarnate please please please throw every award it can possibly get at it

Craig Breathnach-Irish Writer for Games and Comic Books(He/Him) · Dec 30

The @blakemanorgame.bsky.social was so good, beyond my expectations : store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

forteXP · Jan 12

Silksong!!

Manadono · Dec 31

evil egg

BiscuitOnAStick! · Dec 31

UNBEATABLE 100%, my personal 2025 GOTY

zerØ ılılı · Dec 30

I'm giving it to Demonschool! Please don't tell Team Cherry I said that, hahah.

8Z · Jan 14

unbeatable 👉👈

Totro · Dec 30

Genokids

blazing⏩ · Jan 12

UNBEATABLE

@davetheallthing.com · Dec 30

The séance of Blake Manor

Sam Redfern · Dec 30

The Necromancer’s Tale

Stephanie Burgis · Dec 30

Tiny Bookshop!

Active Hoper · Dec 30

FlyKnight.

jenny, porcelain angel · Jan 30

unbeatable, no contest

NeXaoZ / Bob Aubin ❌️👑 · Dec 31

The Necromancer’s Tale by @psychicsoftware.com

N A T E · Dec 30

Unbeatable!

Railedo Roadsato (Commissions soon) · Dec 30

Unbeatable

Semen Tsevelev · Dec 30

Séance of Blake Manor.

Hallow · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE

Der Dackel · Dec 31

*Wildly gesticulates at @blakemanorgame.bsky.social * My game of the year.

Icebezz · Dec 31

Old skies!

SoulDipper | Omen of… Something(???) Vtuber · Dec 31

Unbeatable.

Maniche G. · Dec 31

Evil Egg

Lunar System · Dec 30

Unbeatable!

Ben Fowler · Dec 30

Old Skies

leandra · Jan 15

UNBEATABLE

UrzaMTG · Dec 30

type help

Tuertito · Dec 30

Blue Prince

Veil · Dec 31

UNBEATABLE

Olli · Dec 30

Seance of Blake Manor. The attn to detail, game mechanics, storyline, use of actual folklore, just.. stylized, creepy as hell, and perfect.. one of the best games I’ve ever played. store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

xenia · Dec 30

unbeatable! it's such a peak game, needs more people to see it

SimonWL · Dec 30

Sol Cesto

yuka · Dec 30

unbeatable

HunnehBunneh 🔜 Tacoma (RIP RALPH 🐾) · Dec 30

The Drifter for me!

Kymothy "Zigarot" Kennedy · Dec 30

My Winter Car. It's a late release but this immersive sim makes dark souls look like a child's game. Sunk hundreds of hours into my summer car, and this just improves on it. I hope it gets more attention.

Wil (Dragonroll Studio) · Dec 30

Pivot of Hearts

Øystein · Dec 30

The Seance of Blake Manor

Filipe Dilly · Dec 30

store.steampowered.com/app/1932210/...

Pronouns in BIOS · Dec 30

Landlord Quest - landlord.quest

Wulftrax · Dec 30

Near Mage by Stuck In Attic.

breaded · Jan 12

UNBEATABLE! :)

Siren · Dec 30

The Seance of Blake Manor!

Mage Icia · Dec 30

Old Skies

Joël Nama Zuzzi · Dec 30

Promise Mascot Agency

@gorogorogoro-chan.bsky.social · Jan 30

UNBEATABLE

Fiona Reeves · Dec 30

The Seance of Blake Manor.

Madeline · Dec 31

UNBEATABLE

PB · Dec 30

Look Outside

Joan 🐈‍⬛🌈♡ (1st time artfighter) · Dec 30

i believe @abioticfactor.com would qualify? it’s a fantastic game - gameplay supports the story, excellent survival/crafting, intriguing story and fun characters!

StephSinalco · Dec 30

Old Skies

Ms. Fox · Dec 30

I stand by my review of Advent NEON. It deserves recognition!

So Many Games · Dec 30

Old Skies

Underwhelmist · Jan 12

The Drifter

Minihood · Jan 12

Strange Jigsaws

megafan 🔞 · Jan 13

UN👏BEAT👏A👏BLE

Hopeless puppy:3 · Dec 30

Unbeatable

『BlankPxl』 · Jan 12

I don’t think you can beat UNBEATABLE! but I’d love to see someone try :)

Mo · Dec 30

I would like to nominate 'Look Outside' please. 😃

chaneynj_pv · Dec 30

I loved Hollow Knight: Silksong, it was just the challenge I needed so I could hone in my platforming skills and metroidvania combat 🔥🔥🔥

DJBIRYANI · Dec 30

BIRDCAGE

Alex Moore · Dec 30

Unbeatable

Nikomega (absolutely no one aka Lamplighter) · Dec 30

unbeatable

Melody🎶 · Jan 13

UNBEATABLE

m-key.bandcamp.com · Dec 31

UNBEATABLE

cron · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE easily

@vrycs.bsky.social · Dec 31

UNBEATABLE!!

Professor Alex · Dec 30

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

I am nameless yet others name me · Dec 30

Look Outside

cyber bb 🤖 · Dec 30

Old Skies!

petiso · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE

Joel Auterson | DWG out now! · Dec 30

Dave's Word Game, released on December 15th 2025 www.playdwg.com

thumped.com CEO · Dec 30

Blue Prince

ChazzzyF · Jan 30

Unbeatable

Goatbrush · Dec 30

The Drifter

Anton · Dec 30

Leila by Ubik Studios: store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/...

GleebieDeebies 🔜 OTAKON · Dec 30

unbeatable!

Tamar Kalir · Dec 31

Old Skies (but The Necromancer's tale is also great)

Sword Damsel Missy 🐮 · Dec 30

Blue Prince!

Kevin VanOrd 🏳️‍🌈 🐻 · Dec 31

Hell is Us. I'll be standing alone on this hill, but I'll stand there happily.

jossin · Dec 30

Demonschool

TKOfromTokyo · Dec 30

Unbeatable

Ziri_Z3R0 · Dec 31

UNBEATABLE for sure

Michi Odai | Artist/Lover/Fighter · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE

@red-mors.bsky.social · Dec 30

Citizen Sleeper 2

Timoth| · Dec 31

Unbeatable 🙏

JC Lau 🔜 Gamescom! · Dec 30

I’d love to add The Knightling to the list! bsky.app/profile/drjc...

< Ryan/zeebok > · Dec 30

Personally I think Blue Prince deserves this. Been a long time since I could not stop thinking about a game at all hours of the day!

Rudi · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE (all caps or no caps)

Ricky Haggett · Jan 3

despelote

@ruffyruffy.bsky.social · Dec 30

Unbeatable!

cabbage man · Dec 31

do ports count?? www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

Tagathan · Jan 30

UNBEATABLE!

solitalker · Dec 30

Sektori

Rocquito · Jan 12

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Adam · Dec 30

unbeatable

Jason Wagner 🔜 TFN 2026 · Dec 30

It’s got to be @islandsandtrains.bsky.social for me - the most fun and cutest game of 2025 ❤️

Toucann Froot · Jan 14

Unbeatable

Zilnad · Dec 30

The Séance of Blake Manor

Tonk · Dec 30

Öoo

Sandeia · Jan 30

UNBEATABLE

Matthijs van de Laar · Dec 30

Might be biased, but I vote for The Knightling!😎✨ store.steampowered.com/app/1471650/...

Ryan M · Dec 30

UNBEATABLE!

Vincent Smyth · Dec 30

The Séance of Blake Manor

Rik (RJ) · Dec 30

100% has to be The Seance of Blake Manor. Nothing else comes close for me, it's amazing.

Philip Harris · Dec 30

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

Johnsen290AnimatesGames · Dec 31

unbeatable, genuinely mask off

Daniel Livingstone · Dec 31

I've only played a handful of the games released this year, but Blue Prince gets my vote. An incredible studio debut - great mechanics and wonderful story.