At next month’s Freeplay event in Melbourne the cream of Australia’s indie game design crop will be up for a whole bunch of awards. Here’s who is in the running.
Freeplay is Australia’s annual independent games festival. For the first time this year they’re honouring the year’s best indie games through the Freeplay Awards. The Awards will be held on August 15.
“We were pleasantly surprised at the large number and high quality of the entries,” says Freeplay judge Mark Flanagan. “It meant a lot of work, and it was difficult to choose winners, but we didn’t mind at all because the games were so entertaining to play.”
The nominees have just been revealed. I’ve only played two of the finalists – Captain Forever, pictured, and Jolly Rover. Have you played any?
Best Australian Game
Sword Lady & The Viking – Up Down Ready
Brawsome – Jolly Rover
Finn Morgan – Colourbind
Best International Game
Mahdi Bahrami (Iran) – Bo
Anders Højsted (Denmark) – TryFail
Yellow Jam (Brazil) – Last Hope
Best Design in a Game
Sword Lady & The Viking – Up Down Ready
Alexander Bruce Hazard: The Journey Of Life
The Voxel Agents Train Conductor
Best On-Paper Design
Tobye Ryan – Epic Adventure
Timothy Ryan – iCrazy Man
Katie Murphy – Galaqua
Best Art in a Game
Farbs – Captain Forever (series)
Alexander Bruce – Hazard: The Journey Of Life
KlickTock – Doodle Find
Best Concept Art
Fiasco Studios – Exodus
Evan Raynor – City Ruins
CatBus Interactive – Speed Demon
Best Technical Innovation
Farbs – Captain Forever (series)
Finn Morgan – Colourbind
Sword Lady & The Viking – Up Down Ready
Best Game Writing
Farbs – Captain Forever (series)
Alexander Bruce – Hazard: The Journey Of Life
PVI Collective – Transumer
Best Audio
The Voxel Agents – Train Conductor
Tin Man Games – Gamebook Adventures 1: An Assassin in Orlandes
Brawsome – Jolly Rover
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