"Mutazione," a "mutant soap opera" adventure game set in a gossipy small town 100 years after a meteorite impact, was nominated for four of this year's Independent Game Festival Awards nominations, including the Schumas McNally Grand Prize, and and took the top spot.

Other nominees include Knights and Bikes (for Excellence in Visual Art and Audio), Elsinore (for Excellence in Design and Narrative), and Slay the Spire (Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Design). Multiple nominations, A Short Hike (Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Design), Eliza (Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Story), Untitled Goose Game (Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Audio.)

Nominations for the 2020 IGF Awards are selected from more than 550 games and submitted to a "diverse jury of experts from across the industry" for final consideration. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony during the Game Developers Conference on March 18. For those unable to attend in person, the event will be streamed live on Twitch.

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Seumas McNally Grand Prize:

Excellence in Visual Arts

Excellence in Audio

Excellence in Design

Excellence in Narrative

Nuovo Award

Best Student Game

In addition, the alt.ctrl.GDC Award winner will be presented for "the most engaging, intriguing, and well-executed game that uses unconventional, accessible, or alternative physical controls," and will be The award is presented to the winner. This year, more than 20 games have been nominated for the trophy and $2000 cash prize, and the full list of nominees and trailer can be found at gdconf.com.