Game Tunnel Indie Games of the Year
I guess I must have been pretty dang distracted last month, as I didn't mention this yet:

Game Tunnel completed its game of the year awards - and indie RPGs were indeed substantial enough to be worth a category this time. Not quite as plentiful as last year, but they still had a good showing.

First of all, we have the Indie RPG of the Year award. Solid showings from all five games mentioned - although Savage 2 kinda surprised me. Kivi's Underworld and Avernum 5 placed in the top five - which were not a surprise at all. Mount & Blade scored second place, and the top honor goes to The Spirit Engine 2. Actually, not too big of a surprise there, either, though I suspected their positions might be reversed.

Secondly, we have the Top Ten Indie Games of the Year. The biggest surprise here is that the media darling of indies (not that there's anything wrong with that - kudos to introversion for figuring out how to do indie marketing right), Multiwinia, only placed number ten. World of Goo took the top spot, but the number 2 and 3 slots were filled by indie RPGs The Spirit Engine 2 and Mount & Blade, respectively. Cool!

Anyway, please visit Game Tunnel and read what they have to say about some of the best indie games to come out last year.

Labels: Indie Evangelism

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