Following the Indie Game Award from earlier this year, Taipei Game Show has announced the finalists for the Indie Game Award 2022. This year, 142 games from 35 countries joined the competition, and of the entries, the finalists include gamers from 15 countries such as Taiwan, United States, Poland and Denmark.
Here is the full list of finalists for the Indie Game Award 2022 at the Taipei Game Show:
| Best Narration | ||
| Country Area | Game Title | Developer Team |
| China | The Heroes Around Me | OKJOY |
| Canada | The Year After | ANV | Hadrian Lin |
| Taiwan | The Legend of Tianding | Creative Games & Computer Graphics Corporation |
| United States | GLITCHED | En House Studios |
| United Kingdom | NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy | Dream Harvest |
| Best Audio | ||
| Country Area | Game Title | Developer Team |
| Israel | Blind Drive | Lo-Fi People |
| France | A Musical Story | Glee-Cheese Studio |
| United States | Genesis Noir | Feral Cat Den |
| Denmark | The Forest Quartet | Mads & Friends |
| Denmark | Figment 2: Creed Valley | Bedtime Digital Games |
| Best Visual Art | ||
| Country Area | Game Title | Developer Team |
| Poland | Papetura | Petums |
| United States | Kena: Bridge of Spirits | Ember Lab |
| United Kingdom | The Falconeer: Warrior Edition | Wired Productions |
| Australia | Weaving Tides | Follow the Feathers |
| Mexico | Greak: Memories of Azur | Navegante Entertainment |
| Thailand | M.A.S.S. Builder | Vermillion Digital Co., Ltd. |
| Best Design | ||
| Country Area | Game Title | Developer Team |
| France | Tin Can | TIn Can Studio |
| Taiwan | Alina of the Arena | PINIX |
| Singapore | The Signal State | The Iterative Collective / Reckoner Industries |
| Poland | Against the Storm | Eremite Games |
| Germany | Insurmountable | ByteRockers’ Games |
| Canada | Peglin | Red Nexus Games |
| Best Innovation | ||
| Country Area | Game Title | Developer Team |
| Poland | Papetura | Petums |
| Israel | Do Not Buy This Game | Kingblade Games |
| Switzerland | Dorfromantik | Toukana Interactive |
| Taiwan | Urban Legend Hunters 2 | Toii Games |
| United States | Kardboard Kings | Henry’s House |
| Best Mobile Game | ||
| Country Area | Game Title | Developer Team |
| Israel | Blind Drive | Lo-Fi People |
| United Kingdom | NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy | Dream Harvest |
| Poland | Wingspan | Monster Couch |
Taipei Game Show 2022 is happening from January 22 to 25, 2022, with the physical event happening at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1.