After the announcements of the finalists back in December, the winners of the Indie Game Award 2022 were announced at this year’s Taipei Game Show.
The big winner of the awards show is Kena: Bridge of Spirits which won the Grand Prix. Along with the grand prize, Kena also took home the Best Visual Art Award.
Here’s a rundown of all the winners at this year’s Indie Game Award:
| Indie Game Award 2022 Winners | ||
| Best Narration | Introduction | |
| Country Area | Taiwan | The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century. |
| Game Title | The Legend of Tianding | |
| Developer Team | Creative Games & Computer Graphics Corporation | |
| Best Audio | Introduction | |
| Country Area | France | ‘A Musical Story’ is a rhythm game set against a 70s backdrop. Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory. |
| Game Title | A Musical Story | |
| Developer Team | Glee-Cheese Studio | |
| Best Visual Art | Introduction | |
| Country Area | United States | Kena, a young Spirit Guide, travels to an abandoned village in search of the sacred mountain shrine. She struggles to uncover the secrets of this forgotten community hidden in an overgrown forest where wandering spirits are trapped. |
| Game Title | Kena: Bridge of Spirits | |
| Developer Team | Ember Lab | |
| Best Design | Introduction | |
| Country Area | Canada | Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike – Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG! |
| Game Title | Peglin | |
| Developer Team | Red Nexus Games | |
| Best Innovation | Introduction | |
| Country Area | Germany | Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life! |
| Game Title | Dorfromantik | |
| Developer Team | Toukana Interactive | |
| Best Mobile Game | Introduction | |
| Country Area | Israel | An audio-based black comedy action arcade game – Blind Drive is a video game you can play with your eyes closed! 1st person hyper-realistic audio adventure meets fast paced arcade gameplay, driven by an insane B-movie plot. |
| Game Title | Blind Drive | |
| Developer Team | Lo-Fi People | |
| Grand Prix | Introduction | |
| Country Area | United States | Kena, a young Spirit Guide, travels to an abandoned village in search of the sacred mountain shrine. She struggles to uncover the secrets of this forgotten community hidden in an overgrown forest where wandering spirits are trapped. |
| Game Title | Kena: Bridge of Spirits | |
| Developer Team | Ember Lab | |
Kena: Bridge of Spirits winning the Taipei Game Show Indie Game Award is not too surprising given the game’s positive reception. Though it may not seem like an indie game at first, especially given how much marketing it got from PlayStation. Still, the game was made by Ember Lab, and independent game studio, so it counts as an indie title.