An outstanding 226 games were submitted to the 11th Annual Independent Games Festival, so you know that the finalists are nothing short of spectacular. If you’ve been keeping up on your indie games-related news, you will surely recognize a few names from the nomination list.

In the past, we’ve given lots of love to titles likeZeno Clash,Cletus Clay, andCarneyVale Showtime, but it would be more than wise to see what all theother nominated gamesare about, too.

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The IGF finalists will be playable at this year’s Game Developers Conference, while the winners will be announced on March 25 during the Independent Games Festival Awards. As always, there’s money and fame at stake, so the ceremony should be interesting to say the least.

[ViaGameSetWatch]

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