Who won big at IGF 2017 gaming awards?

IGF 2017, Quadrilateral Cowboy

The Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards is arguably the most respected awards event for indie titles, with a wide variety of famous winners. Now, the 2017 edition has concluded, so who were the winners?

Quadrilateral Cowboy was the top dog, bringing home two awards, including the Seumas McNally Grand Prize (US$30 000 prize) and the Excellence in Design award.

Hyper Light Drifter was the only other  game to win two awards, in the form of Excellence in Visual Art and the Audience Award.

Check out the full list of winners below, courtesy of the IGF website:

Excellence in Narrative ($3000)

Ladykiller in a Bind (Love Conquers All Games)

Excellence in Audio ($3000)

GoNNER (Art in Heart)

Excellence in Design ($3000)

Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Games)

Excellence in Visual Art ($3000)

Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)

Nuovo Award ($5000)

Oiκοςpiel, Book I (David Kanaga)

Best Student Game ($3000)

Un Pas Fragile (Géraud de Courrèges, Alisée Preud’homme, Gregory Parisi, Gaspard Morel)

Audience Award ($3000)

Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)

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Fear Sphere (New Arcade)

Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($30 000)

Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Games)

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