Indie Game Awards
@debugawards.com
Debug’s Indie Game Awards take place on 25 April 2026. Brought to you by @debugmag.com and sponsored by @gamemaker.io
Tickets / Submissions: https://debugawards.com
Tickets / Submissions: https://debugawards.com
We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award!
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award!
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
Our physical trophies are also provided without cost, thanks to the sponsorship of GameMaker.
If you can’t make it to the in-person ceremony, we will gladly ship your trophy anywhere in the world.
If you can’t make it to the in-person ceremony, we will gladly ship your trophy anywhere in the world.
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Our physical trophies are also provided without cost, thanks to the sponsorship of GameMaker.
If you can’t make it to the in-person ceremony, we will gladly ship your trophy anywhere in the world.
If you can’t make it to the in-person ceremony, we will gladly ship your trophy anywhere in the world.
Submissions for our 2026 Indie Game Awards are now open!
Once again made possible thanks to the generous support of @gamemaker.io
Submissions are open until February 1st, 2026 - debugawards.com
Once again made possible thanks to the generous support of @gamemaker.io
Submissions are open until February 1st, 2026 - debugawards.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Submissions for our 2026 Indie Game Awards are now open!
Once again made possible thanks to the generous support of @gamemaker.io
Submissions are open until February 1st, 2026 - debugawards.com
Once again made possible thanks to the generous support of @gamemaker.io
Submissions are open until February 1st, 2026 - debugawards.com
The spreads have been sheeted.
And the entry cost yeeted…
Yes, you read that right. Thrown away. Gone. Vanished into the void.
Tickets to Debug’s 2026 Indie Game Awards are officially FREE
No catch. Just brilliant games and a stage ready to celebrate them!
Details drop Thursday
And the entry cost yeeted…
Yes, you read that right. Thrown away. Gone. Vanished into the void.
Tickets to Debug’s 2026 Indie Game Awards are officially FREE
No catch. Just brilliant games and a stage ready to celebrate them!
Details drop Thursday
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The spreads have been sheeted.
And the entry cost yeeted…
Yes, you read that right. Thrown away. Gone. Vanished into the void.
Tickets to Debug’s 2026 Indie Game Awards are officially FREE
No catch. Just brilliant games and a stage ready to celebrate them!
Details drop Thursday
And the entry cost yeeted…
Yes, you read that right. Thrown away. Gone. Vanished into the void.
Tickets to Debug’s 2026 Indie Game Awards are officially FREE
No catch. Just brilliant games and a stage ready to celebrate them!
Details drop Thursday
We came first, just saying…
The other one with the same colours and a very similar name isn’t us
The other one with the same colours and a very similar name isn’t us
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We came first, just saying…
The other one with the same colours and a very similar name isn’t us
The other one with the same colours and a very similar name isn’t us
We’ll leave you with these for now 😊
February 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We’ll leave you with these for now 😊
Next slide, please
February 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Next slide, please
More photos from Friday! Spot anyone you know?
February 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
More photos from Friday! Spot anyone you know?
Congratulations to @badgerpunch.com for winning the Retro World Award with RogueCraft!
And a huge thank you to @antstreamarcade.bsky.social for sponsoring this category
And a huge thank you to @antstreamarcade.bsky.social for sponsoring this category
February 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Congratulations to @badgerpunch.com for winning the Retro World Award with RogueCraft!
And a huge thank you to @antstreamarcade.bsky.social for sponsoring this category
And a huge thank you to @antstreamarcade.bsky.social for sponsoring this category
And the award for Mental Health goes to Bober Bros for The Hole!
February 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And the award for Mental Health goes to Bober Bros for The Hole!
And the award for Best Sound Design goes to… Still Wakes The Deep by @thechineseroom.co.uk
Massive congratulations!
Massive congratulations!
February 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
And the award for Best Sound Design goes to… Still Wakes The Deep by @thechineseroom.co.uk
Massive congratulations!
Massive congratulations!
February 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The award for Best Narrative goes to Kyle Banks for Farewell North!
February 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The award for Best Narrative goes to Kyle Banks for Farewell North!
Let’s have a more conventional angle, too 😁
February 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Let’s have a more conventional angle, too 😁
The award for Best Voice Acting goes to The Holy Gosh Darn by @perfectlyparano.bsky.social
Thanks to @yogscastgames.bsky.social for coming to accept the award in person!
Thanks to @yogscastgames.bsky.social for coming to accept the award in person!
February 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The award for Best Voice Acting goes to The Holy Gosh Darn by @perfectlyparano.bsky.social
Thanks to @yogscastgames.bsky.social for coming to accept the award in person!
Thanks to @yogscastgames.bsky.social for coming to accept the award in person!
The Award for Accessibility goes to the team at @balloonstudios.bsky.social for Botany Manor!
February 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The Award for Accessibility goes to the team at @balloonstudios.bsky.social for Botany Manor!
Huge congratulations to Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou of Polygon Treehouse, who took home the award for ‘Best UK Indie’ at the Indie Game Awards!
@polygontreehouse.bsky.social
@kanaratron.bsky.social
@polygontreehouse.bsky.social
@kanaratron.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Huge congratulations to Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou of Polygon Treehouse, who took home the award for ‘Best UK Indie’ at the Indie Game Awards!
@polygontreehouse.bsky.social
@kanaratron.bsky.social
@polygontreehouse.bsky.social
@kanaratron.bsky.social
Newfangled Games take home the Debug Game of the Year award for ‘Paper Trail’ at the Indie Game Awards 2025
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
February 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Newfangled Games take home the Debug Game of the Year award for ‘Paper Trail’ at the Indie Game Awards 2025
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Jon Hare of Sensible Soccer fame, who is now publishing ‘Sociable Soccer’ independently under the Tower Studios name
Jon takes home our Most Influencial Person award!
Jon takes home our Most Influencial Person award!
February 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Congratulations to Jon Hare of Sensible Soccer fame, who is now publishing ‘Sociable Soccer’ independently under the Tower Studios name
Jon takes home our Most Influencial Person award!
Jon takes home our Most Influencial Person award!
Promise Mascot Agency takes home the award for Most Anticipated game!
Thank you so much for being part of the Debug Indie Game Awards @kaizengameworks.com 🥰
Thank you so much for being part of the Debug Indie Game Awards @kaizengameworks.com 🥰
February 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Promise Mascot Agency takes home the award for Most Anticipated game!
Thank you so much for being part of the Debug Indie Game Awards @kaizengameworks.com 🥰
Thank you so much for being part of the Debug Indie Game Awards @kaizengameworks.com 🥰
And the award for ‘Best PR Campaign’ at the Debug Indie Game Awards 2025 goes to… @piratepr.com 🏴☠️
February 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
And the award for ‘Best PR Campaign’ at the Debug Indie Game Awards 2025 goes to… @piratepr.com 🏴☠️
Congratulations to @nosebleedinteractive.com for winning ‘Best VR Game’ at the Debug Indie Game Awards 2025!
February 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Congratulations to @nosebleedinteractive.com for winning ‘Best VR Game’ at the Debug Indie Game Awards 2025!
The Indie Game Awards were a triumph!
A huge thank you to everyone who made it a very special night to be remembered
Much love to everyone who submitted their game, nominees, winners, attendees, the entire Debug team, Metronome staff, and our host Josh Strife Hayes
Thank you, so much!
A huge thank you to everyone who made it a very special night to be remembered
Much love to everyone who submitted their game, nominees, winners, attendees, the entire Debug team, Metronome staff, and our host Josh Strife Hayes
Thank you, so much!
February 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Indie Game Awards were a triumph!
A huge thank you to everyone who made it a very special night to be remembered
Much love to everyone who submitted their game, nominees, winners, attendees, the entire Debug team, Metronome staff, and our host Josh Strife Hayes
Thank you, so much!
A huge thank you to everyone who made it a very special night to be remembered
Much love to everyone who submitted their game, nominees, winners, attendees, the entire Debug team, Metronome staff, and our host Josh Strife Hayes
Thank you, so much!
Play Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon at the Indie Game Awards on 21 February!
An exciting 2D cinematic action-platformer inspired by the style of 90s animation. From Full Void’s @outofthebit.com
Thanks to @gamemaker.io for their support in making this event possible
Tickets: debugawards.com
An exciting 2D cinematic action-platformer inspired by the style of 90s animation. From Full Void’s @outofthebit.com
Thanks to @gamemaker.io for their support in making this event possible
Tickets: debugawards.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Play Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon at the Indie Game Awards on 21 February!
An exciting 2D cinematic action-platformer inspired by the style of 90s animation. From Full Void’s @outofthebit.com
Thanks to @gamemaker.io for their support in making this event possible
Tickets: debugawards.com
An exciting 2D cinematic action-platformer inspired by the style of 90s animation. From Full Void’s @outofthebit.com
Thanks to @gamemaker.io for their support in making this event possible
Tickets: debugawards.com