I was a judge in the Independent Games Festival again this year - here are some of my highlights from 2026. Not a "who I think's going to win" prediction, just "here's some games I think are cool!" https://cdrom.ca/games/2025/11/19/igf2026.html
Release the author, who is nothing but the player. Release the player, and restore the freedom once taken away. A three-game experiment in what it means to play.
@alejandro No problem! No, it was just unannounced when I started writing the post. I got permission to write about it, but the Steam page wasn’t up yet when I hit publish.