Taipei Game Show’s 2026 Indie Game Award attracted over 500 entries from 51 countries and regions, marking a 1.5-fold increase in scale compared to last year. Notably, indie developers from Norway, the United Arab Emirates, Panama, Slovenia, and Kyrgyzstan joined the competition for the first time, further enriching the diversity of this year’s entries.
The IGA features a unique preliminary selection mechanism where each participating developer evaluates other contestants’ games, fostering a global exchange of creative ideas beyond geographical boundaries. A second-round evaluation will be conducted by a jury composed of industry experts, who will play and review the shortlisted titles before selecting winners across eight award categories.
All winning titles will be showcased in a special exhibition area at Taipei Game Show 2026, where players can experience them firsthand. Here’s all the games competing for the 2026 Indie Game Award:
Best Narrative
- The Berlin Apartment by Blue Backpack (Germany)
- All Our Broken Parts by Tin Bird (China)
- CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs by Bastinus Rex (France)
- Above the Snow by Above the Desk (Poland)
- NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii by Lapsus Games (United States)
Best Audio
- ENDLESS™ Legend 2 by AMPLITUDE Studios (France)
- Breathedge 2 by RedRuins Softworks (Cyprus)
- and Roger by TearyHand Studio (Japan)
- Star Birds by Toukana Interactive (Germany)
- Gloomy Juncture by Filipe Rodrigues/Subtales (Portugal)
- Always by With You SNOWYOWL ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED (Taiwan)
- YARETA by Mariana Games (Taiwan)
Best Visual Art
- Doloc Town by RedSaw Games Studio (China)
- Breathedge 2 by RedRuins Softworks (Cyprus)
- Toy Smash Kaboom! by Free Particle Studio (China)
- The Northern Path by Triluna (Georgia)
- Graytail by Concode (South Korea)
- The Wandering Village by Stray Fawn Studio (Switzerland)
- Aeruta by FromDawn Games (Taiwan)
- Back of Beyond by Poly Poly Games (Taiwan)
Best Design
- 9 Kings by Sad Socket (Brazil)
- BALL x PIT by Kenny Sun (United States)
- MotionRec by HANDSUM (Japan)
- Telebbit by IKINAGAMES_Traveler (South Korea)
- The King Is Watching by Hypnohead (Serbia)
- Roots Devour by Rewinding Games (China)
- Net.Attack() by ByteRockers’ Games (Germany)
Best Innovation
- MotionRec by HANDSUM (Japan)
- WHAT THE CLASH? by Triband (Denmark)
- AiliA by IceToad Studio (China)
- Consume Me by Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P, Ken (United States)
- S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH by U0U Games (China)
- No Players Online by Beeswax Games (Germany)
Best Mobile Game
- Consume Me by Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P, Ken (United States)
- AiliA by IceToad Studio (China)
- Graytail by Concode (South Korea)
- Gambonanza by Blukulélé (France)
- Lost Castle 2 by Hunter Studio (China)
Best Student Game
- Glintseeker Island by Half Soup Labs (Germany)
- Hermit Computer by VIA studio (South Korea)
- One More Mix by Annulus (Japan)
- Weefager by Monodo (Spain)
- Froggo’s Adventure: Drifting Sky SmellyFrog (Taiwan)
More details on the Indie Game Award 2026 can be found here. Keep watching this space for more of our Taipei Game Show 2026 coverage!
