Best Debut Indie Game
Best debut game created by an independent studio or individual.
Current Phase
Nominee Predictions
Predict which games will be nominated in this category. You can select up to 5 games from the eligible pool.
Deadline: November 17, 2026
Eligible Games
13790 games are eligible for nomination in this category. Showing the top 60.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Replaced
Esoteric Ebb
Acts of Blood
Meccha Chameleon
Fields of Mistria
Gecko Gods
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand
Routine
Hytale
Deadline Delivery
Sektori
Big Walk
Well Dweller
Mina the Hollower
Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator
Lost and Found Co.
Schrödinger's Call
Valheim
Desktop Explorer
Rhythm Doctor
Denshattack!
Mewgenics
Angeline Era
Tukoni: Forest Keepers
Tombwater
Hermit and Pig
Cairn
Mixtape
Opus: Prism Peak
Welcome to Elderfield
Dressmaker
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven
Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Skate Story
The Mermaid Mask
Timberborn
Elementallis
Sovereign Tower
Space Haven
Pieced Together
Wax Heads
Titanium Court
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Demon Tides
Phonopolis
BlazBlue: Entropy Effect X
Dead In Antares
Mio: Memories in Orbit
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
Hank: Drowning on Dry Land
ShantyTown
Moonsigil Atlas
Terra Invicta
Death Howl
Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike
Woodo
Xenonauts 2
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