Road to the IGF: Nonsense Arts' ETHEREAL  by
Joel Couture
[01.29.19] ETHEREAL takes the player through a complex, puzzle-filled place without words, teaching them through its colorful visuals, peaceful goals, and thoughtful mechanisms.
Indie, Video, IGF
Road to the IGF: Team Alto's Alto's Odyssey  by
Joel Couture
[01.28.19] Alto's Odyssey takes players on a stunning sandboarding journey across shifting sands, gliding across striking landscapes and beautiful backdrops that hint at a world beyond the dunes.
Indie, Video, IGF
Road to the IGF: Jeremy Gable's Watch Me Jump by
Joel Couture
[01.24.19] Watch Me Jump turns a play of the WNBA into a piece of interactive fiction, having players shape a life and career through the choices they make for Audra, an all-star player rocked by scandal.
Indie, Video, IGF
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Neon Nemesis  by
Joel Couture
[01.23.19] Neon Nemesis appears to be a four-player arcade game, but a hidden fifth player will make mayhem for the others using a lair filled with traps and deadly mechanisms.
Indie, Video, alt ctrl gdc
Road to the IGF: Nova-box's Seers Isle  by
Joel Couture
[01.22.19] Seers Isle is a visual novel that explores player agency in the genre, casting them as an invisible character who must use choice to change her fate.
Indie, Video, IGF
Road to the IGF: Julián Cordero's levedad  by
Joel Couture
[01.22.19] levedad is an autobiographical game of long-exposure photography, but one that asks the player to bring their own personal meaning to the places and things they choose to capture in their lens.
Indie, Video, IGF
Road to the IGF: Greg Lobanov's Wandersong  by
Joel Couture
[01.18.19]
Singing is the only way to interact with the people and puzzles of Wandersong, tasking players with using their voice to improve the lives of those they meet.
Indie, Video, IGF