With GameDaily Connect USA winding down, please join us in congratulating this year’s Indie Prize winners. If you’re not yet familiar with the work being celebrated, we’ve compiled lists of the finalists from each region: Asia, Latin America, North America, and Europe.

Best Game Audio

Astrologaster (Nyamyam)

Rhythm Fighter (echo games)

Metal Revolution (NEXT Studios)

[WINNER] Unheard (NEXT Studios)

Best Game Design

Unheard (NEXT Studios)

Eastern Exorcist (Wild Fire)

Blind Spot (Unlimited Fly Inc.)

[WINNER] Nubla 2 - M, the City at the Center of the World (Gammera Nest)

Best Game Art

Blind Spot (Unlimited Fly Inc.)

Eastern Exorcist (Wild Fire)

Nubla 2 - M, the City at the Center of the World (Gammera Nest)

[Winner] Art Inc. (Pixio Limited)

Best Game Narrative

Astrologaster (Nyamyam)

Unheard (NEXT Studios)

Torn Asunder (Farhan Qureshi)

[WINNER] The Lighthouse (Shadow Knights Studio)

Best Multiplayer Game

City Battle | Virtual Earth (Rikor Games)

Metal Revolution (NEXT Studios)

Embr (Muse Games)

[WINNER] Trident’s Wake (Bacus Studios)

Best Kids and Family Game

OtherWordly (IDEA.org)

Astrologaster (Nyamyam)

Foxic Adventure (Dmytro Zavora)

[WINNER] Party Time! (HyperTeam)

Best Mobile Game

Party Time! (Hyper Team)

NOVI: A Game of Visual Intelligence (Novi Games LLC)

Idle Knight (Codex7 Games)

[WINNER] Astrologaster (Nyamyam)

Most Innovative Game

OtherWordly (IDEA.org)

Unheard (NEXT Studios)

PROZE: Enlightenment (SignSine)

[WINNER] OtherWordly (IDEA.org)

Best In Show (as voted by audience)

[WINNER] Alluris (562 Interactive)

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Ginny Woo

Ginny Woo is a freelance journalist from New Zealand and yes, she's been to Hobbiton at least twice. She's usually tweeting about MMORPGs on Twitter at @ginnywoes, or having unsolicited takes on whichever League of Legends match is currently airing. 

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