2014 Finalists & Winners

Seumas McNally Grand Prize

Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!" (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games)
The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)

Honorable mentions: 868-HACK (Michael Brough), Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games), Kerbal Space Program (Squad), The Yawhg (Damian Sommer and Emily Carroll), TowerFall Ascension (Matt Thorson)

Best Student Game

Risk of Rain (Hopoo Games)
Cyber Heist (Hack n' Hide)
Engare (Mahdi Bahrami & Moslem Rasouli)
Foiled (Unblanched Peanuts)
Museum of Simulation Technology (Albert Shih)
Rhythm Doctor (Hafiz Azman & Winston Lee)
Symmetrain (Philipp Beau, Daniel Goffin)
Westerado (Ostrich Banditos)

Honorable mentions: Bokida (Institut de Création et d'Animation Numériques), Flying Fish (The Academy of Interactive Entertainment), Ladylike (NYU and NYU Poly), Rabbit Rush (RMIT), UN EP (Kansas City Art Institute)

Excellence in Audio

DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)
Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!" (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
Samorost3 (Amanita Design)
The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
The Yawhg (Damian Sommer and Emily Carroll)

Honorable mentions: Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment), Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games), Potatoman Seeks the Troof (Pixeljam), Sokobond (Alan Hazelden, Harry Lee, and Ryan Roth), The Banner Saga (Stoic)

Excellence in Design

Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
868-HACK (Michael Brough)
Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)
Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
Mushroom 11 (Untame)
TowerFall Ascension (Matt Thorson)

Honorable mentions: DEVICE 6 (Simogo), Gorogoa (Jason Roberts), Perfect Stride (Arcane Kids), The Banner Saga (Stoic), Threes (Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend, and Jimmy Hinson)

Excellence in Narrative

Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!" (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
Paralect (Paralect Team)
The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
The Yawhg (Damian Sommer and Emily Carroll)

Honorable mentions: Detective Grimoire (SFB Games), Gorogoa (Jason Roberts), Monster Loves You! (Radial Games Corp. & Dejobaan Games, LLC.), Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Games), Redshirt (The Tiniest Shark)

Excellence in Visual Art

Gorogoa (Jason Roberts)
DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
Drei (Etter)
Perfect Stride (Arcane Kids)
Samorost3 (Amanita Design)
The Banner Saga (Stoic)

Honorable mentions: Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment), Galak-Z (17-BIT), Shelter (Might & Delight), The Swapper (Facepalm Games), The Yawhg (Damian Sommer and Emily Carroll)

Nuovo Award

Luxuria Superbia (Tale of Tales)
Corrypt (Michael Brough)
Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!" (Deirdra Kiai Productions)
Extrasolar (Lazy 8 Studios)
Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
Perfect Woman (Peter Lu and Lea Schönfelder)
Save the Date (Paper Dino Software)
SoundSelf (Robin Arnott)

Honorable mentions: 18 Cadence (Aaron A. Reed), DEVICE 6 (Simogo), Elegy for a Dead World (Dejobaan Games with Popcannibal), Shelter (Might & Delight), SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT team)