The 2026 Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards ceremony transcript covers the full event held at GDC, including opening remarks, award presentations, winner speeches, and closing thoughts. Awards presented include Best Student Game (Poco), Excellence in Design (Titanium Court), Alt Control GDC (Procto), Excellence in Visual Art (Eclipsium), Excellence in Audio (Baby Steps), Audience Award (Wednesdays), Wings Award (13Z: The Zodiac Trials), Excellence in Narrative (Perfect Tides: Station to Station), Novo Award (Horses), and the Sheamus McNal Grand Prize (Titanium Court). The ceremony featured commentary on the state of the indie game industry, layoffs, funding challenges, diversity, and political climate affecting developers' ability to attend.
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