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With only a month until the big show, the Game Awards 2024 nominations have been unveiled, setting the stage for an exciting celebration of the gaming industry’s top achievements.

In a livestream Tuesday, the inaugural Indie Game Awards — a new awards show focused on “creativity, innovation, and passion” in the independent games space — announced its 2024 nominees for a slate of awards including Debut Game, Bite-Sized Game, Solo Development, and of course, Game of the Year.