The NYU Game Center is thrilled to congratulate the following students, alumni, and affiliates for being nominated in both the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards, and the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards!
Every year, the Independent Games Festival Awards showcases and honors independent games and their creators. At the Game Center, we are thrilled to congratulate the following developers for their nominations at this year's awards:
Kiloton
Jack Morehart (BFA '25)
Best Student Game
Baby Steps
Gabe Cuzzillo (BFA '15), Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy (Former Game Center Associate Arts Professors)
Excellence in Audio
Excellence in Design
Excellence in Narrative
Nuovo Award
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
BALL X PIT
Kenny Sun (NYU Game Center Incubator Alumni '14)
Excellence in Audio
Honorable Mention - Seumas McNally Grand Prize
Titanium Court
AP Thomson (MFA '15)
Excellence in Design
Excellence in Narrative
Nuovo Award
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
The NYU Game Center will be cheering on these developers this March at GDC! Click here to see the full list of IGF Award nominated games!
We would also like to congratulate the following developers for their 2025 releases being nominated in the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, honoring exemplary work in the games industry:
despelote
Julián Cordero (BFA '19) and Gabe Cuzzillo (BFA '15)
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Consume Me
Jenny Jiao Hsia (BFA '16) and AP Thomson (MFA '15)
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Baby Steps
Gabe Cuzzillo (BFA '15), Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy (Former Game Center Associate Arts Professors)
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game