Gaming Updates: The Indie Game Awards 2025 GOTY Nominee List Is Packed With Switch Hits

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The Indie Game Awards are returning for 2025, and with 18 categories celebrating achievements across accessibility, design, community, emotional impact, and more, the spotlight is firmly on standout indie titles. The biggest category, Game of the Year, features a lineup packed with games already available on the Nintendo Switch, making this year especially appealing for Switch players.

Headlining the GOTY nominees are major indie sequels like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades II, both highly anticipated and widely acclaimed. They’re joined by smaller but noteworthy releases such as Citizen Sleeper 2, Roger, Absolum, and Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo — all recommended picks for Switch owners. The list also includes several promising titles yet to arrive on the platform, like Consume Me, Keep Driving, and the stylish, much-buzzed-about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Blue Prince, which fans hope will land on Switch 2.

Beyond GOTY, Switch indies appear across the awards slate. BALL x PIT is up for Gameplay Design, Herdling for Music, Antonblast for Solo Development, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown competes for the Black Voice in Gaming Award. Meanwhile, Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is nominated for the Women-Led Indie Game Award, highlighting the breadth and diversity of games being recognized.

The Indie Game Awards 2025 will stream live on 18 December at 11:30pm GMT / 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET via the Six One Indie YouTube and Twitch channels. Fans can visit the official Indy Game Awards website for the complete list of nominees and presenters as the indie community prepares to celebrate another year of creativity and innovation.