indiePub today (April 4, 2012) announced the finalists for its 2012 Independent Propeller Awards.

indiePub received about 100 entries from indie developers and will be awarding $50,000 in prizes: $25,000 to a Grand Prize winner and $5,000 to the winner of each individual category.

Here is the complete list of finalists (and honorable mentions) for indiePub's 2012 Independent Propeller Awards:

Mobile Game

• CreaVures by MuseGames


• Drive Them Back by WeDontKnow Games


• Hero Mages by D20 Studios

Technical Excellence

• Backworlds by Juha Kangas and Anders Saint Ekermo


• Burning Thirst by Ninja Monkeys Team


• Leshy by Team Radioactive Dodos (DigiPen)


• Nitronic Rush by TeamNitronic (DigiPen)


• The Red Solstice by IronWard

Best Design

• Backworlds by Juha Kangas and Anders Saint Ekermo


• Coloropus by Pigsels Media


• FYI by Digital Dreams


• Leshy by Team Radioactive Dodos (DigiPen)


• Waveform by Eden Industries

Best Audio

• A Walk in the Dark by Flying Turtle Software


• Krautscape by Mario von Rickenbach, Michael Burdorfer and Phil McCammon


• Leshy by Team Radioactive Dodos (DigiPen)


• Nitronic Rush by TeamNitronic (DigiPen)


• The Red Solstice by IronWard

Best Art

• Backworlds by Juha Kangas and Anders Saint Ekermo


• OIO: The Game by Uncanny Games


• The Bridge by Ty Taylor and Mario Castaneda


• The Red Solstice by IronWard


• Toren by Swordtales

Grand Prize

• Deity by Double++ (DigiPen)


• Nitronic Rush by TeamNitronic (DigiPen)


• OIO: The Game by Uncanny Games


• The Bridge by Ty Taylor and Mario Castaneda


• The Swapper by Facepalm Games

Honorable Mentions

• Aces Wild by Eternal Rivals Studio


• Bad Bots by PointFiveProjects


• Dark Scavenger by Psydra Games


• Gear: Full Circle by Team 3 (DigiPen)


• Infection by RainForest Artificial Life


• Solstice by Disco Tank (DigiPen)


• The Fourth Wall by Team Pig Trigger (DigiPen)

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