We previously posted a list of the 20 finalists for the Google Play Indie Games Festival award. Turns out that list was the finalists from the United States. By email, Google sent us the 15 finalists from Latin America.
See full list of finalists:
- Ekko: Occlude the void (Colômbia)
- Fhacktions (Paraguai)
- Floyd’s Sticker Squad (Argentina)
- Infamous Machine (Argentina)
- Iron Marines (Uruguai)
- KNIGHTS (México)
- KleptoCats (Mexico)
- Lines – Physics Drawing (Chile)
- Mars: Mars (Uruguai)
- Mini Ini Mo - Puzzle Adventure (Espanha)
- Nanuleu (Guatemala)
- PepeLine Adventures (Mexico)
- Ninja Shake (Spain)
- Starlit Archery Club (Espanha)
- Westy West (Spain)
From Spain we have the representatives: Mini Ini Mo – Adventure Puzzle by Gilp, Shake Ninja by Overdrive, Starlit Archery Club by Rockhead Games and Westy West by Countryside Games. The latter has already been discussed here on the site.
All finalists will participate in the final event that will take place at Google Campus São Paulo, where a panel of judges will choose the 3 winners. The event is free and open to the public. Interested parties can apply here.
The jury that will analyze the games will be composed by Evelyn Vallejons, Argentine youtuber; Evelyn Vallejons, director of the Etermax studio (of the game Triviados); Moonlit Beshimov, development manager at Google Play Games; Sandro Manfredini, Business Director at Aquiris Game Studio, and Pablo Miyazawa, Editor-in-Chief of IGN Spain.
The Festival was launched in November 2017 with the aim of identifying, showcasing and rewarding indie game talent in Latin America. “We were impressed with the innovation and creativity that independent developers in the region have to offer. Selecting just 15 finalists was a big challenge,” said Daniel Trócoli, Google Play Games Partnership Manager for Latin America.
The three winners will receive prizes such as an Android TV and top placement for a month in the special indie games section of Google Play.
